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Judiciary urges committee to reject House Bill 24-22, warns Justice Center Fund diversion would harm facilities
Summary
Matthew Brown, acting director of courts for the NMI Judiciary, told the House committee that House Bill 24-22 would divert critical revenues from the Justice Center Fund and undermine planned courthouse projects and specialty courts.
Matthew Brown, acting director of courts for the NMI Judiciary, told the House committee on Aug. 21 that the judiciary opposes House Bill 24-22 because it would divert revenues needed to maintain and build court facilities across the Commonwealth.
Brown, speaking on behalf of Chief Justice Castro and Presiding Judge Roberto Sinarajo, said the Justice Center Fund — created by the legislature in 2016 to address inadequate facilities housing the Commonwealth Supreme Court, Commonwealth Superior Court, Judicial Administrative Office and Law Revision Commission — remains essential. "The judiciary is here to oppose House Bill 24-22, which seeks to remove critical funding from the judiciary's infrastructure," Brown said.
He told the committee the USDA…
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