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Letter to the Editor

Mar. 19, 2011

Divisive Comment Undermines Public Confidence in Judiciary

Kevin K. Green writes in response to "Who Really Runs the Judicial Branch."

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

The comment "Who Really Runs the Judicial Branch" by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard (Mar. 15) struck an unproductive tone that will not improve already-strained relations between judicial administrators and some trial judges. The comment paints prominent jurists who serve on the Judicial Council as petty and power-hungry. The sharp jabs do not become judicious merely by omitting the names of those...

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