Video & Transcript Research : 'judicial consent'

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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Since we now have clarity, thanks to the Supreme Judicial Court, on what the auditor is seeking, we are
  • Since we now have clarity, thanks to the Supreme Judicial Court, on what the auditor is seeking, we are
  • We have not asked the Supreme Judicial Court its opinion. That is unfortunate.
  • Once again, we filed questions to the Supreme Judicial Court.
  • The right thing to do is to ask the Supreme Judicial Court to send the document the Supreme Judicial
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate first took up several local bills and resolutions. It amended and passed to be engrossed Senate No. 1831, providing line-of-duty death benefits for the surviving spouse of Detective John DeSongy of Rutland, and passed to be engrossed House bills concerning police officer age requirements in Haverhill, Newton, and Stoneham, including exemptions for named individuals and a local age-waiver measure. The chamber also adopted congratulatory resolutions for the Florence Community Band’s 25th anniversary and for the Italian Consulate in Boston on Italian National Day. The Senate then considered House No. 5501, the fiscal year 2027 state budget, after the House nonconcurred in the Senate’s amendment and appointed conferees. On motion, the Senate insisted on its amendment and appointed a committee of conference. The chamber also referred a House petition on a temporary liquor-license/public-consumption pilot to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technology after suspending Joint Rule 12. A major floor debate centered on Senate No. 3104, a resolution responding to the Supreme Judicial Court’s May 7, 2026 order regarding the State Auditor’s request for Senate financial records. Supporters said the resolution would provide records in the clarified scope while preserving constitutional objections to broader requests; opponents argued the Senate should comply more fully and seek the court’s guidance earlier. After a roll call, the resolution was adopted 33-6. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of William F. “Bill” Howard of Beverly and adjourned until the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance Apr 16th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • and members, Senate Bill 1574 relates to a Centers of Excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial
  • Members, the Centers of Excellence Program is an initiative by the Texas Judicial Council to identify
  • Now in my eighth year of judicial service, I preside over criminal misdemeanors, family law, probate,
  • In 2019, the Texas Judicial Council recognized Webb County Court at Law 2 as a Judicial Center of Excellence
  • The Texas Judicial Council recognized Webb County Court of Law 2 as a Judicial Center of Excellence,
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1574 by Senator Zaffirini, which would codify the Texas Judicial Council’s Centers of Excellence Program for courts and judges. Testimony from judges and the Office of Court Administration emphasized that the program promotes transparency, procedural fairness, mentoring, and public trust. A committee substitute expanded eligibility to justices of the peace and municipal judges and removed a merit-pay reference to eliminate fiscal impact. After quorum was established, the committee adopted the substitute and later voted it out favorably, though it was not certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard SB 2774 by Senator Hinojosa, which would amend the Tax Code’s retail trade definition to include industrial uniform and linen rental businesses so they qualify for the lower franchise tax rate. Supporters said the change would put rental textile businesses on equal footing with other rental industries and help Texas employers and customers. The bill was reported favorably to the full Senate. Members then considered SB 1211 by Senator Perry, which would broaden the existing fracking-related sales tax exemption for equipment used with non-fresh water sources, including recycled, produced, and brine water. The bill’s supporters argued it would conserve freshwater and reduce litigation over water definitions, while the Comptroller’s office discussed the fiscal note and production-related revenue effects. The committee also heard SB 2873 and SB 2900, both by Senator Kolkhorst and presented by Senator Nichols; SB 2873 would require electronic filers to file electronically, and SB 2900 would eliminate certain Comptroller-related advisory committees and boards. Both were later adopted in committee substitute form and reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HJR 4, sponsored by Senator Parker, proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit new taxes on securities transfers or financial transaction processing. Supporters said it would protect investors, especially retirees, and help position Texas as a financial center. The committee voted to report HJR 4 favorably to the full Senate. In each recorded vote after quorum was present, the measures passed with nine ayes and no nays.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Corrections May 5th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, moreover, the current law creates confusion about judicial responsibilities.
