Government
May 4, 2012
LA family court braces for changes
Facing dual pressures of budget cuts along with state-mandated reforms, Los Angeles County's family courts are taking strong measures to improve efficiency, including starting a master calendar-type system and vacating dozens of trial dates
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - In a move described by its supervising judge as "shaking the snow globe," the county's family court system is making big changes, which include assigning cases differently and vacating dozens of trial dates in the process.
Beginning July 1, for trials lasting between one and five days, the court will go from a direct calendar system - in which one judge sees a case through...
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