An editorial posted May 30 in The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., threw support behind the state’s Chief Justice Mark Martin for announcing his plans for a new commission to review the judiciary branch. Martin, who holds the state’s highest judicial office, calls the state’s current system stymied by out-of-date technology, burdened by a growing caseload, and starved by cuts in funding. In March, Martin announced his plans for a commission in a rare address by the chief justice to a House-Senate session of the General Assembly.
