This matches the executive branch salary for technology positions and prevents further loss of staff required to develop and maintain the Judicial Information System. Death Penalty Review Clerk The Administrator for the Courts requests funding for a clerk position to assist superior courts statewide with the paperwork management and resolution of death penalty cases. This will avoid delays in trials. Pierce County Backlog Reduction Pierce County has requested assistance from the Office of the Administrator for the Courts to implement an emergency plan to reduce its case backlog and complete a long-range plan for better management of its growing criminal caseload. Funding is requested for a position to serve as a case manager, to schedule pro tem judges, and to locate and schedule courtroom facilities.
Funding is requested for the certification program.
The Board for Court Education has experienced a significant increase in attendance by new judges and court managers. Funding is requested to manage the increase in participation and the increase in rental costs for meeting facilities.