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Just days after publicly threatening a shutdown, the Florida court system is receiving emergency funds from Governor Rick Scott. Scott gave the courts a 20 million dollar loan this morning. Without the money judges say the courts would have to close for 14 days over the next two months. Attorney General Pam Bondi is praising the move by Scott. She says a shut down would have been devastating.

“We would have had to furlough people, our courts, our prosecutors. Crimes happen 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And when someone is arrested, they legally have to come before a judge within 24 hours. So, the courts have to operate, civil and criminal,” said Bondi.

Now the courts turn their attention to the legislature where next year’s budget faces reductions.