  • So You have the letter in front of you from the judicial advisory council.
  • To protect judicial immunity.
  • So how does someone get on the judicial advisory council?
  • So a lot of the major cities are not represented on the judicial advisory council.
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Session Jun 30th, 2026

New Jersey House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are on consent.
  • This was on consent, correct? Yes, Assemblywoman Fantasia. We had this originally on consent.
  • We are on non-consent. Bill on the clerk's desk. Motion by Assemblyman Samson.
  • This measure is a symbolic political statement that will not survive judicial scrutiny, and it will be
  • We are now on consent. Assemblyman Calabrese. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move the bill.
Keywords: 1146, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-02-03 - 10:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a difference between allowing the judicial process to function and sabotaging it.
  • That merit-based process manifests itself in a judicial nominating board.
  • <00:50:19.280> nominating as determined by the judicial nominating as determined by the judicial
  • nonpartisan tradition of judicial nonpartisan tradition of judicial nomination<00:50:28.720>
  • He reminded us of the danger of the judicial nominating process becoming politicized.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - Part 2 - 04/22/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we're going to start with um Senate File 4067, the omnibus judicial branch supplemental appropriations
  • Senate File 4067, the omnibus judicial branch supplemental appropriations bill, will be handled first
  • the judicial branch branch supplemental<00:02:21.680> appropriations?
  • <00:02:41.000> branch,<00:02:41.920> um judicial branch, um judicial branch, um particularly
  • c> and particularly the judicial officers, and particularly the judicial officers, and then<00:02
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 1/16/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Proceedings. >> All right, we will uh reassign that to Judicial Proceedings.
  • Uh the third announcement... >> All right, we will uh reassign that to Judicial Proceedings.
  • Proceedings. >> All right, bill is ordered reassigned to Judicial Proceedings.
  • reassigned to judicial proceedings. reassigned to judicial proceedings.
  • We have a fourth judicial proceedings.
Summary: The Senate held a brief pro forma session, waived reading of the prior journal, and received the first calendar item, Senate Bill 246, which was referred to the appropriate standing committee. The chamber also announced several committee reassignments under Rule 33D. The reassignments included Senate Bill 18, concerning the State Board of Social Work Examiners, moved to Finance; Senate Bill 42, relating to reduction in facilities and veteran service organizations, moved to Judicial Proceedings; Senate Bill 106, the vehicle emissions inspection program repeal, moved to Judicial Proceedings; Senate Bill 119, the State Board of Environmental Health Specialist sunset extension, moved to Finance; and Senate Bill 186, concerning optometry examination requirements, moved to Finance. The presiding officer noted the reassignment process and joked that the chief of staff had a 98% accuracy rate on initial committee assignments. No substantive debate or votes on legislation occurred. The Senate thanked the pages for their service, held a quorum call for the pro forma session, and then adjourned without objection until Monday, January 19th at 8:00 p.m.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

LBT-PSM, EIG-LBT, LBT Public Hearings 02-03-2025

Labor and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:32:23.279> review H that when an appeal or judicial review H that when an appeal or judicial
  • judicial judicial review<00:37:00.680> and<00:37:00.920> and<00:37:01.200> that's
  • judicial judicial review<00:37:14.440> and<00:37:14.640> unless<00:37:15.040> you
  • It was a motion to enforce by the complainant. ...and that's why you have judicial review.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint hearing covered Senate Bills 470, 828, 730, and 1383. SB 470 would create a deferred retirement option program for police officers. The Employees Retirement System warned it could worsen the system’s $14.1 billion unfunded liability by stopping employer and employee contributions during the DROP period, and the Attorney General raised possible tax-qualified status, Internal Revenue Code, and age-discrimination concerns. Police and other supporters testified in favor, but the committees ultimately recommended deferring the bill indefinitely. SB 828 would expand workers’ compensation medical benefits for firefighters to cover an additional respiratory condition. