Coalition Representatives to Testify Before Funding Divisions
Representatives of the Coalition to Preserve the Justice System will testify about the Justice System funding crisis at critical House and Senate committees on Tuesday, January 11 . Information on the time and locations of the hearings and on Coalition representatives to testify at each hearing is below.
- Tuesday, January 11; 8:15 a.m., Room 10, State Office Building
House Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee
- Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea
- John Stuart, State Public Defender
- Gary Hird, Civil Legal Services Coalition
- James Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney
- Cliff Poehler, Assistant Hennepin County Public Defender, AFSCME
- Chief David Kolb, Minnetrista Police Department
- Terry Votel, President, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Judge Douglas Meslow, Tenth Judicial District
- Tuesday, January 11, 1:00 p.m., Room 15, State Capitol
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
- Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea
- John Stuart, State Public Defender
- Gary Hird, Civil Legal Services Coalition
- James Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney
- Cliff Poehler, Assistant Hennepin County Public Defender, AFSCME
- Dave Pecchia, Executive Director, MN Chiefs of Police Association
- Terry Votel, President, Minnesota State Bar Association
Please attend these hearings to show your support for adequate Justice System funding. If you can’t make it to the hearings, you can still contact your legislator and let them know the importance of an adequately funded justice system.
Go here to see the members of the House Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee. The Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee membership is here.