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Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 19, 2021

Why we ‘just shut down our courts’

“Why is it that we don’t just shut down our courts?” begins the March 3 op-ed article by former judge Mary Thornton House.

Silvia R. Argueta

Executive Director
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

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Diego Cartagena

Executive Director
Bet Tzedek

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Yvonne Mariajimenez

President and CEO
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

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Margaret M. Morrow

Co-Chair
Judicate West

Harvard Law School

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"Why is it that we don't just shut down our courts?" begins the March 3 op-ed article by former judge Mary Thornton House. While Judge House makes fair points about the essential nature of some courts, her conclusion is overbroad. Traffic and unlawful detainer courts are different and should not be proceeding in person.

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