Judges from the state’s highest courts complained to lawmakers on Thursday that the ongoing budget cuts in Georgia are compromising the quality of justice they deliver. Two groups-prosecutors and juvenile court judges-said they’ve even started furloughing employees.

The sharpest complaints, however, were reserved for the Georgia Building Authority, which manages the state-owned Capitol Square building where the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and attorney general’s offices are housed. Representatives from the two appellate courts told legislators during a subcommittee meeting that their office conditions are lousy.

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