In a recent email composed to AOC employees, Jodi Patel opines that after top leadership switches deck chairs on the titanic while the Judicial Council band plays on that it will take 12-18 months to reposition all of the other deck chairs.
Meanwhile, while many of us weren’t looking, the Judicial Council and the AOC have taken all of this years budgetary assistance to the trial courts through the immediate and critical needs & trial court construction funds diversons that are currently keeping your local court operating and have shoveled all of that money back to court construction for the next fiscal year.
If they can’t have their grubby meathooks into one fraud prone endeavor like software development then they should double down their bets on the other fraud prone endeavor of court construction, right?
We call it the AOC’s Mausoleums to Justice campaign.
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Despite having compelled the layoffs of thousands of courtworkers and a backdoor dismantling of our civil justice system, that judicial ‘leadership’ and I use that term loosely, has chosen that next year, the Mausoleums to Justice program takes precedence over keeping the courts open and operational.
In the current fiscal year, 2012-2013 240 million of courthouse construction money was sent to the trial courts with over 67 million allocated for capital courthouse construction costs.
In 2013-2014 this ratio changes significantly with only 50 million being allocated to the trial courts and an incredible 160 million allocated to capital construction costs. So while the trial courts are being systematically dismantled the insiders at 455 Golden Gate want to build monuments to their insular rule.
We think we know how the Judicial Council is planning to make this shift…..
Santa Claus!
Colleagues:
The new organizational structure for the Administrative Office of the Courts will become effective next Monday, October 1, 2012. (The organizational chart is attached). This new structure represents the first milestone for implementation of the Judicial Council’s directives on the realignment of the AOC. Curt Child, Curt Soderlund, and I are honored to assume our new roles as part of the Executive Office leadership under Judge Jahr. We are enthusiastic about the opportunity of working more closely with each of your offices within the new division structure, and confident that the broader realignment effort will benefit the AOC and those we serve.
I want to share some information with you on some of the practical aspects of the transition process.
Reporting to the Judicial Council
As Judge Jahr shared with you in his August 31, 2012, e-mail message regarding the Judicial Council’s approval of the realignment, the analysis and implementation of realignment recommendations will take 12 to 18 months. The council’s Executive and Planning Committee will receive a monthly progress report generated from information provided by your offices. Judge Jahr will provide a formal oral and written update at each council business meeting. While these recommendations provide a clear and valuable roadmap for the AOC, they are not the sole source of organizational improvement. Beyond reporting on specific recommendations, we also will be working with the directors to ensure that the council is made aware of other innovative actions that are being taken to improve how we operate.
Transition Timeframe
There are immediate as well as longer-term challenges in making these structural changes. They involve everything from basic name changes for the new office structure to budgeting and accounting processes, staff relocations, and system-wide technology and web updates. These and many other changes will not occur overnight but will need to be addressed over time. In this first phase, the focus is on establishing reporting relationships within the new structure, including the reporting shift for some units and also the significant bifurcation of the Office of Court Construction and Management into two separate offices. Internal human resources and budget changes for the offices also are under way and targeted for completion in 90 days. Changes are being implemented as resources allow. In some instances, they are requiring personnel reclassifications to reflect role or duty changes. I appreciate the support of the directors and staff involved in coordinating this effort while they are continuing to deal with their day-to-day responsibilities.
Naming Conventions
As we all adjust to the new structure internally and work with the Judicial Council, advisory committees, and the courts, for clarity purposes we would like to avoid creating acronyms around the new division and office names. (Like JACkASs) This is in direct response to previous feedback from key customers confused by the many different acronyms we use in communications. Where abbreviations are called for, our three divisions: Judicial Council and Court Leadership Services Division, Judicial and Court Administrative Services (aka JACkASs) Division, and Judicial and Court Operations Services Division should be identified respectively as: Leadership Services, Administrative Services, and Operations Services. A similar naming convention should be followed for all offices, as appropriate. (In other words, don’t do what all government agencies do cuz the head of Jackass might be offended.)
AOC Templates
Templates have been created for the three divisions with drop-down options to insert the names of directors and offices. These will be available next week.
