Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 12, 2023
State lawmakers act to fund more judicial security
The $1.4 million for appellate court security came in response to the Dec. 27 request from the Judicial Council. The move is an acknowledgment that judges increasingly are under threat.
On Monday, a U.S. federal court sentenced a Sacramento man to 40 months in prison for assaulting a federal court security officer in 2019. The next day, a few blocks away, Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a state budget that included additional money for appellate court security. Also, that day, state lawmakers introduced a pair of budget bills requesting millions of dollars in extra spending on courthouse security in California.
The $1.4 milli...
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