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Government

Jan. 18, 2013

Presiding judges bemoan governor's stingy court budget proposal

Presiding judges in several Northern California superior courts are displeased by the proposed budget of Gov. Jerry Brown, who said he would not reinstate prior cuts to state courts and is slicing $200 million from construction projects.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Presiding judges in several Northern California superior courts are displeased by the proposed budget of Gov. Jerry Brown, who said he would not reinstate prior cuts to state courts and is slicing $200 million from construction projects to pay for other court expenses.


Brown's budget proposal on Jan. 10 particularly angered Rene A. Chouteau, presiding judge of Sonoma County Superior Court, which,...

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