Judges and Judiciary,
Covid Court Ops
Dec. 11, 2020
With tight budget, courts close courtrooms, cut staff, exhaust reserves
Judges without courtrooms are still working every day, helping in some counties with back office work, search warrants and family law proceedings.
Orange County Presiding Judge Kirk H. Nakamura says the state budget cuts have used up all the Superior Court's reserves. (Nicole Tyau / Daily Journal)
California courts have cut their workforces or found creative ways to save money in the face of the $200 million budget shortfall for the current fiscal year.
Some courts are faring better than others in terms of what was sacrificed.
The San Diego County Superior Courts had to cut $13 million in expenditures, said Court Executive Officer Michael Roddy.
"Across the...
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