Minnesota Chief Justice Pleads That State Judiciary Be Spared From State Budget Cuts

In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial page opines:

• [Chief Justice Russell Anderson is] spending his final weeks in office pleading that the judiciary be spared from the latest round of state budget cuts. His message deserves heed. Courts are a bedrock function of democratic government. Yet justice delayed, and hence denied, will be the story in every courthouse in Minnesota if [Gov. Tim] Pawlenty's proposal becomes law, Anderson warns.

Obviously, the civil court cases will take the hit over criminal cases as far as delays in the legal process are concerned. Among those cases delayed will be foreclosures and evictions. For more, see State's court system shows budget strain (More cuts aren't the solution in economic downturn).

For the same problem being faced in Florida, see Florida Court System Being Asked To "Commit Suicide" Says State Chief Justice In Response To Budget Cut Requests; Forsees Foreclosure, Eviction Delays. state budget cuts courts