Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 19, 2013
Judicial Council meeting focuses on court cuts
Court funding and a pilot project that would hold traffic court via videoconferencing were among the topics discussed Thursday at the Judicial Council's January meeting.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A pilot project to allow courts to use videoconferencing to hear traffic cases received Judicial Council approval at the group's meeting Thursday despite concerns the program could violate defendants' constitutional right to confront their accusers.
The council also reacted to Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal by deferring for a year a plan to ask for money to pay for new judgeships and app...
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