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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 26, 2011

L.A. Superior Court Revamps Rules

Los Angeles Superior Court has revamped its Local Court Rules to make them more user-friendly.


By Pat Alston


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Attorneys in the habit of lugging around Los Angeles County Superior Court's bulky court rules will find the upcoming version significantly easier on their backs. The new tome should weigh in at a trim pound or so, about half the heft of the previous version.


"We took all the forms out of the appendices," said Judge James C. Chalfant, who oversaw the reorganization of the loc...

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