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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 15, 2014

Lawmakers approve audit of judicial administration

Court leaders say the probe is duplicative and could complicate ongoing internal reform efforts, but audit proponents argue it will provide a higher level of transparency and objectivity about the branch's operations.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a victory for unions and a group of judges critical of state judicial leadership, lawmakers on Wednesday approved a financial audit of the branch's administrative office, injecting legislative oversight into the ongoing internal effort to reform the troubled office.


Members of the Legislature's Joint Committee on Legislative Audit unanimously approved the audit requested by Assemblyman Regina...

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