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Hawaii Firefighters Association supported the measure, citing occupational exposure and health risks. The committees recommended passage with amendments, and the motion was adopted by both committees. SB 730, which concerns allowance on service retirements, drew support from the Department of Human Resources Development and the Department of Law Enforcement, but also comments from the Attorney General and ERS. DHRD said the bill could help recruitment and retention but requested more time to work on language with ERS, Budget and Finance, and the AG’s office. The committees postponed decision-making until Friday, February 7, at 3:15 p.m. in Conference Room 225. SB 1383, relating to fire protection, received broad support from the Governor’s office, Department of Defense, DLNR, Hawaiian Electric, and others. The committees agreed to pass it with amendments, including language suggested by the Hawaii Insurance Council on wildfire-related insurance issues and a committee report link to the Lina fire forward-looking report, phase three. The amended recommendation was adopted by both committees. Later in the meeting, the committees also heard SB 1360 and SB 1361 on ERS administrative and reporting matters, SB 340 on HLRB enforcement authority, and SB 997 on energy; SB 1360 and SB 1361 were presented as housekeeping measures, SB 340 drew disagreement between the Attorney General and HLRB over enforcement authority, and SB 997 was amended to incorporate prevailing-wage renewable energy rate language from SB 743 and then passed with amendments.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee reviewed a handout comparing House Bill 2 to current retirement law and walked through the bill section by section with staff from the retirement system. The discussion focused on vesting, earnable compensation, average final compensation, compensation-over-base limits, special duty pay, normal retirement age, re-retirement, and maximum benefit rules for Group 2/Tier B members. Staff explained that some provisions would restore pre-2011 rules, including counting certain end-of-career payments such as unused sick and vacation time in earnable compensation and reducing the AFC averaging period from five years back to three. They also described how the bill would eliminate the current cap on compensation over base, which mainly affects overtime, and noted that the actuarial cost of the AFC-related changes is interrelated rather than easily broken out by feature. A separate discussion covered the special duty pay limitation, which currently applies to Tier A and would be removed under the governor’s bill for both Tier A and Tier B members after their vested buy date. Staff said the actuary estimated that removing the special duty limitation would increase costs by about $13.9 million. Members also asked about the practical difference between overtime and special duty, with staff explaining that special duty generally involves work for a private third party, often police detail work, while overtime depends more on staffing and scheduling. The committee also reviewed the normal retirement age changes for Tier B and the possibility that some members would need to work longer to reach the new vested buy date. Members raised concerns about an ambiguity in the bill that could allow already-retired Tier B members to return to work, then re-retire and claim the higher benefits, or allow vested deferred members to stop working and wait for the new vested buy date. Staff said the governor’s office did not intend to allow that result and requested clarifying language, noting that the bill as drafted does not expressly prohibit it. The committee also discussed part-time and seasonal work after retirement, with staff explaining that such work generally does not restore membership unless the person takes a full-time position requiring enrollment. Finally, the committee reviewed the maximum benefit provisions and noted that HB 2 in the current year does not change the maximum benefit date or include the 1.5% annual escalator that had been part of the 2023 proposal, making the current bill more costly than the earlier version.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Judicial branch. All right, we're going to move on to our next issue: Judicial Branch.
  • I'm going to—this is Lotko Theodorovich from the Judicial Council.
  • That's the brief overview of the May Revision to the Judicial Branch's budget.
  • So, in the word 'we,' there is no funding for Prop 36 in the judicial branch budget.
  • They've taken money away from a very starving part of our judicial system, and that would be the judicial
Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Oct 15th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • They take care of our warrants and quasi-judicial administration violation hearings.
  • The judicial branch legislative budget request is approved by the Supreme Court.
  • They can ensure that the case is ripe and ready for judicial effort in time.
  • And finally, there is an issue for the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
  • They are in the Judicial Branch Budget.
