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Bill would let counties fund additional judicial officers in large circuits
Summary
House Bill 482, presented to the House Judiciary Committee, would permit counties in circuits with 15 or more judges to fund up to five additional judicial officers.
House Bill 482, presented to the House Judiciary Committee, would permit counties within judicial circuits that have 15 or more judges to provide local funding for up to five additional judicial officers. The bill says the chief judge would select those officers, and it requires that they meet the same qualifications as sitting judges.
Proponents said the locally funded officers would take on less complex and pro se matters, allowing judges to focus on more complex civil and…
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