Concerns Over Budget Cuts
to State Court System Amid
Massive Case Backlog

“The reason the judicial system has not been crushed during the pandemic is because we, the court employees, are there,” said Eric Allen, President of the Association of Supreme Court Reporters Within the City of New York.

“If layoffs were to occur, and employees are not there, Lady Justice would not only be blind, she would be rendered paralyzed."

Public Hearing on Budget and Staffing
Reductions in the Judiciary Branch

If you want to see Eric testify,
go to the 1 hour and 31 min mark on video.
To read Eric's testimony, click here.