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Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts

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June 27, 2011 | The Recorder

Budget Deal Delivers Double Blow to Courts

Governor's pact includes $150 million cut, plus a $300 million dip into court construction funds.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 19, 2010 | The Recorder

Rebel Judges Shop Bill to Curb AOC Power

No lawmaker has yet agreed to carry the measure, which would create an elected counterweight to the Judicial Council and vest trial courts with more administrative authority.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 17, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Judge's Ku Klux Klan Joke Misfires

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

August 16, 2006 | The Recorder

Orange County Judge Scolded Once Again

The Commission on Judicial Performance's public admonishment is the fourth time the panel has busted Pamela Iles since 1988.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

April 19, 2010 | The Recorder

What's Next, Yak Rental Insurance?

Capital Accounts: How consumer attorneys got behind the "yak bill". Also: Judicial Council eyes political endorsements in judge races.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

June 24, 2011 | The Recorder

Audit Faults S.F. Court's Cost Controls

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 10, 2007 | The Recorder

Governor to Back Courthouse Bonds

Arnold Schwarzenegger will seek a $2 billion bond measure to fund courthouse construction, including public-private projects. Meaning: Starbucks and stare decisis, all in one stop. No Subscription Required

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 28, 2011 | The Recorder

Legislative Analyst Says Court Centralization Hasn't Worked

But the report, while faulting the AOC, says the solution may be giving it more power over trial court hiring and staffing.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

May 16, 2011 | The Recorder

Courts Don't Face New Cuts -- For Now

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 10, 2010 | The Recorder

Court Data Snafu Story Picks Up Steam

A TV station aired a report on the glitch in Sacramento that potentially exposed hundreds of confidential court filings. Court officials are trying to figure out what, if anything, was looked at.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read