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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Ind. Courts - Again on: "Magistrates failing to keep up with case loads"
Updating a list of earlier ILB entries, the most recent from Oct. 7, 2010, John Scheibel reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:
VALPARAISO | A Porter County magistrate who had amassed a large backlog of cases has tendered his resignation.Magistrate James Johnson will stop hearing cases at the end of this week and will officially retire on Aug. 1, according to Porter Superior Court Judge Roger Bradford, who supervises Johnson. Johnson will use that time to clear the cases, Bradford said.
Johnson's backlog of cases came to light in July 2010 when the courts reported he had 97 cases he had not yet ruled on. A part-time probate commissioner was hired to help clear the backlog.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 25, 2011 09:11 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts