JFC, Supreme Court Compromise on Funding
A compromise has been brokered between Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and the JFC regarding the court interpreter manager position.
The motion deletes the position and more than $100,000 from the biennial budget, and funds the position from funding transferred from the circuit court's court interpreter reimbursement appropriation.
Senate Co-Chair Scott Fitzgerald said Abrahamson can come back over the biennium and request additional money if the need arises.
“We found a middle ground with the chief justice,” Senate Co-Chair Scott Fitzgerald said.
“You must be right because I don't see her coming through the door,” said Sen. Lena Taylor, referring to the chief justice's dramatic entrance two weeks ago.
