SACRAMENTO — In what has become a yearly ritual, Capitol staffers are huddling up again with lawyers, judges and labor groups to figure out how to absorb another big hit to the judiciary budget. This year, however, some new faces have joined the closed-door gatherings.

Legislative leaders have invited members of the Alliance of California Judges to join the budget talks, which have been the traditional realm of representatives from the 2,600-member California Judges Association, trial lawyers, defense counsel and employee groups. A recent meeting, though, included alliance Directors Stephen White, presiding judge of Sacramento County, and Kern County Superior Court Judge David Lampe.

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