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Government

Aug. 1, 2012

Judicial Council taps insider for AOC top post

The committee in charge of finding a new director for the Administrative Office of the Courts ditched a headhunter's work to instead nominate one of the judiciary's own - retired Shasta County Judge Steven Jahr.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


After hiring a search firm and whittling down 17 applicants to three finalists, the committee in charge of finding a new director for the Administrative Office of the Courts abruptly changed course, ditching the headhunters' work to instead nominate one of the judiciary's own - retired Shasta County Superior Court Judge Steven Jahr.


The appointment came as a surprise to some court insiders becau...

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