Summary: The committee met to hear fiscal year 2026-2027 legislative budget requests from several justice-related agencies. The Florida Commission on Offender Review requested funding for investigator and revocation staff salary increases to address turnover, plus nonrecurring funds for Wi-Fi, seven vehicles, technology support, and commissioner salary adjustments. The State Courts Administrator presented a broad judicial branch request focused on trial court case-management technology, additional case managers, trust fund authority for child support hearing officers, courthouse furnishings, district court flexibility in staffing, a future courthouse for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, Supreme Court elevator replacement, POM accounting implementation support, judicial security liaison positions tied to the Florida Fusion Center, expanded senior management service authority, and judicial salary adjustments. The Office of the Attorney General outlined pay and operating requests for consumer protection, citizen services, ethics, crime compensation, victim services, vehicle replacement, IT and cybersecurity, lease and operating costs, and PALM-related expenses, while several senators questioned the office about outside counsel contracts, contingency-fee arrangements, transparency, and the use of private law firms. The Department of Corrections made the largest presentation, describing severe staffing shortages, high turnover, rising inmate populations, increased assaults, and heavy overtime use. Secretary Ricky Dixon said the agency’s request was driven by constitutional and public safety needs and included funding for operations, security equipment, inflationary costs, vehicle replacement, offender information system modernization, technology restoration, inmate health services, drug and food cost increases, staffing pilots, maintenance, security infrastructure, Florida PALM, recruitment and retention, and $56 million for new correctional housing units. Members asked about inmate labor, prison safety, overtime, vehicle breakdowns, and whether more National Guard support was needed; Dixon said the agency needed more staffing and pay competitiveness rather than a long-term military presence. A correctional officers’ union representative also urged support for pay raises, citing low pay and staffing concerns. No votes were taken on the budget requests. The chair allowed extended questioning, especially for the Department of Corrections, but noted time constraints and asked agencies to return in a later committee meeting, including FDLE, which was deferred because of a House site visit.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 26th, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your power comes from the consent of the governed, not from the threat of force.
  • Also, the map you seek to redraw... ...still in an active state of judicial contention.
  • I have visited families whose doors were knocked down by ICE and police collaboration without a judicial
  • Redistricting while current maps are under active litigation undermines judicial oversight.
Keywords: 997, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 26th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • sets up constitutional supremacy instead of what has produced the problem we've got today, which is judicial
  • If this ends up being decided in the courts, we feel strongly based on existing judicial precedents such
  • We, the people, have not given our consent to Mark Meckler or convention promoters.
  • No judicial, legislative, or executive body is authorized to settle disputes about a convention.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/11/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bucky from Judicial Council here. Oh, the Judicial Council, yes. Welcome.
  • your judicial your judicial Council<00:44:06.400> the<00:44:06.800> fewer<00:44:07.800
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  • Franklin Pierce that the judicial Franklin Pierce that the judicial Council<00:50:03.760> had
  • <00:55:57.480> Council anybody but in the judicial Council anybody but in the judicial Council
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard from the Department of Labor on several House Bill 2 sections. Members discussed raising the annual elevator certificate fee, which had been $50 since at least fiscal year 2014; the commissioner said the Inspection Division generates more revenue than its costs, and members agreed to amend the fee to $75 and later voted unanimously to accept Section 137. The department also explained a proposed change to civil penalty/warning language in Section 139 to align enforcement across labor laws; that section was accepted unanimously. The commissioner then gave a detailed overview of the second injury fund, describing how it is financed by assessments on insurance carriers, how claims are reviewed for reimbursement, and how the fund is intended to reimburse certain workers’ compensation costs. Members questioned whether the program still serves its original purpose, whether it is revenue-neutral, and whether it should be sunset; the department said the fund is a mixed bag for the state and industry, but no sunset language was adopted. Sections 140 and 141 were then accepted unanimously. The committee next heard from the Judicial Council on Sections 125 through 127. The witness said the changes would streamline payment for indigent defense services other than counsel, reduce the number of bills requiring judge review, and expand the council’s ability to contract with providers for services such as translation and evaluations. He also explained a proposed fail-safe allowing the executive director to decline to process questionable invoices and send them to a judge instead. Members generally supported the streamlining, and Sections 125 through 127 were accepted unanimously. Toward the end of the discussion, members asked about the cost impact of changing the misdemeanor/felony threshold from $1,000 to a higher amount. The Judicial Council said felony cases are significantly more expensive than misdemeanors because they involve more hearings, more discovery, and more attorney time, with assigned felony cases costing several times more on average. No action was taken on that question in the excerpt.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Judge Gabart 14th Judicial Circuit.
