Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 24, 2011
Courts eye Judicial Council's emergency fund
As courthouses across California lay off staff and in some cases shutter whole departments, a little-known cash reserve of $9.8 million that the Judicial Council quietly maintains is about to get some suitors.
By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - As courthouses across California lay off staff and some departments shutter altogether, a little-known cash reserve of $9.8 million that the Judicial Council quietly maintains is about to get some suitors.
The money is an emergency fund created by the Legislature that the Judicial Council has license to spend on trial courts in an emergency.
Although rarely discussed in recent b...
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