Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 23, 2020
Retired judges are called on to reduce court backlogs
To encourage applications to the program, Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye suspended a 90-day waiting period after retirement for assigned judges to be called if they will be conducting readiness conferences.
Retired judges will be called upon to help resolve criminal cases and trim court backlogs statewide, California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye announced Tuesday.
In response to the pandemic and cutbacks to court operations, she said retired judges already working under the existing temporary assigned judges program who fill vacancies and other absences will condu...
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