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Why are we so afraid of democracy?
April 19, 2013 Dear Members and Others, Below is an outstanding editorial from Bill Girdner, editor of the Courthouse News Service, that helps to illustrate the dysfunction of California’s judicial leadership structure. Until our Judicial Council is composed of independent judicial officers determined to make responsible decisions on behalf of the state court system, we […]
Posted in: Judicial Council of California
My court unification efforts have become a failure
April 11, 2013
By Larry Stiriling – a retired legislator and a retired judge My court-unification effort has become a failure. Most former politicians do not own up to their errors, but here is one that needs understanding and corrective action by the legislature. “Court unification” was an attractive concept that emerged from what was then known as “The […]
Posted in: Judicial Council of California
AOC to San Diego – Coin Detected In Pocket
April 8, 2013
About that tunnel in San Diego: Last year this statement was being uttered by San Diego leadership and others to win support to move forward with a new San Diego Courthouse. “The State of California will pay for the tunnel because it was part of the negotiations to obtain the land for the courthouse from […]
Posted in: Judicial Council of California
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
April 6, 2013
April 5, 2013 Dear Members and Others,Wednesday the Assembly Budget Subcommittee tasked with oversight of the judicial branch budget met. We attach a piece by reporter Cheryl Miller of The Recorder that details what occurred. The bottom line is that the legislative branch is done giving our current judicial regime a pass on its repeated […]
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The Armchair Quarterback’s Commentary
April 1, 2013
Let’s start out with proposed laws: Bob Wieckowski as proposed AB 666 which is being referred to in some circles as “The Devil’s Bill” because it strips the responsibility of adjudicating red light camera cases from the courts and makes them administrative hearings in front of the town that put the cameras up, much like […]
“Pay for View” was an AOC plan from the start
March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013 Dear Members and Others, We attach an editorial penned by Bill Girdner of the Courthouse News. Suffice it to say, our branch leaders have gotten the attention of those in the media who report on court cases and who believe in open government. The author voices a concern that we share — […]
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