Here is the Administrative Office of the Courts’ full statement:
“Mr. Paul’s suggestion that he has been ‘demoted’ is factually
incorrect. His job duties have been clarified to conform with what he
has in fact been doing for the past 18 months, and there has been no
change in his title, principal job duties, or salary.
“As a result of the transfers of hundreds of court facilities and
undertaking work on numerous court construction projects, there has
been a dramatic increase in the volume of court maintenance, repair,
and construction over the past 18 months. Over this period, Mr. Paul’s
work has focused more on providing support on projects with the Office
of Court Construction and Management (OCCM), and less with other
divisions of the AOC he had previously been supporting.
“In light of significant increases in Mr. Paul’s workload, his manager
expressed concern several weeks ago that he was being stretched too
thin and asked him in which area he thought he could add the most
value. Mr. Paul said that his preference was to continue working with
OCCM on building automation systems. That is precisely what has been
identified as his principal area of responsibility going forward.”
– Ted Rohrlich
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Courts’ Whistleblower Update
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