The Washington Supreme Court is asking the Legislature to approve a $90 surcharge on a court filing fee to help provide legal help for the poor in civil cases, Chief Justice Gerry Alexander said Wednesday. "Some might say, why should we support this when we face tough financial times?" Alexander asked in his State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature. "It seems to me in America, where we rejoice in the fact that we are a nation devoted to the rule of law, we should not ration access to justice." The recommendation comes from the court's Task Force on Civil Equal Justice Funding, created in 2001 to look for ways to cope with the sparse amount of money available for such cases. As the task force was studying the issue, $900,000 was cut from state support for civil equal justice services. That prompted the state's two main legal services providers - Columbia Legal Services and Northwest Justice Project - to cut their staffs, Alexander said. The change would increase the cost of filing a lawsuit in Superior Court to $200. The total fee would be split, with 54 percent going to counties and 46 percent going to the state for a newly created equal justice account. Alexander also requested money for five additional Superior Court judgeships and one additional District Court judgeships, arguing that increased caseloads require more judges. Two of the Superior Court judges and the District Court judge would be in Clark County, with one Superior Court judge added in the joint district that serves Benton and Franklin counties and one each in Kittitas and Kitsap counties. 

According to the above paragraph, the correct answer to the question "What prompted the state's two main legal services providers to cut their staffs?" is "A $900,000 cut from state support for civil equal justice services"?

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Washingtons högsta domstol ber Legislature att godkänna en $ 90 tilläggsavgift på en domstol ansökan avgift för att hjälpa till att ge juridisk hjälp till fattiga i civilmål, chefsdomare Gerry Alexander sade onsdag. "Vissa kanske undrar varför vi ska stödja detta när vi står inför svåra ekonomiska tider?" Alexander frågade i hans stat av domsagan address till en gemensam session av Legislaturen. "Det förefaller mig i Amerika, där vi gläds åt att vi är en nation som ägnar sig åt rättsstatsprincipen, vi bör inte ransonera tillgång till rättvisa." Rekommendationen kommer från domstolens arbetsgrupp för finansiering av civil rättvisa, som inrättades 2001 för att söka efter sätt att hantera den glesa summa pengar som finns tillgängliga för sådana fall. I takt med att insatsstyrkan studerade frågan minskades 900 000 dollar från statligt stöd till civila lika rättvisa tjänster. Det föranledde delstatens två huvudsakliga juridiska tjänsteleverantörer - Columbia Legal Services och Northwest Justice Project - att skära ner på sina anställda, sade Alexander. Förändringen skulle öka kostnaderna för att göra en stämning i Superior Court till 200 dollar. Den totala avgiften skulle delas upp, med 54 procent går till län och 46 procent går till staten för en nyskapad lika rättvisa konto. Alexander begärde också pengar för ytterligare fem domare i Superior Court och ytterligare en domare i District Court, med argumentet att ökade målbelastningar kräver fler domare. Två av domarna i högsta domstolen och domaren i distriktsdomstolen skulle befinna sig i Clark County, med en domare i högsta domstolen tillsatt i det gemensamma distriktet som betjänar Benton och Franklin countys och en vardera i Kittitas och Kitsap countys. Det korrekta svaret på frågan "Vad föranledde statens två främsta juridiska tjänsteleverantörer att skära ned på sina anställda?" Är "En $900,000 skära från statligt stöd för civila lika rättvisa tjänster"? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
The Washington Supreme Court asks the Legislature to approve a $90 surcharge on a court application fee to help provide legal assistance to the poor in civil cases, Chief Justice Gerry Alexander said Wednesday. "Some may wonder why we should support this when facing difficult economic times?" Alexander asked in his state of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature. "It seems to me in America, where we rejoice that we are a nation dedicated to the rule of law, we should not ratione access to justice." The recommendation comes from the Court's Civil Justice Finance Task Force, established in 2001 to look for ways to deal with the sparse amount of money available for such cases. As the task force studied the issue, $900,000 was reduced from state support to civilian equal justice services. It prompted the state's two main legal service providers - the Columbia Legal Services and the Northwest Justice Project - to cut down on their employees, Alexander said. The change would increase the costs of making a Superior Court lawsuit to $200. The total fee would be split up, with 54% going to counties and 46% going to the state for a newly created equal fair account. Alexander also requested money for five more Supreme Court judges and another District Court judge, arguing that increased caseloads require more judges. Two of the Supreme Court judges and the judge of the District Court would be in Clark County, with one Supreme Court judge appointed in the Joint District serving Benton and Franklin counties and one each in Kittitas and Kitsap counties. The correct answer to the question "What prompted the state's two main legal service providers to cut their employees?" Is "a $900,000 cut from government support for civilian equal justice services"? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
ja
yes