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Government

Dec. 27, 2011

Taking shots at the judiciary's power

Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Charles Calderon, whom no one would accuse of pulling punches, made a splash this year with a bill to decentralize the judiciary's control over trial courts.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


No one would accuse Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Charles Calderon of pulling punches.


Within the span of a one-hour interview, he dropped criticism on state officials in the three major branches with equal fervor, disparaging the finance director and legislative analyst - "we ought to get some pros in there." He compared the Administrative Office of the Courts to former Assembly Speake...

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