ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Board of Finance is scheduled to hold a special meeting Wednesday to consider emergency funding to ensure the state’s court system doesn’t run out of money for jury trials.
The Albuquerque Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2kCdRz6) that the meeting was called by Gov. Susana Martinez, who serves as president of the seven-member board.
The board will consider a proposal to add up to $600,000 to the fund that pays jurors and up to $82,000 for other costs.
Last week, Martinez vetoed about $800,000 in emergency funding approved by the Legislature.
New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Daniels says the courts would have to stop conducting jury trials March 1 without new funding.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, https://www.abqjournal.com
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