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Judges and Judiciary

May 17, 2011

Where’s the Fairness?

AB 1208 will give unprecedented power to the state's largest court. By former Presiding Judge Frederick Horn, and Presiding Judges Vincent J. O'Neill Jr., Charles S. Crandall and Donald Cole Byrd


By Frederick Horn, Vincent J. O'Neill Jr., Charles S. Crandall and Donald Cole Byrd


A bill introduced by a Los Angeles legislator should alarm any of us who are concerned with fair and accessible justice for all Californians - especially those of us not living in Los Angeles. AB 1208 by Democratic Assemblyman Charles Calderon essentially permits the Los Angeles County Superior Court to control how the judicial branch spends money on vital infrastructure proje...

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