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Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero urges stable court funding as vacancies persist
Summary
In her State of the Judiciary address, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero urged the Legislature and governor to provide stable funding for California courts, described recent budget cuts and partial restores, and noted about 67 judicial vacancies statewide.
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero told a joint session of the California State Senate and California State Assembly that the judicial branch needs stable funding to maintain public access to courts across all 58 counties. She said courts faced steep reductions last year — including roughly $97 million in trial-court cuts — and that partial restorations in the governor's proposed budget in January reduced the need for some furloughs and hiring freezes.
Guerrero said the branch…
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