Courts Operate in ‘crisis Mode’ Under Governor’s Budget

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 02 No. 2013 Pg. 03
• Publication year: 2013
• Pages: 03
• Year: 2013

Courts Operate In ‘Crisis Mode’ Under Governor’s Budget No. 2013 #03 California Bar Journal February 2013

Laura Ernde Staff Writer

California’s court system escaped additional operational cuts in Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2013-14 budget, but that bit of good news was tempered by the reality of continued courtroom closures and reduced services across the state.

In a conference call with reporters last month, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the budget news was on one level a relief. Brown did not eliminate trial court reserves earlier than expected, a proposal that court leaders said would have drained $200 million from operations.

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