Judges and Judiciary,
Discipline
Jan. 21, 2022
Budget grows for defending judges accused of misconduct
The current year spending amounts to more than $700 for every superior court judge and commissioner and appellate court justice in the state.
Buried in the nearly $5 billion judicial branch budget is a small but fast-growing item: insurance premiums to defend judges facing misconduct claims filed with the Commission on Judicial Performance.
Spending on judicial performance defense insurance grew from $1.3 million in the 2020-21 budget to $1.5 million in the current 2021-22 budget. This is according to documents released as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2022-23 budget proposal, tho...
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