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Letter to the Editor

Nov. 28, 2009

Financial Crisis Requires Balanced Approach

Judge David Lampe, founding director of the Alliance of California Judges says allotting all reserved capital for facility projects to operations is unwise.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

I am writing on behalf of the Alliance of California Judges. Our organization was formed on Sept. 11, 2009, in response to the unprecedented financial crisis now facing our judicial branch.

Recently you published an article, "Top L.A. Judge Lobbies Interest Groups On Court Funding" (Nov. 12), in which you quoted Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Charles "Tim" McCoy suggesting that the state exam...

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