5/21/13 - The Livingston County Board of Commissioners heard a âstate of the judiciaryâ presentation last night to learn the status and future goals of the local court system. Probate Court Administrator James Duquet says court officials decided to produce the presentation after other county departments began providing similar annual updates. Several court officials, in the presence of Probate Court Judge Miriam Cavanaugh and District Court Judge Theresa Brennan, provided the board with information on the caseload, revenues, and trends of the past year. Overall the number of court cases was down in 2012, while the general complexity of cases is on the rise. Duquet outlined five objectives that will be pursued by the courts over the next year; timely and efficient case processing, effective use of funding, positive outcomes for citizens in the courts, keeping staff well-trained and informed, and increasing accessibility of court services to the public. He tells WHMI administrators are still working out the best way to pursue those goals, but work is already being done to eliminate redundancy among court administration and improve efficiency. He says technological improvements are also a high priority. Duquet says this was the first âstate of the judiciaryâ presentation that involved all of the countyâs court systems, but he expects it to become an annual occurrence. (TD)
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