Justice delayed, continued

The PE reports today that justice is not being served in RivCo. The numbers are truly staggering. There are 2,100 pending felony cases. The eight civil courts in western RivCo have on average 1665 cases while the three desert courts have an average of 1,464 cases each. The 2100 criminal cases have priority over all civil cases. Within the article the DA admits it wants family law judges to hear criminal cases as well. The article carefully demonstrates the hardships these delays cause the parties. Yet, the DA seems unmoved by the delays in the civil justice system.

Interestingly, the article also answers an earlier post about an appeal brought by a group of homeowners requesting the court of appeal order their five year old case to trial. Apparently, the court of appeal denied the appeal. Accordingly, it looks like the delay will continue until either RivCo gets more judges or the DA starts dealing with the criminal defendants.