Senate Rules Committee advances George Cardona after hearing on State Bar reforms
The Senate Rules Committee voted to advance George Cardona to the full California Senate for confirmation as the State Bar’s chief trial counsel after a hearing focused on discipline reforms, case backlogs and safeguards adopted after the Girardi failures. Cardona and supporters said reforms and data-gathering are reducing disparities; some senators asked for more detail on the Eastman disbarment and staffing.
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George Cardona, the State Bar of California’s chief trial counsel, told the Senate Rules Committee that his office has made “significant changes to our policies and procedures” since the failures exposed by the Tom Girardi matter and urged the committee to advance his nomination to the full Senate.
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