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Monday, December 19, 2005
Ind. Courts - "Joining efficiency study would be judicious move for judges"
"Joining efficiency study would be judicious move for judges" opines the Munster (NW Indiana) Times in an editorial today.
On Dec. 7th, the ILB quoted from a Times story headlined "Judges decline to join Good Government Initiative: Chief judge says it's best for courts to do jobs, avoid scrutiny."
Some quotes from today's editorial:
Lake Superior Court Judge Jesse Villalpando is the only judge to agree to participate in this round of the study, which will closely examine the operations of Lake County government, along with the Lake County Public Library and U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky's office.All other county officials have agreed to participate in the study. They deserve the taxpayers' heartfelt thanks for that decision. * * *
Chief Superior Court Judge John R. Pera, speaking on behalf of fellow judges, said this month, "While all of us are concerned about good, efficient government, We are a separate branch that ought to pay attention to getting our own house in order."
Villalpando knows better than to accept the status quo as good enough. He sees the value of an independent efficiency study.
Even though the official deadline is past, there's still time for the other judges to participate if they speak up quickly.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 19, 2005 07:19 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts