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Milton municipal judge outlines caseload jump and court changes as city weighs help for substance cases
Summary
Milton Municipal Court Judge Allen told the City Council the court’s criminal hearings rose sharply in 2025—1,500 through August, with a projected ~2,300 by year-end—driven by legislative reclassifications and a new arraignment rule; she described new diversion supports and warned the court may need therapeutic-court resources.
Judge Ellen Allen, Milton Municipal Court judge, updated the City Council on Nov. 3 about a sharp rise in the court’s caseload and several operational changes. "The Milton Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction," Allen said, and it now handles a broader set of misdemeanor cases and civil and parking infractions.
Allen told the council the court processed 1,500 criminal hearings through August 2025 and she estimates "the criminal hearings will be about 2,300 by the end of this year."…
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