The state has recommended adding a sixth judge and a court reporter, but it needs the county to first commit to providing a court clerk, judicial assistant, and courtroom. The county public safety committee will be recommending the county board do so, and if the county approves it, the state will write a bill to fund the two positions. If that bill is written and passes this year, an election in April of 2019 would decide who the new judge would be, with the new justice starting the following August. "We would love to get a couple extra judges, but we would be happy to get another judge on board," Huber said.He added all branches of the judicial process feel the strain of the current caseload. "We want to treat each case individually and....MORE
