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Judicial council seeks funds to secure judge data, add IT positions and create threat-tracking role

2167077 · January 27, 2025
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Summary

The Administrative Office of the Courts told the subcommittee it needs $177,000 for initial IT security related to Senate Bill 508 plus three IT hires (prorated) and a threat-assessment position to track threats against judges.

A representative for the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that several amended requests aim to secure judge information and expand IT capacity for statewide court services.

The AOC representative explained the largest item (listed under 6.4.1) stems from implementation of Senate Bill 508, which seeks to protect personally identifiable information for judges. The AOC said the bill’s current language would have created a centralized database of judges’ personally identifiable information and then share parts of it with agencies that would restrict access; AOC…

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