Perspective
Aug. 13, 2015
Budget woes could be fixed with the '3 percent solution'
When calculating the level of funding of our courts as a percentage of the state's general fund, California trails the national average. By Kirk H. Nakamura
To become more familiar with the issues facing our court, I have sat in on many panel
meetings of the Orange County Superior Court, including civil, probate and juvenile
panels. The theme is always the same: The court can barely function because of the
lack funding.
Administrative staff has been cut below levels needed for courts to function; clerical
staff,...
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