Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 15, 2012
Modest proposal to loosen budget constraints on courts
We're not helpless with respect to passing the costs associated with providing a court reporter on to clients. By Matthew L. Kinley and Roy J. Jimenez of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP
On May 14, Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a revised 2012-2013 budget that cuts $544 million from the court budget. This was on top of the $653 million in cuts that have been made to the judicial branch since 2008.
Significant one-time and ongoing budget cuts have forced courts to close courtrooms, lay off staff, redirect funds allocated to planned construction projects, eliminate court reporters and tap into reserves....
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