Georgia’s executive and judicial branches of government appeared to be on a collision course Friday afternoon over Gov. Sonny Perdue’s demand that the judicial branch-like the rest of the state government-cut its budget 25 percent for the month of June to accommodate a $274 million revenue shortfall. Meanwhile, judges and district attorneys warned of dire consequences if the cuts are enacted.
Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears of the state Supreme Court and Judge Melvin K. Westmoreland, president of the Council of Superior Court Judges, sent letters to the governor and his budget staff saying Perdue did not have the constitutional authority to cut the judiciary’s budget.
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