Bar Bulletin
Weigh in Now on Court Budget Cuts October 2008 http://www.kcba.org/newsevents/barbulletin/archive/2008/08-10/execdir.aspx
Superior Court Facing Drastic Budget Cuts June 2008 http://www.kcba.org/newsevents/barbulletin/archive/2008/08-06/judge.aspx
Standing Up for Court Funding May 2008 http://www.kcba.org/newsevents/barbulletin/archive/2008/08-05/execdir.aspx
Local News Articles
Q&A - Dissecting King County's general-fund shortfall Seattle Times - 9/29/08 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008212048_kingcobudget29m.html
King County 2009 Budget Shortfall Rises to $90 Million Seattle Times - 9/5/08 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008159764_kingbudget05m.html
$70 million shortfall, but politics to spare; Budget gap could be key in county executive race Seattle Post Intelligencer - 6/29/08 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/368912_kingco30.html
King County's $70M budget crisis: Cuts in courts, law enforcement warned Seattle Times - 6/6/08 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004460916_justicecuts06m.html
County budget shortfall bad, and it will get worse Seattle Times - 4/9/08 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004336335_countybudget09m.html
County Documents
Chief Justice Alexander on Court Furloughs October 28, 2008 Summary of Superior Court Proposed Reductions for 2009.pdf Summary of DJA Budget Reduction 2009.pdf Public Safety in Peril -- Report by Separately Electeds June 2008.pdf 2002-2008 Criminal Justice Related Budgets 0708.pdf Menu of Options for Olympia From County Budget Office 0708.pdf Cowan Memo re Budget Cuts 033108.pdf Statement by Separately Elected Officials on County Executive's Budget Proposal 10-13-08
KCBA Resources
Superior Court Funding White Paper