Chair Brooks-Powers asks about state law changes for judicial calendar management
Brooks-Powers asks if Zayas would advocate for state law changes giving judges more latitude. Zayas says the issue is appellate court precedent, not statute, that prevents judges from moving cases to trial over prosecutor objections.
Would you advocate for any changes to state law that would give judges more latitude to manage their calendar effectively and hold parties to trial dates?
I mean, it would not really be, I mean, I would advocate the appellate courts to give judges more discretion because there's precedent which precludes a trial court
from, if a prosecutor answers not ready.
To move the case to trial over the objection of a prosecutor.
So it's more decisional law by our appellate courts that have sort of boxed in the judge's ability.
And I don't think that's something that there could be a statutory change to.