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Chief Justice urges stable funding, cites cuts, vacancies and remote-hearing extension
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Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero told a joint session of the California legislature that recent cuts forced courthouse closures and service reductions, but partial restorations and a new remote-hearings authorization through Jan. 1, 2027, provide relief while uncertainty remains.
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero on Tuesday urged the California Legislature to prioritize stable funding for the judicial branch after last year’s proposed reductions forced cuts to court services and staffing.
Guerrero told a joint session of the California State Senate and the California State Assembly that in May the trial courts faced $97 million in reductions and other parts of the branch faced prospective reductions up to 7.95 percent. She said those cuts prompted court closures, furloughs, and reduced hours for self-help and clerk’s offices, and that partially restored funding tied to this year’s governor’s proposed budget should reduce…
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