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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