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Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal

Feb. 28, 2023

Court backlogs worse for felonies, evictions, Judicial Council says

The numbers have gotten worse in half dozen case types, notably felonies and unlawful detainers

Court backlogs for many important types of cases are down since their highs during the pandemic, according to figures from the Judicial Council. The improvement appears to have come because of a dose of emergency funding, along with a sharp drop in case filings. But the numbers have gotten worse in a half dozen case types, notably felonies and unlawful detainers.

The data was contained in a legislative analysis prepared for a Monday hearing...

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