Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 25, 2013
San Diego courts battered by cuts, societal costs "profound," report says
A new report details how cuts have impacted San Diego courts. Published at a time when lawyers are looking to lawmakers for money, the numbers tell a story familiar across the state: courts spiralling into slow-motion and dysfunction.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
While budget cuts have gouged staff and services at an already lean Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Diego has quietly endured devastating setbacks of its own.
San Diego County Superior Court, the state's second largest trial court, will shutter 20 courtrooms this month and shrink its staff by 13 percent, a reduction of 170 workers, according to a recent report that put hard numbers beh...
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