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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 10, 2011

Judicial branch contract law is costly and inefficient

California's first judicial branch contract law is not progress but a step backwards for the courts. By Fred Cabrera of the Sacramento County Superior Court


As the state Judicial Council and judicial branch administrators grapple over how a $350 million budget cut will be absorbed, courts across the state are bracing for yet another fiscal blow - mandated compliance with new costly and inefficient procurement rules.


Introduced by the Legislature's Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review on Jan. 10, 2011 and signed by the governor on March 24, Senate Bill 78 created California's first "judicial branch contr...

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