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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 28, 2007

S.F. Courts Crippled by Delays, Report Finds

The latest report card on San Francisco's criminal courts gives bad marks to judges, the district attorney's office and defense attorneys. A team of consultants concluded in a draft report that the system is riddled with chronic delays that make speedy justice all but impossible.

By Dennis J. Opatrny
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's criminal courts operate in a dysfunctional and outmoded fashion that denies defendants speedy resolution of their cases, according to a confidential study by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
      A draft report also found that District Attorney Kamala Harris contributes to the court clogging by taking too ...

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