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Municipal Court officials ask task force to fund a permanent, city‑owned facility
Summary
Austin Municipal Court leaders asked the task force to consider funding for permanent municipal court facilities — replacing leased sites and expanding northern customer services — to improve access and handle a high caseload.
Sherry Statman, presiding judge of the Austin Municipal Court, and Mary Jane Grubb, court clerk, briefed the bond task force on July 28 about facilities needs for the municipal court and its customer service locations.
Statman outlined the court’s mission and caseload, saying the court handles class C misdemeanor cases, parking and city code matters and moves roughly 200,000–250,000 cases annually. Grubb described access…
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