Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 8, 2011
Bill Aims to Remove Secrecy of Judge-Picking Committees
Gov. Jerry Brown has begun quietly organizing a statewide network of advisers to vet judicial candidates. But state lawmakers want him to make their names public.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Gov. Jerry Brown has begun quietly organizing a statewide network of advisers to vet judicial candidates.
Meanwhile, lawmakers are pressuring Brown to make public the names of those Judicial Selection Advisory Committee members, who have the power to make or break careers under the cloak of anonymity. Legislation to force the governor's hand (AB 126) has passed the Assembly and is awaiting a vote o...
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