Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
State Bar & Bar Associations
May 26, 2017
An advocate for our courts
Despite the spirited push of many passionate and dedicated judges and attorneys in California, there is one glaring deficiency which has limited our success in the fight for funding: California courts do not have an advocate in the governor's office.
Niall P. McCarthy
Partner
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
840 Malcolm Rd #200
Burlingame , CA 94010
Phone: (650) 697-6000
Fax: (650) 697-0577
Email: nmccarthy@cpmlegal.com
Santa Clara Univ Law School
Niall is co-chair of the Open Courts Coalition -- a group of dedicated lawyers with members from district attorney and public defender offices, plaintiff and defense lawyers, probate lawyers, family lawyers, IP lawyers, legal aid lawyers, and lawyers from every other imaginable practice who advocate to increase funding for California courts. Over 200 different bar associations and legal groups are affiliated with the Open Courts Coalition.
With inadequate court funding, California has far too many courthouses where self-help lines extend through hallways due to staffing shortages; far too many courthouses with major backlogs on child custody cases; and far too many courthouses where getting a civil case out to trial requires nothing short of divine intervention. Courts are often forced to balance budgets in ways that harm the most vulnerable members of society. Budget cuts close special court programs that deal with juvenile...
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