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Law Practice

Sep. 15, 2009

Most Orange County Judges Donate Pay for Furlough Day

All but five of Orange County's 111 Superior Court judges have agreed to contribute a portion of their salaries to the court financial crisis to match the pay cuts forced on staff by court furlough days.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - All but five of Orange County's 111 Superior Court judges have agreed to contribute a portion of their salaries to the court financial crisis to match the pay cuts forced on staff by court furlough days.

Most of the 106 contributing judges will be donating one day's salary, about $688 each month, directly to the Orange County court system. "We're going to use it to save jobs for our emp...

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