E-signature
By October 1, please ensure that your e-signature is updated to reflect the name of your office and new division, in that order.
Internal Space Moves
Facilities staff are working on floor plans to accommodate the various moves as we consolidate office space. They are meeting with each of your directors to finalize the best possible options for keeping offices and units together within certain limitations. A final floor plan will be shared with you prior to the moves.
There are many other issues, large and small, to be addressed regarding the new structure and the broader realignment of our organization. This is a challenging undertaking and I appreciate your cooperation and patience as we systematically work through each area of operations.
Serving as Interim Administrative Director of the Courts for the past eight months has been an extraordinary challenge in terms of the fiscal environment and difficult business decisions that needed to be made. I’m grateful for the support of the Chief Justice and the Judicial Council, and the leadership of Curt Soderlund and the directors who have played such a strong role in making necessary changes. I also want to thank each of you for your support and commitment to the work that we do to (a more appropriate word would be dismantle) improve our justice system. I look forward to working with Judge Jahr as he assumes his role as Administrative Director of the Courts on October 9 and know that you will join me in welcoming him and giving him your full support as we all work together to move the AOC forward.
Sincerely,
Jody
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unionman575
September 30, 2012
Simply outstanding work JCW!
😉
unionman575
September 30, 2012
http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Contractors-Salary/Judicial-Branch-of-California-Contractor-Salary-E41592.htm?filter.jobTitleFTS=Attorney
Judicial Branch of California Contractor
HQ San Francisco, CA
Attorney – Hourly Contractor
1 Judicial Branch of California Salary
$73 – $78 per hour
unionman575
September 30, 2012
Most One–Time Fund Transfers Came From Three Court Special Funds
Most of the one–time fund transfers or redirections partially offsetting reductions to the trial courts came from three branch special funds: the State Court Facilities Construction Fund (SCFCF), the Immediate and Critical Needs Account (ICNA), and the Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund (Modernization). Legislation creating the SCFCF and ICNA provided both with dedicated funding streams for court facility construction projects.
Brief descriptions of all three funds are listed below.
SCFCF. Chapter 1082, Statutes of 2002 (SB 1732, Escutia), also known as the Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002, created the SCFCF. This legislation increased criminal fines and civil filing fees to finance $1.5 billion in lease–revenue bonds to support 14 court facility construction projects. The fund receives roughly $130 million annually from fine and fee revenue.
ICNA. Chapter 311, Statutes of 2008 (SB 1407, Perata) created ICNA. The legislation increased various criminal and civil fines and fees to finance up to $5 billion in lease–revenue bonds or other financing tools that are being used to support 39 court facility construction projects. The account receives roughly $320 million annually from fine and fee revenue.
Modernization. Chapter 850, Statutes of 1997 (AB 233, Escutia and Pringle), created the Modernization Fund to promote projects designed to increase access, efficiency, and effectiveness of the trial courts. Such projects include judicial education programs and technological improvements. The fund receives monies through a transfer from the General Fund appropriation provided to the judicial branch. The Governor’s budget includes $38.7 million from the Modernization Fund for 2012–13.
http://www.lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/crim_justice/managing-ongoing-reductions-041312.aspx
😉
unionman575
September 30, 2012
http://www.thecomplexlitigator.com/post-data/2012/4/19/the-unconstitutional-dismantling-of-californias-judicial-bra.html
unionman575
September 30, 2012
State of the Judiciary March 2012
“Resolve alone is not enough. To honor and respect the laws signed by the Governor, the judicial branch must be funded adequately and consistently. The promise of equal justice in California should not be illusory. ”
http://www.courts.ca.gov/17293.htm
unionman575
September 30, 2012
And now a word from Judge Rosenberg…
“Myth: The judicial branch has sufficient staff resources to do its job.
Fact: You cannot run a judicial branch with judges alone. A judiciary needs court clerks, court reporters, court bailiffs, court administrators, information technology specialists, court commissioners, court referees, jury commissioners, fiscal and human resources officers, legal research assistants, family law facilitators and other court staff to serve the public and the bench. In California, today, judicial branch budgets have been cut to such an extent that court staffs, county by county, are 20 to 30 percent below where they were in 2007-08. Yet the workload has increased. This disconnect is not sustainable. You cannot cut your staff by up to one-third, increase workload and expect no impact on the court’s ability to do its work and serve the public.”
