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Judge outlines proposed court security order to clarify courthouse access and enforcement
Summary
At a Sept. 2 Weston County Commission meeting, a district court judge described a proposed court security order intended to clarify the courthouse areas subject to judicial control and the authority available to law enforcement; commissioners raised concerns about scope, searches, staffing and fire-marshal constraints.
Weston County commissioners on Sept. 2 heard from a district court judge about a proposed court security order meant to clarify where judicial operations are subject to special security rules and what law enforcement may enforce.
Judge Kavli told commissioners the order is not intended to increase the sheriff’s or county’s obligations but to ‘‘clarify what do we believe that we can kinda order’’ so law enforcement has a defined legal basis to act in courthouse areas tied to judicial functions. He said the courts had reviewed legislation, existing rules and court-security standards and were seeking consistent language county-by-county.
The proposed order would explicitly cover judicial operations on the third floor and certain adjacent spaces the judge described as choke points ‘‘where the stairs and the elevator kinda converge.’’ Judge Kavli said the order aims to give…
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