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Justices of the Peace seek more staff; committee requests caseload data
Summary
Several JP offices requested reclassifications and additional clerks; the committee asked for standardized caseload and workload breakdowns across all four JP precincts before recommending staff additions or salary changes.
Multiple justices of the peace filed reclassification and staffing requests (reclassing a court clerk to assistant court coordinator plus an additional full-time position at JP1, and similar staffing asks from JP2 and JP3). Committee members noted that caseloads vary significantly across precincts and that revenue from fees of office has historically correlated with workload: "I think there's gonna be a correlation there," one member said, referencing JP3's historically higher revenue.
Members asked departments to provide details that would allow per-person workload calculations: number of filings by case type, average hours per case type, service attempts for civil papers and writs, and staffing charts. The committee requested JP offices that had prepared detailed workload charts (notably JP3) to share their format so all precincts can supply comparable data. No staffing decisions were made at the meeting.
