MPs to probe Judiciary over 521,823 pending cases
Lawmakers launch an inquiry into steps taken by Judiciary to clear case backlog
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Lawmakers launch an inquiry into steps taken by Judiciary to clear case backlog
13 Investigates found that the number of criminal cases in the courts has decreased, but it's because they are simply being dismissed.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has nearly 50 vacancies on its staff after experiencing a 16.1 percent attrition rate during the fiscal year 2023. County leaders have allocated money toward staff retention as part of their overall effort to reduce a case backlog in the criminal court system.
A total of 48 criminal cases are set to be expeditiously heard in a criminal session to be held at Kayunga High Court in Kayunga District
"The increase in complexity of cases, the volume of cases, and the compliment, unfortunately, of judges, has not kept pace," said the chief judge of the provincial court.