You’ve probably seen their aftermath littered all over California roads. They cause millions in road hazard damage claims and accidents every year and if you happen to run into one as an insured, your insurance company will tell you that regardless of the circumstances it is entirely your fault. What am I talking about? Retreads. Retreads represent a majority of the truck tires that peel off a truck rim after a tire blowout.
Today I want to talk to you about another kind of retread. These retreads are of the judicial council variety. Nobody elected them to be “branch leadership” but as one of the last vestiges of good ‘ol boy politics left here in California they’ve demonstrated that time and again, no matter how screwed up these groups might get the operative words now and always are to stay the course and always speak with one voice.
An astonishing observation that any casual observer can make about this group is that the bigger the train wreck, the larger and more grandiose the subsequent appointment or re-appointment.
It is an antithetical cosmos that exists for the benefit of the chosen few yet purports to represent everyone with over 400 judges sitting on various committees guiding the courts into the twenty-second century. Of course, what’s left on the cutting room floor of this storybook fairytale of transparency and accountability is the fact that all of these 400 judges and justices that represent the courts are all appointed. Their official views and their votes rarely, if ever represent their courts and it isn’t because of a lack of trying. Rather, the agendas are set and guided under strict control by Pavlovian sycophants that were appointed to chair and co-chair these committees.
They have earned their esteemed leadership positions not by being elected to them by their peers but by sucking up to both the chief justice and the administrative director of the courts. You can usually pick them out of a crowd because their noses are just a little browner than those around them. They’re the type that would smile and be jovial even if you delivered the news that their whole family died in a plane crash.
JCW is proud to introduce the new council members and committee members and leadership of California’s Judicial Branch.
What’s that you say? They’re largely the same as the old leadership? That’s an astute observation my friend! The reason for that is that the pool of Pavlovian sycophants gets smaller and smaller every day that someone like you finds out the truth and refuses to step up to place their bets at the fixed roulette wheel of the star chamber.
Fear not against the reformists they say, for while they outnumber us on a 5 to 1 ratio, they don’t hold and will never hold the critical positions of chair and co-chair that could really make a difference because they must be appointed. And until they develop that brown tinge that sets them apart just like everyone else, they will never be members of the exclusive club and they must never ever learn of the secret handshake or the decoder rings.
TooBigToFail
October 19, 2013
I agree with the JCW observation that “the bigger the train wreck, the larger and more grandiose the subsequent appointment or re-appointment.” Justice Bruniers, the single biggest proponent of the failed CCMS project, continues to chair the JC CTAC for another year. Is the State legislature paying attention to what’s going on at the AOC? What kind of a message is being sent when the person in a significant position of power and influence on a project that wasted over $500 million of taxpayer money on a technology disaster continues in the same role? It would not at all surprise me if Justice Bruniers resurrected CCMS during the next year and attempted to move forward with implementations. Shame on us if that happens and we don’t make our voices heard with our state representatives.
Wendy Darling
October 19, 2013
Retreads: You get what you pay for.
Still serving themselves to the detriment of all Californians.
Long live the ACJ.
unionman575
October 19, 2013
😉
Lando
October 19, 2013
I said it before and will say again Bruiners is a good guy and pretty decent Justice. That however doesn’t qualify him to oversee the branch wide technology division. In that arena he is a complete failure. He was the front man for HRH-1 in attempting to block a state wide audit of CCMS and then repeatedly claimed CCMS was working and ready to be deployed. Maybe Bruiners could tell us what decade that was going to occur. Bruiners has run out of road and has no credibility on tech case management issues. The fact he can’t get off the stage and/or that HRH-2 and Jahr won’t get him to exit shows how truly dysfunctional the Judicial Council and AOC have become. They are a group of insular insiders unwilling to change and reform. They exist only to protect their power to the detriment of the citizens we serve.
Wendy Darling
October 20, 2013
“They exist only to protect their power to the detriment of the citizens we serve.”
