After six hours of debate, the Judicial Council today hewed to a pre-planned road map for how to absorb $350 million in cuts to the judicial branch, despite an effort by two Los Angeles members to cushion the blow to strapped trial courts.
Most of the council agreed with recommendations from a working group of judges and court administrators that were released last week and that will mean a 6.7 percent cut to trial courts this year. As part of the plan, the council agreed to suspend work on the controversial Court Case Management System for one year.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
