Georgia Supreme Court Justices To Be Furloughed

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s top judges have volunteered to take three furlough days as the state struggles with a funding crisis.

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol Hunstein said Wednesday the effort is another sign that leaders of the judicial branch “remain faithful stewards of taxpayers’ dollars.“

Gov. Sonny Perdue has called on employees at state agencies - including public school teachers - to take three furlough days before the year’s end as Georgia tries to make up a $900 million budget shortfall.

Perdue’s orders did not extend to the judiciary, which is a separate branch of government.

Hunstein said the court will do its part by taking three furlough days. She said the court will also close down the judicial library, slash two administrative positions and return leased copy machines.