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Judicial branch warns youth‑development claims and courthouse security strains could delay other cases
Summary
Judges and court managers briefed the House Finance subcommittee that the Youth Development Center (YDC) litigation volume and security demands strain court resources; judges described a backlog of complex civil and criminal matters and said security and additional staff are top priorities.
Senior judicial officials told the House Finance Division I on Feb. 12 that a surge of litigation related to state youth‑care facilities (the YDC litigation) and rising court‑security needs are creating operational strain across superior and circuit court dockets.
Nut Graf: The administrative office and presiding judges described thousands of YDC‑related civil filings in superior court and a sizable subset of claims still progressing in court, even where a separate claims process exists. Judges said complex, multi‑party cases are consuming courtroom time and staff resources while the branch also faces growing security needs at courthouses and continuing demands to serve self‑represented litigants.
Chief Justice (Superior Court) Mark Howard, administrative judges of the circuit court and the administrative office director Diane Martin…
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