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CLERKS v. JUDGES

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ST. PETERSBURG TIMESProposed legislation sparks turf war between clerks, judgesClerks Wary Of Plan To Reassign Some Duties "Sister bills sponsored by Sen. Ken Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie, and Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, would transfer to court administrators duties such as maintaining public records, court files and evidence, collecting fines and fees, calling and paying jurors, processing appeals and domestic violence complaints and assigning cases to judges. Many clerks also serve as comptrollers for their county governments, and these duties would not be affected. Bogdanoff said she has been pushing the issue for four years, even before the judges got behind it. She believes "there's a lack of oversight and transparency" with the current system, and inefficiencies...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on February 28, 2009 (boomark / email).