Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 13, 2015
After scathing audit report, lawmakers demand court spending reforms
Legislators at a joint committee hearing Wednesday made it clear they expect judicial leaders to make reforms after a state audit found millions wasted on excessive pay, contractors, and multiple state offices.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Confronting state court leaders in the wake of an audit that blamed them for misspending $30 million, lawmakers made clear Wednesday that they expect court administrators to enact reforms quickly - but stopped short of suggesting direct intervention to bring the judiciary to heel.
At a joint hearing by the Assembly budget subcommittee in charge of court funding and the Legislature's au...
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