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Commissioner asks staff to prepare resolution seeking an additional district court judge for Union County
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Commissioner Gary Saads asked staff to draft a resolution asking the General Assembly to allocate an additional district court judge to Union County after reviewing per-capita judge ratios in neighboring counties and consulting with the lead district court judge.
Commissioner Gary Saads asked the Union County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 18 to direct staff to prepare a resolution requesting the General Assembly fund an additional district court judge for the county.
Saads said his review — prompted by concerns about jail bottlenecks and court processing times — showed that Union County has one district court judge for roughly every 51,290 residents, a higher ratio than…
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