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Judicial logjam in Fla.: 1 million+ court cases backlogged March 4, 2021 at 6:40 AM EST - Updated March 4 at 6:40 AM
Despite some courts throughout Florida resuming jury trials, the backlog of pending cases continues to grow statewide, Contact 5 has learned.
Contact 5 reported in September 2020 that there was a statewide backlog of 992,000 cases held up in the courts because of trial restrictions.
According to the Florida Trial Court Budget Commission s latest figures, the judicial logjam has grown to an estimated 1.14 million.
READ THE REPORT HERE: Foreclosures, contracts and debt, and all manner of civil cases, we ve seen a huge influx of filings in these areas, Palm Beach County Chief Judge Krista Marx said.
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COVID unit nurse Yaimara Cruz reacts after receiving the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
This post will be updated today, Tuesday, Dec. 15, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
WLRN staff continues to add to community resource lists, including this article on where kids and families can get food while schools are closed, and this post about whether and where to get tested for coronavirus.
The dedicated website for the Florida Department of Health, including information about symptoms and numbers of cases, can be found here.