Representatives from the First Judicial District appeared before the Philadelphia City Council on Wednesday to outline the district’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal, and the council members in attendance focused their questions on security, criminal justice reform efforts and payment issues with the court-appointed counsel fee unit.
FJD President Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper appeared before the legislative body to ask for approval of its proposed $161 million budget. Of that amount, $111 million would need to come from the city’s General Fund, while $50 million would come from grant revenue.
