michael ewen. next we have the sheriff's department and then adult probation. >> good afternoon, mr. chair and supervisors. michael ewen, court officer. it's a pleasure for the court to be here, the sister branch of government. we used to be funded by the city for all of our operationses, however that change in 1997 when state legislation removed funding responsibility of all superior courts in the state from local counties and placed them with the state. there still is one function, however, that in san francisco the court continues to manage for the city, and that has not transferred, and that is the obligation of indigent defense. it's an $8.4 million budget each year and it essentially provides defense representation to i understand joint defendants whom the public defender cannot represent due to ethical interest. and as the public defender cited a few moments ago it is a right guaranteed by the sixth amendment of the united states constitution as well as section 98 7 of the california penal c