Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 28, 2002
Commissioner-Judge System Does Big Disservice to All
Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - In the family law system, there are two types of judicial officers that preside over cases - judges and commissioners. Nearly every family law department utilizes both types of judicial officers, and commissioners have the same powers over matters as do judges. Why do we have two classes of judicial officers, and why is it so common in family law? The answer must be economics. A commissioner is paid 85 percent of a judge's salary.
Forum Column
By Fred Silberberg
In the family law system, there are two types of judicial officers that preside over cases - judges and commissioners. Nearly every family law department utilizes...
By Fred Silberberg
In the family law system, there are two types of judicial officers that preside over cases - judges and commissioners. Nearly every family law department utilizes...
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