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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 25, 2011

L.A. court plans massive layoffs next year

As many as 1,250 layoffs are in store for Los Angeles County Superior Court in the next two fiscal years thanks to a budget deficit of hundreds of millions of dollars.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

As many as 1,250 layoffs are in store for Los Angeles County Superior Court in the next two fiscal years thanks to a budget deficit of hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a revised budget reduction plan approved Tuesday by the court's Executive Committee. No layoffs are expected this year.

Presiding Judge Lee Smalley Edmon said the state's largest trial court has a budget deficit of $85 million for the 2011-12 fis...

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