Government
Jun. 6, 2007
State Budget Panel Debates Civil Legal Aid
Chief Justice Ronald M. George, left, and Assemblyman Dave Jones are championing a pilot program to provide legal aid to poor litigants in civil cases in three counties. A joint state Senate and Assembly panel is debating the program's budget.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - A legislative budget committee is weighing the fate of Chief Justice Ronald M. George's plan to provide state-funded legal assistance to some indigent civil litigants.
Last week, a Senate subcommittee rejected outright the $5 million, three-year pilot program to provide state-funded civil lawyers in more-serious civil cases. Gov. Arno...
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