Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 18, 2012
Cuts to self-help centers at courts could backfire
The Judicial Council has frozen funding for self-help centers and some counties have been forced to cut back the amount of money they're putting into such programs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Just a few years ago, California courts were on the cutting edge of providing services to help litigants without lawyers navigate the civil court system.
In 2008, California became one of the first states to offer self-help centers in every county.
Now the budget crisis threatens to derail that progress. The state Judicial Council has frozen funding for self-help centers, and ...
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