Law Practice
Jul. 15, 2009
Furloughs Begin in Los Angeles Courtrooms and Officials Brace for Confusion
The 12 monthly court closures is expected to save $17.6 million in the nation's largest court system.
By Catherine Ho
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Officials are bracing for long lines and confusion at Los Angeles County courthouses today as the court launches the first of 12 monthly furloughs meant to save $17.6 million. All county courthouses will be open to the public, but the lights will be out in all but 43 out of 588 courtrooms in the nation's largest trial court system. A skeleton staff will handle statutorily-mandated hearings ...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Officials are bracing for long lines and confusion at Los Angeles County courthouses today as the court launches the first of 12 monthly furloughs meant to save $17.6 million. All county courthouses will be open to the public, but the lights will be out in all but 43 out of 588 courtrooms in the nation's largest trial court system. A skeleton staff will handle statutorily-mandated hearings ...
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