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/19/4500822/myths-and-facts-about-judicial.html
😉
Wendy Darling
September 30, 2012
“We are enthusiastic about the opportunity of working more closely with each of your offices within the new division structure, and confident that the broader realignment effort will benefit the AOC and those we serve.”
Translation: We are enthusiastic that the “new division structure” will create new opportunities to serve ourselves to the detriment of all Californians.
Long live the ACJ.
courtflea
September 30, 2012
Did I miss it? lets see that org chart if you have it JCW. I would die a thousand deaths if I worked for the AOC right now. It has always sucked working there but all this bullshit flying around would be pretty hard to swallow.OK kiddies start the music and lets play musical chairs!! and oh yeah, don’t forget to change your e signature, wash your hands before you leave the restroom, and push your chair in when you leave your desk at night for the next year to 18 months. You gotta be fucking kidding me.
unionman575
September 30, 2012
Wendy Darling
September 30, 2012
One wonders who it will be that will next loose their musical chair on the deck of the HMS Judicial Branch Titantic? Any thoughts?
Long live the ACJ.
Wendy Darling
September 30, 2012
“OK kiddies start the music and lets play musical chairs” . . . to the tune of :Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.
Over here at JCW, the anthem of the times is “Won’t Be Fooled Again.”
Long live the ACJ.
unionman575
September 30, 2012
my name is luka I work on the 3rd floor
October 2, 2012
true that court flea. with god as my witness, I vow to do everything in my power to ensure that JaCASs becomes part of the lexicon at 455.
I commit to using it, unironically once a day.hope it catches on
sighed a soon to be former employee
wearyant
September 30, 2012
LOVED this, JCW!
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Where abbreviations are called for, our three divisions: Judicial Council and Court Leadership Services Division, Judicial and Court Administrative Services (aka JACkASs) Division, and Judicial and Court Operations Services Division should be identified respectively as: Leadership Services, Administrative Services, and Operations Services. A similar naming convention should be followed for all offices, as appropriate. (In other words, don’t do what all government agencies do cuz the head of Jackass might be offended.)
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Proof that the AOC does indeed plan ahead! I’d never have believed it. They actually looked down the road and foresaw JCAS on the horizon! Hilarious! Solution? No more government acronyms allowed now. Funniest thing I’ve seen in quite a while. Thank you mightily, JCW!
Dear AOC “colleagues” — make all the rules you’d like, but gov’t acronyms can’t be wiped out because you say so. Get used to JACkASs! Hahahahaha!
Also, it would be correct to refer to Jahr as Citizen Jahr, NOT Judge Jahr, because you choose to suck up by imagining that is his preference and it “sounds better.”
In civility and collegiality, yours eternally, RantAnt
courtflea
September 30, 2012
You are so funny Wearyant! And yes, Jackass is a fabulous acronym! My vote for Jahr’s title is still Jahr Head. In his current position he does not deserve the title of Judge much less “your honor”.
Wendy, I agree with others here that J Head is a one hit wonder. A year maybe 18 months at most? Can you pad a judge’s retirement? Jody, I just don’t see her sticking around very long either. My sources tell me she was shocked not to get the Direktor position (I guess Tani is a dragon lady ah I mean asshole don’t want to offend the sensitive here, too). I still see Roddy in the wings. If the legislature wakes up and smells the coffee, sadly I see J “the jerk” Clark Kelso in the picture for Direktor, the suck up, and he can remain on the AOC payroll!! Now that is easy!
because the SEC report wanted Mary Roberts out, of course she will remain at the AOC as long as she likes in her current position. J Hull will remain a permanent member of the JC taking J Huffmans role. Well my crystal ball has gone dark for now. Unfortunately, I never saw Auntie Em, just winged monkeys.
wearyant
September 30, 2012
Hahaha, courtflea, the credit for the acronym goes to the AOC! And then JCW pointed it out. JACkASs I’m still laughing at these AOC manager idiots speaking of the “confusion” it may cause to their “customers.” Customers? What goes with these people!? Is it the full moon? Hellloooooo?! Anyone out there in AOC land? Nope. Just the winged monkeys.
