Our court system is in a state of non-functioning ineffectiveness that has not been so dysfunctional within memory. The genesis of this problem stems from the recession of 2008, when the Legislature made substantial cuts in the judiciary budget. The result was a substantial increase in costs and expenses without a comparable increase in the judiciary budget to compensate for it.
In 2009, the judiciary lost 2,000 employees. The consequences were devastating. Criminal courts were closed at 4:30 p.m., our civil courts at 3:45 p.m., small claims court was closed nights except for Thursdays. The loss of court officers, interpreters and court clerks caused extensive delays in trials in both criminal and civil cases. In several courts, motion calendars of 250 cases were not uncommon.
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