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Government

Apr. 20, 2013

Trial court money allocated unfairly, state group says in report

A team of judges and state officials agree with critics who say the judicial branch is divvying up money unfairly, and their report may add momentum to an effort to create a different system for allocating money to county courts.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


For years, many poorer California courts have said the judicial branch uses an unfair method for divvying up court funding. Now, after meeting for months, a team of judges and state officials has officially reached that conclusion as well, and its report may add momentum to an effort to create a different system for allocating money to county courts.


The group, called the Trial Court Funding Workgroup, ...

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