Georgia’s courts are working hard to dig out from under a backlog of cases created and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, but a shortage of lawyers is hindering some of those efforts, the state’s top judge said Wednesday.
During his State of the Judiciary address, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs thanked members of the state House and Senate, as well as the governor, for providing funding to help the courts recover from the pandemic. Still, he said, workforce shortages persist.
Despite some challenges, the state’s judiciary remains strong, Boggs said, also using his address to highlight successes in the courts. Those include efforts to increase access to courts through remote conferencing technology, a new court for minors who are victims of human trafficking and the use of veterans courts to lower recidivism rates among that population.
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