Dec. 23, 2025
Attorneys welcome LA Superior Court reforms but warn backlogs persist
After a year of reforms, attorneys applaud Los Angeles County Superior Court technology and settlement tools but say staffing shortages, trial delays and calendar congestion continue to undermine efficiency and justice.
After a year of new initiatives aimed at easing heavily burdened dockets in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, attorneys say that while the improvements are appreciated, significant calendar backlogs remain.
Cases don't proceed on the originally scheduled dates "85% of the time, which is not the case anywhere else in this country," said Nicholas C. Rowley of Trial Lawyers for Justice in Ventura.
"It's awful," Rowley said. "Sometimes we...
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