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Board amends courthouse security policy to allow vetted local‑bar members to bypass screening
Summary
The board approved an amendment to Courthouse Security Policy No. 700 to allow identified members of the local bar who sign a waiver to enter without weapons screening; Chief Judge Michael Brown said the change aligns with other courts and argued that local lawyers are vetted.
The Monroe County Board on Aug. 19 approved an amendment to Courthouse Security Policy No. 700 that permits pre‑vetted local bar members who execute a no‑weapons waiver and present an issued ID card to bypass weapons screening at the courthouse main entrance. County staff said judges vetted the change and the amended policy includes a provision allowing any chief judge to revoke an individual's clearance on security grounds.
Chief Judge Michael Brown told the board this is a common practice in other jurisdictions and said he had not known a local attorney to commit a violent crime: "This is common practice in most courts. Even Detroit has the same policy that we're proposing here." Sheriff Good enough told the security committee he had no objection. The board approved the amendment by roll call.
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