Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Dec. 16, 2020
New state Senate Judiciary chair likes to get into the weeds
Many of the current problems with courts go back long before the pandemic brought them to wide public attention, said Sen. Thomas J. Umberg, who is an attorney as well as a Democratic representative for Santa Ana in the state Legislature.
Sen. Thomas J. Umberg, the new chair of the California Senate Judiciary Committee, likes getting in the weeds, such as figuring out how to lessen the costs of discovery.
Umberg said the committee will have pressing business when the new legislative session starts in earnest on Jan. 4.
“The first priority is addressing what Covid has done to our system of civil justice in California,” Umberg said in ...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In