Exactly right, Lando.
Long live the ACJ.
courtflea
October 20, 2013
retreads: lick spittles, koolaide drinkers, ass kissers, brown nosers, and suckups. Oh and next AOC award winners.
wearyant
October 20, 2013
Bruiniers and/or Herman had the mistaken belief that the courts admin owned the CCMS software code. That glaring mistake alone should blow Bruiniers off the stage. It would not be tolerated in private industry, which courts admin seek to emulate — except for the hard consequences for their actions. That goof which had to have come from misreading the Deloitte contract is simply unforgivable.
TooBigToFail
October 20, 2013
wearyant, I support your statement that the lack of awareness about the terms and conditions of the CCMS contract and the resulting disastrous financial implications to CA taxpayers would not be tolerated in private industry. The majority of my IT consulting work has been done in the private sector where executive management answers to shareholders for mistakes. Shareholders aren’t forgiving when poor performance results in the company taking a financial hit. In my final conversation with my ISD client in March 2006 when, among other statements I made to her, I told her that she was not looking out for the interests of CA taxpayers, she responded that I was not concerned about “the greater good.” Whose greater good?
wearyant
October 22, 2013
I’d give my left eye for a copy of that CCMS contract with Deloitte containing all the over-100 amendments! (disclosure: can’t see out of the left eye anyway :-D)
TooBigToFail
October 22, 2013
In this forum, we talk a lot about the Deloitte contract, and that certainly is where the bulk of the money went. But let’s not forget that 2 other consulting firms, BearingPoint and MTG, also made a lot of money off CA taxpayers. And no one talks about the “cast of thousands” of independent contractors, many of them brought on as FOPs (insiders know what the acronym means) who annually billed hundreds of thousands of dollars for 10+ years. Several of them made so much money in hourly rates that they retired early. One of them, who headed up the PMO in the Southern Regional Office, had his own plane and flew AOC executives around to meetings. And why did CA not open up an investigation as NY did?
Wendy Darling
October 20, 2013
Ah, Ant. You assume that Bruiners, Herman, et al, actually read the Deloitte contract.
Still serving themselves to the detriment of all Californians.
Long live the ACJ.
Michael Paul
October 20, 2013
His many misleading statements regarding CCMS and the perceived need to spend over 8 million to salvage the code that they did not own makes him a technology pariah. No one can trust court technology projects guided by the good justice and the judge.
A few questions come to mind:
Did Justice Bruiniers read the unredacted version of the Deloitte contract (lol good luck with that) and come to that administrative opinion that “we own the code” all on his own?
Did someone provide this line of B.S. to Justice Bruiniers and he bought it?
If so, how has that person or group of people been held accountable?
Would that be by giving the appearance that Justice Bruiniers is a court technology pariah?
Nathaniel Woodhull
October 21, 2013
For those of us who dared to ask many of these questions early on in the process, (to: HRH-1, Vickrey and Mr. Bruin-ears, before being elevated to his lofty post,) told us that we didn’t know what we were talking about and effectively we were put into positions in which our questions would not be responded to anymore.
No one will ever be held accountable for the loss of $568 Million because no one can (or will) say who was involved in the contract negotiations. It almost seems like HRH-1’s assigned trolls simply said: “This is too complicated Deloitte, you put together a contract and show us with a sticky-tab where to sign.” After the fact, no one will say who the “we” is that signed whatever documents that made up the contract, that none of us can get a copy of because “they” say it doesn’t exist. But….”we” own the Code and will make Millions from its future use according to Mr. Bruin-ears in 2011-2012. I heard that Edward J. Smith is looking for another boat to captain, maybe he could be put in charge of the Technology Committee, or at least co-chair it with Terrance.
Michael Paul
October 21, 2013
The issue of not knowing who responsible parties are is not entirely true. The trifecta of contract extensions was done by two IT directors Yerian and Dusman representing the IT department, Sheila Calabro representing CCMS and Steve Nash representing finance.
