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Chief Justice John Kittredge urges data, magistrate uniformity and expansion of treatment courts
Summary
In a joint assembly address, South Carolina Chief Justice John W. Kittredge outlined efforts to build public data on trial court workloads, urged uniform magistrate standards and pay, and highlighted the growth and effectiveness of treatment courts such as drug courts.
Chief Justice John W. Kittredge addressed a joint assembly of the South Carolina General Assembly on March 5, asking lawmakers for support on three priorities: better public data on trial‑court workloads, uniform standards and pay for magistrates, and continued expansion of treatment courts.
Kittredge said the judicial branch has begun creating an interactive report that will show case filings and dispositions across circuits and counties; he asked legislators to support the work so it can become a public, searchable resource. "We want…
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