disgusted
September 30, 2012
“Fact: You cannot run a judicial branch with judges alone.” Unionman, I don’t know about that. For example, Stanley Mosk L.A. added a third writs and receivers dpt with no new staff. They use the other two courtooms’ staff to run the third. Maybe with the excess judges they’ll have from closing 50-plus courtooms in June and then 50-plus more in the next couple of months, maybe two or three judges may be able to run one courtroom without staff. I can see it now. Phone rings: “Dpt AAA, this is Judge A, tell me what you need.” Handed off to Judge B. “Your objections are overruled.” Judge C: “Case dismissed, I’m mailing out the ruling as we speak.” Voila. Perhaps they won’t even need courtrooms. They can set up a drive-thru justice center in the parking lots. There ya go.
I joked long ago that one day you’d be able to get drive-thru medical care. Well, guess what? Anybody gotten one of those drive-thru Kaiser parking lot flu shots? I did! Oh, I’ll just shut up before I go any further.
Truly, more Disgusted than ever!
Wendy Darling
September 30, 2012
“Truly, more Disgusted than ever!”
Right there with you, Disgusted.
Long live the ACJ.
JusticeCalifornia
September 30, 2012
Oh boy, everybody is on a roll, with JCW setting the tone this morning about JACkASS. I wonder if heads are going to roll at the AOC for not seeing that one coming. LOL.
Perfect. Just perfect. You play the game you get the name.
May I also suggest that I would be extremely wary of accepting anything (advice, counsel or kool aid) from the JCC LSD.
disgusted
September 30, 2012
“May I also suggest that I would be extremely wary of accepting anything (advice, counsel or kool aid) from the JCC LSD.”
Don’t even know what to say. Too amuzing!
disgusted
September 30, 2012
amusing.
wearyant
September 30, 2012
Here’s a new acronym for you, Jody. SKWRABG-AS. “Jackass” in stenotype. If you hurry, maybe it can be included in your AOC template drop-down box options.
p.s. I can’t wait to see how your abolition of government acronyms fares!
p.p.s. Say “hi” to your dog Spot for me, will ya?
courtflea
September 30, 2012
Well since according to the LA Times the clerks in LA Superior Court still use typewriters and carbon paper, I’d love to see a judge type those daily minutes! Its a bitch with no spell check or a delete button. No offense I don’t think I could do it anymore either!! 😉 I think clerks are the most under appreciated of the bunch. Perhaps winged monkeys from the AOC will help these poor judges
unionman575
September 30, 2012
😉
The OBT
October 1, 2012
You know what pays for all the courthouse construction monuments ? Everything from parking violations to traffic offenses , court filing fees and surcharges and penalty assessments on criminal fines. What I would like to know is who gave the Judicial Council and AOC the authority to take all of the above from the local trial courts to begin with ? Wouldn’t all of this make better sense if the local trial courts collected all of the above fees for their court and make a decision as to how best to spend their share ? I see nothing in the constitution that gave a bunch of unelected “insiders” like J Miller and J Hull the authority to take 160 plus million and then 189 plus million for them to decide that building monuments were more important than serving the public protecting our employees and discharging our constitutional duties .Hello out there. Is anyone in the legislature listening ?
Michael Paul
October 1, 2012
The brilliant, careful financial planning on the Long Beach courthouse is leaving them in a lurch. It’s looking like at least 53 million of that money might be going to pay the rent for one year on one courthouse. I don’t believe they factored that 53 mil rent payment into this overall budget forecast. Long Beach is beginning to look like it is an off budget item, much like the war on terror except the AOC hasn’t yet figured out how to print money to pay for it.
unionman575
October 1, 2012
This is what you call “FUBAR”.
JusticeCalifornia
October 1, 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_slang_terms
So applicable, unionman.