Where are they now?
Yerian and Calabro rode off into retirement sunset with life long pensions as their just reward.
Steven Nash was elevated to San Bernardino (and now Contra Costa) CEO as his just reward.
Antithetical Cosmos…..
TooBigToFail
October 21, 2013
You are correct, and I’m going to add an observation based on being on the inside of CCMS for 18 months. Mark worked for Pat, so he had no say in what was going on if he wanted to keep his job. Sheila was the person running the CCMS debacle out of the Southern Regional Office, and she basically told Pat what to do. That doesn’t excuse Pat; however, these folks had/have lucrative pensions to protect, so the SF folks played ball with Sheila.
Richard Power
October 21, 2013
I’m a little puzzled about the concern over who owns the CCMS code. If the code is worthless, why would it matter? Am I missing something here?
Michael Paul
October 21, 2013
The code that you and I know is worthless and unusable was pegged at being worth somewhere north of 8 million to salvage by the same leadership that said we owned it and it works. Fortunately he had the good sense to decline the reappointment it would appear.
Too bad the chief justice lacked the good sense to not reappoint him.That’s egg all over her face but what’s new?
disgusted
October 20, 2013
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2013/snip101613.htm
disgusted
October 20, 2013
SNIPPETS (Column)
LACBA Sections to Discuss ‘Court Reporter Crisis’
•The Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Appellate Law Section and its Litigation Section will present a discussion on Nov. 18 entitled, “Court Reporter Crisis After Eighteen Months: Litigation and Appeals in the ‘BYOR’ Era.
Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Paul A. Turner of this district’s Div. Five will speak, along with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel Buckley and Anita Lee, fiscal and policy analyst for the state Legislative Analyst’s Office.
The venue will be the auditorium (behind the pond on the first floor) of the Ronald Reagan Building, at 300 South Spring Street, in downtown Los Angeles.
A meeting announcement says:
“Under severe budget constraints, a year and a half ago the Los Angeles Superior Court implemented policies limiting the availability of court-provided reporters and allowing litigants to arrange for the use of privately retained reporters. The court recently announced a new policy further limiting the availability of court-provided reporters.
“The panelists will explain why a reporter’s transcript is vital to protecting appellate rights, how well the “bring your own reporter” system has been working, what problems litigants and the courts have encountered, and what other changes have been proposed, including the use of electronic reporting.”
The cost for members of the sponsoring sections is $40, with others paying $75.
Two hours of MCLE credit will be given (including two hours of Appellate Law Specialization credit.)
Registration is available online on LACBA’s website or by telephoning (213) 896-6560.
disgusted
October 20, 2013
“and what other changes have been proposed, including the use of electronic reporting.”
disgusted
October 20, 2013
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8287/7559100252_1713a64d22_z.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/7559100252/&h=634&w=640&sz=356&tbnid=tJ631WnFiGfj6M:&tbnh=123&tbnw=124&zoom=1&usg=__8wpRtMRAF7uA4Erg6MrtlI0xtgw=&docid=S7VdhAngCPAWIM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=kTVkUsmlBsioiQLlg4CwDQ&ved=0CDcQ9QEwBA
disgusted
October 20, 2013
Wendy Darling
October 20, 2013
That’s probably too much technology for 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Disgusted. Probably more like Morse Code would be their speed.
Long live the ACJ.
wearyant
October 20, 2013
Yeah, is Hull still demanding freedom info requests be delivered via Pony Express? Right, Morse Code “works” and it can be done from the garage that the Ferrari SUV sits in. Carry on, AOC bozos, laughing and scratching.
The bozos are still serving themselves at the detriment of all CA citizens.
Richard Power
October 21, 2013
I love the Mickey Mouse recorder but ….. All the joking aside, multi-track digital recording can work very well. Depends on the equipment primarily. That plus rehiring some reporters to act as transcribers would be a good solution. Technology is changing how business works. Courts are just way behind on all this. We need high efficiency and we need it now. With many diverse groups each having agendas, and each being rigid and absolutely unbending in their approaches, the outlook does not look good for the immediate future. And that’s going to be a big problem in short order if people don’t come together soon on all this.
