Judicial Papers of Alexander Francis Ball
Testimony to the Pima County Board of Supervisors
County-facing prepared testimony opposing elimination of a justice precinct and arguing for a fuller data-driven review of court structure, staffing, and judicial workload.
June 30, 2021 · Alexander Francis Ball · Prepared testimony
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This policy text argues against reducing judicial capacity during a period of backlog, demographic transition, and administrative uncertainty. It frames precinct-line revision as a question of data quality, court operations, and judicial independence. Drafting artifacts indicate that it should be understood as prepared testimony rather than a final transcript.
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Preserved as an undated DOCX file in the Judicial Papers of Alexander Francis Ball. The date is based on the file timestamp, June 30, 2021, because the text does not include a complete date line.
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"Testimony to the Pima County Board of Supervisors," June 30, 2021, Judicial Papers of Alexander Francis Ball, Ball Archives, https://ballarchives.org/items/testimony-pima-county-board-supervisors-2021.
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