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Law Practice

Oct. 8, 2013

Judicial ethics panel offers guidance on making a record without a reporter

A special Supreme Court panel on judicial ethics has issed an opinion on what judges must do to put key statements "on the record" when there is no reporter or machine keeping a record.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Slashed budgets have forced many courts throughout California to cut back on court reporters and electronic recordings during some trials and other proceedings. Now, a special Supreme Court panel has offered guidance on what judges must do to put key statements "on the record" when there is no reporter or machine keeping a record.


The recommendations came in one of two draft opinions ...

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