The price of delay: Why court backlog is a serious problem for Charlottesville


Charlottesville Circuit Court Clerk Llezelle Duggar has a front-row seat for what some in the city’s legal community say is a big problem around the state: a backlog of criminal and civil cases tying up the courts. File photo.

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