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JAABWALK MONDAY

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Courtrooms checked in the old courthouse between 1:34 PM and 1:51 PM.  No North Wing or Satellite courtrooms checked since they are not scheduled for demolition, despite the fact they would yield an even greater number of empty courtrooms.  Again, this isn't about judges' work habits, since some were holding hearings in chambers.  It's about the complete and total mismanagement and botched maintenance of the Courthouse, and the shameless publicity campaign to get $328 million (plus guaranteed overages) of tax payer money into the hands of fat cats while property tax revenues plummet, and teachers and school programs are being cut. 36 COURTROOMS CHECKED 18 COURTROOMS IN USE 18 COURTROOMS EMPTY AT LEAST HALF OF THE "OUTMODED" COURTHOUSE EMPTY AFTER LUNCH ON A MONDAY (Today's JAABWALK is dedicated to Chief Judge Victor Tobin, who gave us a look            that could kill on the tenth floor at the outset of today's JAABWALK)      (Drop an Anonymous Tip if you want the list of empty courtrooms) continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on May 10, 2010 (boomark / email).