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President judge outlines court workload, technology and juvenile violence concerns to commissioners
Summary
President Judge Myers of the 30th Judicial District briefed the commissioners on court operations, technological advances (public calendaring and electronic filing), staffing and rising juvenile gun violence and domestic‑violence caseloads; he also described programs such as a facility dog and the Goodwill Treatment Court.
President Judge Myers of the 30th Judicial District updated Franklin County commissioners on court operations, technology initiatives and several challenges facing the courts, including juvenile gun violence and rising domestic‑violence and self‑represented litigant caseloads.
Myers said the common pleas court is constitutionally mandated for the judicial district and described the district’s structure as a joint district serving Franklin and Fulton counties. He summarized the distribution of work among judges and noted the court’s responsibility across criminal, civil, family, juvenile and orphans‑court matters. He told the board the court is adapting to increased workloads in juvenile and…
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