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Judges and Judiciary

May 22, 2009

AOC Is Loathe to Close Courts, But Options Are Dwindling

The California justice community abhors closing the state's courts. But with $245 million in budget cuts on the table, the various interest groups almost unanimously agree the doors to justice may have to be shut one day a month.

By Matthew Pordum
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - The California justice community collectively abhors closing the state's courts for any reason.

But with $245 million in budget cuts on the table, the various interest groups almost unanimously agree the doors to justice may have to be shut one day a month.

While the Administrative Office of the Courts, the State Bar, judges, and trial attorneys are in agreement on the plan, others...

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