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Perspective

Feb. 25, 2010

Justice Must Be Funded in Good Times - and Bad

In his 15th annual State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature, Chief Justice Ronald M. George said the courts are not a luxury to be funded only in good times.

California Chief Justice Ronald M. George gave his 15th annual State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature on Tuesday afternoon. The following is an excerpt from the prepared text:

In difficult economic times when resources are insufficient to meet the needs of the public, it has become commonplace to question the achievements of all aspects of state government. To those skeptics who see no progress, I would off...

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