NM judges say courts need more funds

New Mexico judges are on a mission to get the state's overloaded court system some help. 

That means money, and that's what brought some top judges to the state capitol Tuesday. They came from all over the state to testify before the Legislative Finance Committee. 

When tax dollars dried up in the recession, the courts saw their budgets shrink like everybody else's. The courts are looking for an increase of about three percent.

 At about $141 million, the state's estimated budget is $5.5 billion.

NM judges say courts need more funds