Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 11, 2011
State court officials abandon cameras proposal
State court officials have quietly dropped a proposal that would have made it easier to televise trials.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
State court officials have quietly dropped a proposal that would have made it easier to televise trials.
After intense criticism from judges last year, the Judicial Council's Bench-Bar-Media committee abandoned its idea to change the presumption from banning cameras from the courtroom to allowing them, unless there's reason to exclude them.
The rule would have required judges to make ...
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