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60th/3rd District Court reports steady caseload growth, MyFile rollout and plans for expanded specialty courts
Summary
Court administrator Danielle Castillo told the Kent County Board of Commissioners the 60th/3rd District Court has seen roughly 8,000 new cases over five years, implemented the state MyFile electronic filing system on June 12 and is seeking funding to continue and expand its recovery court and pursue a mental-health specialty court.
At a Kent County Board of Commissioners meeting, Danielle Castillo, court administrator for the 60th/3rd District Court, reported rapid caseload growth at the court, progress implementing the state—MyFile electronic filing system and plans to seek funding to sustain and expand specialty court programs.
Castillo said the court has taken in about 8,000 new cases over five years, a roughly 47% increase in filings tied to population and development in the court—s jurisdiction. She told commissioners the court saw nearly 1,500 additional civil filings between 2023 and 2024, more than 400 new misdemeanor cases and about 550 more civil infractions in the same span.
The court rolled out the state—s MyFile e-filing system on June 12 and, according to Castillo and deputy court administrator Tricia Finney, staff…
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