Criminal and civil cases are still backed up in Cobb County’s Superior Court as the whole system is under a judicial emergency, according to Chief Judge Gregory Poole, who issued the emergency notice on Aug. 7.
A software update glitch in the court’s e-filing system had already been causing problems in the clerk’s office for more than a month.
Poole, after consulting with 10 other judges, said the tech issues in the clerk’s office could interfere with peoples’ due process and other constitutional rights, according to a press release from the court.
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