Polished Judiciary Jewel Returned Back to Local Control

[corktownyuppie]

Trying to understand why the grape throwers don't understand that restructuring is sometimes essential to maximize the operations of the city. All of this is stuff we could have done ourselves, but instead an emergency operator had to step in and do it for us.

Reformed 36th District Court Returned Back to Local Control

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...-local-control

The report issued by the National Center for State Courts also concluded the court had a bloated payroll, poor customer service and was $5 million over its $31 million annual budget, and court officials had failed to collect $279 million in traffic tickets and other fines.Last April, the court held a month-long ticket amnesty program which allowed 58,000 people to pay old traffic tickets and fines. The program brought in $2 million.

Talbot implemented many reforms at the court including opening more courtrooms, assigning judges to specific dockets, expanding magistrate duties, moving most preliminary examinations to the nearby Frank Murphy Hall of Justice and technology and computer upgrades.
To improve customer service, the court installed monitors in the courthouse’s lobby which list litigants and their assigned courtrooms. The court also streamlined the system for processing traffic tickets which allows suburbanites and others to pay fines at other local district courts.
“I’m proud of the results and of everyone who works in this courthouse,” Talbot said in a press release Wednesday. “They had to make a lot of sacrifices, yet they produced a turned-around court. That’s heroic.”


From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz3DcHh1aaD

[Wesley Mouch]

Trying to understand why the grape throwers don't understand that restructuring is sometimes essential to maximize the operations of the city. All of this is stuff we could have done ourselves, but instead an emergency operator had to step in and do it for us.

Reformed 36th District Court Returned Back to Local Control

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...-local-control

Great to hear. Your comment about 'emergency operator' having to step in and do it is key. We need to remember what courts are for, and work on that and only that. Leaving aside all of our other baggage.

Good news.