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Judicial branch largely funded but provisos on juvenile services and administrative cuts worry small counties
Summary
Budget presentation showed most judicial branch requests funded in House and Senate proposals (interpreter reimbursements, case management, some local court needs), but provisos restricting BECCA funds from covering court staff and administrative reductions raised concerns—small counties like San Juan may lack capacity to deliver services if provisos stand.
Chris Stanley, the Administrative Office of the Courts’ chief financial and management officer, presented the branch budget snapshot and said the branch fared reasonably well in both chambers. Key outcomes included full or partial funding for trial court supports: Whatcom County’s water rights adjudication was fully funded and Stevens County received partial startup funding. Both chambers proposed adding judges to Skagit and Yakima Superior courts and the case management system deployment is fully funded (funded from the Judicial Information Systems account).
Stanley said interpreter…
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