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Chief Justice delivers state-of-the-judiciary address, urges treatment resources and judicial investments
Summary
Chief Justice delivered an annual state-of-the-judiciary address marking 30 years since the revised judicial article, praised merit-based selection and statewide court modernization, urged funding for treatment resources tied to justice-reinvestment and asked the Legislature to create two judgeships and consider a compensation increase for judges.
The Chief Justice addressed the Senate in a Committee of the Whole to mark the 30th anniversary of the revised judicial article and to outline several priorities for the judiciary.
He praised the reforms enacted in 1984 (effective July 1, 1985) that created merit-based selection and a unified governance model—including a judicial council chaired by the Chief Justice and the Judicial Performance…
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