Following up on our report on Courthouse furloughs,  the must-read JAABlog reports Judges will stand united if furloughs come to pass:

“No one is sure whether or not constitutional officers can be furloughed, but court interpreters, judicial assistants, court reporters and other state employees who make the wheels of justice turn certainly can.  The good news is we’re hearing there’s a general consensus amongst judges statewide to sit it out with their lesser paid colleagues if furloughs do happen, in a showing of solidarity.  By one estimate there will only be four furlough days next month if the judges join them, or eleven days per employee if the judges turn their backs and report to work in non-functioning courthouses.  The shutdown is anticipated as early as next week, if the funds aren’t released, and the number of expected furlough days is likely to skyrocket the longer funds are withheld.”

How JAABlog didn’t get a nomination from Sun-Sentinel blog contest is a crime.

Stay tuned…