Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 18, 2012
Looking ahead to 2012: Making court funding a priority
The state's drastic court budget cuts set the stage for increasing problems. By Brian S. Kabateck of Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
The numbers are staggering. To help close the state's latest budget crisis, California lawmakers slashed $350 million from the state judicial branch budget for fiscal 2011-12. It was the largest budget reduction in state court history, and combined with cuts from the prior year, this latest round means that California courts have experienced a 30 percent drop in general fund revenue during the past three years.
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