Last week we had a
sudden change to the Judiciary Committee schedule. The Judicial Branch was
making a presentation to the Judiciary Committee for a supplemental budget of
$1M to get through to July 2015. This is not the first time the Judicial Branch
has gone back to the till at the last minute with hands out asking for more.
Most organizations
have a budget to work with and it they miss the budget.... well there is
trouble. The organization either fails or they look into why they have a
shortfall and change to accommodate. As an individual it is the same thing. You
anticipate what your expenses are for the upcoming month based on what you paid
out in the past
When asked about the
shortfall and why the Judicial Branch has a shortfall.... again - the
spokesperson for the Judicial Branch answered "I don't know why".
Which should come as
no surprise to anyone. Here we have an organization full of lawyers being run
by lawyers . About the only thing that lawyers can do well and with efficiency
is bill for services.
It might be time for
the Judiciary to hire people who are professional managers and get past the
management by crisis that we see year after year. Who can look at how things
are run within the branch and bring efficiencies to the organization. Who would
be able to say why there is a shortfall and make sure the Judicial Branch does
not go back to the till again... and again with out held hands.
The management by
crisis is but a symptom of a far greater problem that has infected the court
system. We have seen it with the Guardian ad litem crisis and have seen it with
the Family Courts. Our system of justice is crumbling down around us.
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