New Court Hours

Effective immediately no hearings are being set that are expected to last after 4:00 p.m. This is to prevent the potential payment of overtime to Court house personnel like our bailiffs and clerks. The budget cuts are clearly having a direct impact on the administration of justice. While this one hour time cut may not seem like much, I think it will really have a big impact. Just yesterday the first date I could get for a 1 day trial was April 28th, more than three months out. While litigants virtually beg for quick resolution of their cases, these cuts, while they may be financially necessary, will slow down the process even more. It will be hard lesson in patience.