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Commission approves 48th District Court 2026 budget; members question long-term funding model
Summary
The commission approved the 48th District Court's $5.15 million 2026 operating budget, with Birmingham's share estimated at roughly 40.69%. Commissioners pressed court officials on rising caseloads, true-up processes and pending state-level trial-court funding changes.
The Birmingham City Commission voted to approve the 48th District Court's proposed 2026 operating budget on Dec. 1, adopting a $5,150,000 request the court said is driven largely by personnel and operating-cost increases.
Patrick Dunn, court administrator, told the commission the court expects to exceed 32,000 cases this year and that the court's rising general civil caseload has been influenced by 2021 no-fault law…
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