Circuit court Judge Robert Meadows said he feels sad to be leaving Vero Beach, as he is shifted to a St. Lucie County courtroom, but he has the satisfaction of knowing he made a serious dent in the mountainous backlog of felony cases he inherited when he arrived at the Indian River County Courthouse in 2023.
“We worked very hard to bring a lot of old cases to fruition and bring the felony docket down,” the Vero Beach native said. “Indian River County only has one felony judge and time management is priority. There were over 1,700 cases on the docket when I took it over and the docket now sits below 870.
“The State Attorney’s office, the Public Defender’s office and all of the private attorneys, along with our great clerks, worked very hard and close with the court to make it all happen.”…