Washington, and they were looking at ways to cut their staff
Court Filing Fee Issue
Justice Service Issue
Washington and they were studying ways to cope with the sparse amount of money available for cases for the poor
District Court Issue
Civil Equal Justice Funding
Supreme Court asking Legislature to approve a surcharge that would benefit the poor during civil cases
When $900,000 was cut from state support for civil equal justice services, the task force was studying what issue?
The $800,000 cut
Reduce State Support
A $900,000 cut from state support for civil equal justice services
Splitting of Fees
The $900,000 cut
$900,000 - cut from state support
Cost of Filing increased
What prompted the state's two main legal services providers to cut their staffs?
Staff cuts
A $90 surcharge on a court filing fee
Support poor
Increase filing cost
Help poor in Civil Cases
$90 surcharge
What newly proposed policy might some people have trouble supporting during tough financial times?
Joint session of the Legislature
Increase in filing cost fee
Requirement of judges
No free Justice
Surcharge 200$
A $90 surcharge on a court filing fee to help the poor, five additional Superior Court judgeships and one additional District Court judgeship
He requested money for five additional Superior Court judgeships and one additional District Court judgeships, argued that the $90 fee should not happen, and staff should not be cut
The fee should not be split 54%, staff should not be cut, and $90 fee should not happen
List three requests Chief Justice Gerry Alexander propositioned?
They are looking for ways to cope with the sparse amount of money available to provide legal help for the poor in civil cases
Support Poor People
The $900,000 cut
It would increase access to the courts
Cost Cutting
Help poor people in civil cases
Increase Profit
What is the motive of the Washington Supreme Court in asking the Legislature to approve a $90 surcharge on a court filing fee?
Change
Fee for poor People
Cost of Filing Fee
Superior court lawsuit filing fees
Total fee
Surcharge
What fee would be split, with 54 percent going to counties and 46 percent going to the state for a newly created equal justice account?
For Columbia Legal Services and Northwest Justice Project cutting their staff
For Civil Equal Justice Funding cutting theit staff
Staff cuts within the states two main legal service providers
Staff Cut
$200 increase for staff Salary
Reduction in State Support
What change would increase the cost of filing a lawsuit in Superior Court?
$900,000 was cut from the state
Reduce State Support
Splitting of Fees
Hard times
$900,000 cut from state support for civil equal justice services
$900,000 - cut from state support
Cost of Filing increased
According to Alexander, what prompted Columbia Legal Services and Northwest Justice Project to cut their staffs?
No Increase in Filing Cost
No Ration access to Justice
No Free Justice
The staff cuts
"Why should we support this when we face tough financial times?
He asked why should they support the $90 surcharge when people have difficult times?
No additional Judges
What did Gerry Alexander ask in his State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature?
The Washington Supreme Court is asking the Legislature to approve a $90 surcharge on a court filing fee to help provide legal help for the poor in civil cases, Chief Justice Gerry Alexander said Wednesday. "Some might say, why should we support this when we face tough financial times?" Alexander asked in his State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature. "It seems to me in America, where we rejoice in the fact that we are a nation devoted to the rule of law, we should not ration access to justice." The recommendation comes from the court's Task Force on Civil Equal Justice Funding, created in 2001 to look for ways to cope with the sparse amount of money available for such cases. As the task force was studying the issue, $900,000 was cut from state support for civil equal justice services. That prompted the state's two main legal services providers - Columbia Legal Services and Northwest Justice Project - to cut their staffs, Alexander said. The change would increase the cost of filing a lawsuit in Superior Court to $200. The total fee would be split, with 54 percent going to counties and 46 percent going to the state for a newly created equal justice account. Alexander also requested money for five additional Superior Court judgeships and one additional District Court judgeships, arguing that increased caseloads require more judges. Two of the Superior Court judges and the District Court judge would be in Clark County, with one Superior Court judge added in the joint district that serves Benton and Franklin counties and one each in Kittitas and Kitsap counties. 