People occasionally complain about the language on JCW, but check out the military way of calliing it like it is. Love the entire list, but here is FUBAR:
“FUBAR (fucked up beyond all recognition/any repair/all reason)”
wearyant
October 1, 2012
An old saw from an old woman aka RantAnt. There was a judge in our courthouse who would take the parties’ attorneys back in chambers with him first thing upon the case being called. Hours later, while the court staff “languished” 🙂 alone out in the courtroom, there usually would be a settlement announced. This judge was called “Best in Chambers.” I would say that the JC/AOC/CJ could be dubbed “Best in FUBAR.”
anonymous
October 1, 2012
Judicial and Court Operations Services = JACkOffS?
I can see why they don’t like acronyms.
JusticeCalifornia
October 1, 2012
Thanks, anonymous, I was trying to think of something for Judicial and Court Operations Services.
Your suggestion is terrific, but actually, based on what many have seen and experienced, a better acronym is JAC OPS. A twist on Black Ops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_operation
A coincidence that we can make such fun of each division? Or, those who came up with these names for the new divisions had a twisted and arrogant sense of humor. LOL.
JAC ASS
JCC LSD
JAC OPS
The greatest truth is often told in jest.
Michael Paul
October 1, 2012
The greatest irony of all is that this government agency
1) lacked the foresight that an acronym might be used
2) picked these monikers with little to no consideration
3) Unlike all other government agencies that have made acronym fashion faux-pas, this one won’t consider change.
4) tries instead to ban the use of acronyms by decree.
Wendy Darling
October 1, 2012
“Tries instead to ban the use of acronyms by decree.”
Good luck with that.
Lando
October 2, 2012
A number of people that post here are absolutely correct. It is shocking to me that the unelected leaders of this branch would have so little regard for the countless court employees who have lost their jobs or are going to lose their jobs while they hoard and spend millions upon millions for new courthouses. This same arrogance has been displayed in the wasting of over 500 million on CCMS and the draining of millions of other taxpayer funds that led to the building of the crystal palace and the empire that supports it. One of my friends a retired attorney of some stature has followed all of this and asked a fundamental question. ” How could an agency set up to support the trial courts be allowed to undermine them and destroy them?” What a great question indeed..
Wendy Darling
October 2, 2012
Serving themselves to the detriment of all Californians, Lando.
disgusted
October 2, 2012
“S-erving T-hemselves to the D-etriment of all Californians,”
Yes, more properly called: the STD of all Californians.
JAD
October 2, 2012
If it was already posted I apologize – here is the link to the “NEW” AOC org (Old Recycled Garbage) chart.
wearyant
October 2, 2012
Thanks, JAD, for posting the org chart. But how nauseating it is! Layers of worthless management as usual.
Michael Paul
October 2, 2012
You might have to have worked for the AOC to notice that there is a whole division missing from the org chart. The former office of court construction and management was split into two divisions. One being the the facilities management unit which they decided would become a part of the AOC. The other part was design and construction that does not appear to be represented on the org chart. Why would that be?
unionman575
October 2, 2012
Hmm…
unionman575
October 2, 2012
And now a word from the Death Star…
http://woodlandrecord.com/new-woodland-courthouse-project-is-updated-with-construction-cuts-p2884-1.htm
New Woodland courthouse project is updated with construction cuts
Courtesy article
•Monday, October 01, 2012
Teresa Ruano, a communications specialist for the state Administrative Office of the Courts sent an email today (October 1) to an undisclosed list of email recipients. The following is the email:
I’m updating you on the status of the Woodland courthouse project, which underwent a cost-reduction effort prior to submitting it for approval for bond sale this fall. This project is among the first three projects funded by Senate Bill 1407 to reach a bond sale, which finances construction of the project.
Last month, the cost reduction subcommittee of the statewide Court Facilities Working Group (http://www.courts.ca.gov/15693.htm) approved a reduced construction budget for the project. The project had to meet or exceed cost-reduction targets set earlier by the Judicial Council.
The project team, including the Superior Court of Yolo County, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the project architects, and the construction manager proposed changes that would not only meet the targets, but exceed them. After the cost reduction subcommittee reviewed all proposed cost-cutting ideas, it directed the project team to find a further $750,000 in savings. In total, more than $9.25 million has been carved out of the construction budget for this project.
