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Government

Mar. 17, 2012

State of the Judiciary address comes amid tense times

California's chief justice will find herself addressing a Legislature she has vigorously sparred with, but also relies on, as the two branches divvy up a shrinking pot of money.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - The last time lawmakers crowded the Assembly floor for a State of the Judiciary speech, former Chief Justice Ronald M. George proclaimed his belief that the branch remained robust and resilient despite tough times. George also used that 2010 speech to reaffirm the need to move forward with the longterm project to link court dockets and to criticize a then-fledgling group of rebel judges he called &q...

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