  • reduce recidivism through judicial reduce recidivism through judicial oversight<00:03:07.120>
  • Your last judicial budget gave us that.
  • But having judicial oversight over it.
  • We looked into the judicial communities.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The subcommittee received an overview of Kentucky’s specialty courts from Audrey Collins of the Department of Specialty Courts and the Administrative Office of the Courts, along with testimony from Christian County District Judge Foster Cutoff. Collins described the mission and structure of drug, mental health, and veterans treatment courts, emphasizing therapeutic jurisprudence, individualized treatment, judicial oversight, and multidisciplinary teams. She said Kentucky currently has about 2,991 active participants across the three court types, with drug courts in all 120 counties, mental health courts in 17 counties, and veterans treatment courts in eight counties. She also highlighted reported outcomes such as 7,658 entrants and 4,384 successful completions from 2020 to 2024, a five-year average completion rate of 57%, and lower recidivism among graduates than the statewide average. Collins also reviewed funding and costs, saying the department’s fiscal year 2025 budget was $18.6 million, with most of it from general funds, plus restricted and federal funds. She noted spending on personnel, treatment services, and drug testing, and said specialty courts allow participants to remain employed and meet obligations such as child support and restitution. She said participants paid more than $5.4 million in child support, restitution, and other court-related obligations over five years, and that a statewide evaluation by Morehead State University is underway. In response to questions, she said a dip in 2024 collections may have been affected by a case management system overhaul, and that court costs can be waived in some indigent cases while restitution is still required. Judge Cutoff described veterans treatment court and mental health court in Christian County, saying the programs are especially important because of the nearby Fort Campbell military community and because they help veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, substance use, and related issues. He said the courts rely heavily on staff, treatment providers, and the VA, which helps connect participants to benefits and therapy. He also said mental health court participants receive housing, benefits, and medication support, and that the programs can keep people out of jail and help them stabilize. Committee members asked about the legal basis and history of the courts, and Collins explained that Kentucky’s specialty courts began as pilot programs in the mid-1990s, shifted from federal support to state funding around 2008-2009, and are now largely state funded. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • judicial judicial oversight<00:08:12.199> we<00:08:12.400> realize<00:08:13.000> that
  • I'm a family court judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit.
  • I'm a family court judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit.
  • uh have an interplay with the judicial uh have an interplay with the judicial branch<00:54:47.000
  • <00:55:13.119> branch critical role within the judicial branch critical role within the judicial
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees. Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases. Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers. The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • body so and I'll be available judicial body so and I'll be available to<00:22:01.600> answer<
  • Under the statute, the party adversely affected by one of our orders has the right to judicial review
  • Judiciary instead of having one judicial Judiciary instead of having one judicial review<00:24:49.159
  • review and the circuit through judicial review and the circuit court<00:25:08.880> has<00:25:
  • jurisdiction when it goes for judicial jurisdiction when it goes for judicial review<00:28:11.600
Keywords: 910, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Judiciary Committee, May 13, 2026 - AM

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Republican Press Conference 3/5/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • This was judicially created in self-defense.
  • Nowhere does it say that the judicial branch can insert language into existing statutes.
  • This was judicially created in self-defense.
  • Nowhere does it say that the judicial branch can insert language into existing statutes.
  • <00:02:06.399> and judicial and judicial and executive<00:02:08.679> the<00:02:08.840><
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • On line 63, the Board of Judicial Standards came in with a base of $645,000 per year.
  • These sections are from the underlying House File 2300, which was the judicial branch's bill carried
  • Section 12 is also from the judicial branch bill carried by Representative Scott.
  • This has the updated definition that does not include employees of the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
  • I'm going to speak to the judicial safety provisions in the bill, which are under Article 5, Section
Bills: HF2300