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Government

Dec. 8, 2012

Courts fear loss of reserves

The head of the judicial branch's administrative office has warned courts that the Legislature may use $200 million of courts' savings next year to pay for the restoration of $415 million in one-time cuts.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


California's courts system is bracing for yet another budget cut. This time, it's ironically to fund a promise the Legislature made to restore funding to the courts.


Despite a promise to restore in the upcoming fiscal year's budget $415 million of one-time cuts from the judicial branch made in the 2012-13 budget, and to let courts have two years to spend their savings, the Legislature may we...

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