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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Ind. Courts - Are Delaware County "riding bailiffs" endangered?
A long Walker/Roysdon column today in the Muncie Star-Press begins:
Are Delaware County officials using local government's current budget-cutting fervor to punish their political enemies?And have they awakened a sleeping giant by irritating local judges?
During a Monday meeting, the Delaware County commissioners will consider an ordinance to eliminate the use of riding bailiffs in the local court system.
Riding bailiffs are roving representatives of local judges, ranging around the county, serving court paperwork. They are the "feet on the street" of judges.
The ordinance, which will be introduced in Monday's meeting, notes that the county "is facing a serious budget shortfall" and that the county "is one of only a few counties in Indiana that still has riding bailiffs."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 17, 2011 09:53 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts