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Ottawa County district court judge reports caseload rise, system upgrades and heavier probation monitoring
Summary
Chief Judge Pro Tem Craig Bunce told the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners the district courts moved to a new case-management system in 2024, saw a rise in certain caseloads and increased monitoring activity by probation staff, including wide use of continuous alcohol monitors and GPS tracking.
Chief Judge Pro Tem Craig Bunce summarized the Ottawa County district courts’ 2024 annual report to the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26, highlighting a 23% increase in general civil filings over a five-year span, the countywide transition to a new case-management system and expanded probation monitoring.
Bunce said the courts replaced an older AS/400-based system in 2024. “We said goodbye to our beloved AS 400,” he told commissioners, and although the new system “is providing some great benefits for statewide reporting purposes, we lost a lot of interconnectivity with our local departments as a result.” He added staff worked through “a lot of frustration, a lot of anxiety, and a lot of hard work” during the transition.
The judge stressed that statistics…
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