Presiding Judge Steve Basha said, “Yolo’s efforts to be extraordinarily prudent in its expenditure of limited courthouse construction funds are well-known. From the project’s inception, the Yolo team has been purposeful in our approach to design and build a courthouse that is a positive reflection of the Judicial Branch and the Yolo community in terms of safety, security, and cost-effectiveness.”
[See more on Yolo County’s “efforts” below.]
The bond sale is currently scheduled for mid-October. The bonds will be repaid by court user fees and penalties; no General Fund money is involved. Construction is currently scheduled to start in early 2013 and take about two years. A ceremonial groundbreaking will be planned.
# # #
Did you know the new Woodland courthouse was supposed to be built across from the old courthouse?
Because of a governmental planning debacle, common in these parts, the new courthouse will take up a block of valuable retail property on Main Street
In October, 2006, Yolo County adopted a resolution to commit the county’s property bordered by Court, Third, North and Fourth Streets to the state project. Two years earlier, an August 25, 2004, conference call memo of record states: “The City and County concur that the primary site for the new state court facilities should be at the northeast corner of Third and Court Streets.”
But for unknown reasons, Yolo denied it made any promises.
“The county did not commit any property to the courthouse relocation project,” said county public information officer Beth Gabor on behalf of all Yolo County supervisors and the county administrator who refused to make individual comments. Gabor later stated that the Administrative Office of the Courts did not meet certain conditions of the resolution.
Jim Perry, executive officer of the Superior Court of Yolo County, was asked what conditions the state did not meet. “I don’t know of any,” said Perry.
On August 16, 2007, County Administrator Sharon Jensen sent a letter to William C. Vickrey, director of the AOC. The letter contained added conditions to the 2006 resolution, including replacement costs of facilities and parking, that add up to $10 million in impact costs. The state has a budget of $173 million for the project.
In the letter, Jensen said the donation of the promised property at Court and Third was conditional to mitigation of county impacts including: 1) Replacement space for the public defender (about 8,750 sq. ft. for a staff of 35), 2) 132 parking spaces – that are already dedicated to court use, 3) Temporary relocation of the court holding jail, 4) Replacement of the law library (about 3,200 sq. ft.), 5) Relocation of the “function” of the multi-disciplinary interview center, and 6) Evidence unit – no mitigation was specified other than the dollar amount of 1.5 million.
On August 27, 2007, Vickery responded by saying he “was surprised” to receive Jensen’s letter. He said, “This donation was a critical feature for the project as it competes with other for scarce state funding.”
There is NO evidence that the state failed to meet conditions of the county’s resolution. And state representatives refused to comment on the relocation issue and refused to consider a proposal that would have saved the state, the county and the city millions of dollars.
Read the following two articles published by the Woodland Record that demonstrate the “effort” of Yolo County regarding the construction of the new Woodland courthouse across the street from the old courthouse.
County cover-up: Yolo pulls court site off the table, published March 7, 2009
New Woodland Courthouse update: Theaters on hold, county cover-up pursued, published April 14, 2009
unionman575
October 2, 2012
Another Death Star “”FUBAR”.
😉
Wendy Darling
October 2, 2012
FUBAR . . . and SNAFU.
Long live the ACJ.
Lando
October 3, 2012
I love the new AOC organization chart. Since all the unnecessary boxes all flow to Jody Patel it is striking how she appears to still be running everything .It certainly makes you wonder what J Jahr’s actual role is in all this. It is also fascinating that this latest AOC bureaucratic mess was designed just a week before J Jahr was to take office. Sure makes me wonder who is really still running things.I also find fascinating the lack of any meaningful cutback in unneeded and unwanted AOC functions including a criminal justice services office, office of administrative services and trial court liaison services group. The AOC could easily be reduced by half and all their functions should be described as trial court services. One last thing. I didn’t see Justice Hull’s name on the chart which was a disappointment given his role as gatekeeper to all AOC public information requests. I guess that organizational box got left off because ?
unionman575
October 3, 2012
Jahr = Figurehead.
😉
unionman575
October 3, 2012
Lando I’ll give you stamp so you can write and ask by U.S. Mail…I know there are no responses to e-mails…
😉
unionman575
October 3, 2012