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Friday, June 26, 2009
Ind. Courts - Might Indiana trial courts close after June 30th?
Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times reports today:
INDIANAPOLIS | The region’s five Lake Michigan casinos would go dark, state parks would close and most state services would be halted if legislators don’t pass a budget by Tuesday night.Judges will have to decide whether to work without pay or shut down the courts system if state lawmakers don’t meet the deadline , according to Porter County Superior Court Judge Roger Bradford.
"We’ve not had any discussions about it because the only portion of the local courts that are funded by the state are the judges and magistrates salaries. The rest of the court funding is through the county," said Bradford, a Republican and the county’s longest tenured judge.
"I would leave it up to each (judge) individually. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do under that circumstance. I hope that the speaker of the (Indiana) House decides to become reasonable for the first time in several years and get something done."
Bradford said he expects to receive an advisory from Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard as to how to proceed if legislators do not approve a new state budget before the current one expires at midnight Tuesday.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 26, 2009 03:43 PM
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