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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 10, 2013

Branch moves forward with open meetings

Having dodged a legislative effort to force open committee meetings, the judiciary is working to make its policy meetings public on its own terms.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - After budget legislation nearly forced the state's judicial branch to hold its committee meetings in public on the Legislature's terms, the branch is now working to open those meetings by spring.


Openness has long been a point of criticism regarding the branch, with some judges, unions, legislators and others arguing its administrative office and leadership don't operate in a tr...

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