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House panel advances bill to add third judge to Alapaha Judicial Circuit
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance House Bill 55, which would add a third superior-court judgeship to the Alapaha Judicial Circuit, after sponsors and a local judge described increasing caseloads and local support. Funding was included in the governor's judicial budget, lawmakers said.
House Bill 55, a bill to add a third superior-court judge to the Alapaha Judicial Circuit, was advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee after sponsor Representative Ford and local officials described rising caseloads and unanimous local support.
Representative Ford said the Alapaha Judicial Circuit — which covers Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Cook and Lanier counties — ranked first in the Judicial Council’s workload study and that caseloads have doubled since the circuit received its second judge in 1979. "The caseload has doubled since…
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