A revised budget proposal unveiled by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday adds $30 million to the judiciary to pay for 25 new trial court judgeships, addressing one of the top priorities of judicial branch leaders and attorneys’ groups this year.

The new bench positions, if approved by the Legislature during budget negotiations, would finally fund half of the 50 judgeships that lawmakers created—but did not provide money for—in 2007.

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