ALBANY – Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti (See Profile) said yesterday that to the extent the Judiciary budget inflicts "pain," the pain will be inflicted on the Office of Court Administration.

Following a joint legislative budget hearing, Prudenti said that within the next few weeks staffers will be redeployed, some operations will be discontinued and perks will be eliminated in an effort to ensure that the Judiciary’s core responsibilities are not compromised by her hold-the-line budget.