Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 24, 2012
Courts in Crisis
Financial, staff, and judicial resources shrink ever year, but not the caseload. By Dave Rosenberg
California courts are in crisis. Visit any courthouse in the state to view the effect of last year's $350 million cut in state funding for our court system. Since 2008, operating funds for the courts have been slashed by an unprecedented $653 million.
Hundreds of layoffs in the court system have adversely affected the service the public deserves. In San Francisco, 67 employees were laid off and the court now has 11,000 cases awaiti...
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