The OBT
October 21, 2013
I love the double talk that flows from 455 Golden Gate. A naive person would believe all of Tani and Jahr’s talk of reform and change. Jahr’s a good front man as he presents well at least in short sound bites. He has a scary Bill Vickrey persona which is probably why J Hull made the incredible claim he was the most qualified person in the Unites States to run the AOC. The reality Hull guaranteed was nothing and I mean nothing would change at the crystal palace. The same insiders are in charge, congratulating themselves, giving awards to each other and allowing people like Bruiners to stay in charge of technology for the branch. Hull, Jahr, Bruiners and Tani. Is it any wonder the California judicial branch is in a total state of chaos ?
unionman575
October 21, 2013
Michael Paul
October 21, 2013
Looking more carefully at the list of appointments and reappointments shows changes between those reappointed on the two lists.
On Page 26 it indicates that Justice Bruiniers and Judge Herman are re-appointed chairs and co-chairs. On Page 62 is a revised list of appointments. It does not include Justice Bruiniers and elevates Judge Herman to chair and David DeAlba as vice chair while adding David Yamasaki.
Lipstick on a pig.
wearyant
October 21, 2013
Ha ha. The cut-and-paste job were awry. They don’t even bother retyping the lists anymore. 😉
Wendy Darling
October 21, 2013
At some point it stops being recycling and just becomes plain old trash. I think we’re there.
Long live the ACJ.
unionman575
October 22, 2013
http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/10/22/3565366/dan-walters-california-courts.html
Dan Walters: California courts muscle up for money
Published: October 22, 2013
MaxRebo5
October 22, 2013
Great link unionman575. My favorite part was this line:
The Cantil-Sakauye faction has argued that the courts’ problem is not how the money is distributed, but insufficient overall financing. And now it is muscling up to press that argument on the governor and the Legislature by creating its own advocacy organization called the Foundation for Democracy and Justice.
They are naming their lobbying organization the Foundation for Democracy and Justice! That takes some balls. Two Chiefs now have openly refused to democratize the Judicial Council and fight to preserve having a complete monopoly on all appointments to the branch’s policy making body. Tani’s actions are the exact opposite of democracy!!!
As for the “Justice” part of their title their policies (which they own 100% since they have complete control of the branch) speak for themselves. Team George has given us 15 years of consolidation of power in the hands of a few at the AOC, CCMS which failed, a massively expensive courthouses in Long Beach, 1,000 Court employees working in the AOC in SF not processing cases, AOC staff telecommuting from Switzerland, an AOC TV station, cuts to local courts with 2,500 trial court employees laid off (so far), reduced hours for the public at local courts, existing courthouses are not maintained and are closed, and still no e-filing for most courts.
The most appalling of all of this though is the defiance of the Chief as she gives out awards for excellence in the name of the Director that the Legislature demanded be fired for CCM. She has pretty much shelved most of the SEC Report which she herself said would be “the Bible” guiding reforms for the branch so mistakes of George/Vickrey (she didn’t name names) would not be repeated. Yet today we have Court Executives put in place like in Placer County by AOC “leaders” with no experience as court staff and also no formal education in management who go out and fire court reporters when these court employees are willing to make the salary concessions needed by that court. Mean stuff! This prompted the legislature to pass SB 566 and the Governor to get involved and this was just this past week. Is this good court administration or justice? I say it is a mess. Watch Tani will select Mr. Chatters for a Vickrey Award later this year for “excellence in judicial administration” for his role in Placer’s County Court’s latest fiasco court executive fiasco. Everyone on JCW will be looking for buckets.
This new foundation’s name exposes such hypocrisy. Next I’ll read the paper and see the tobacco industry is creating a new lobbying foundation named “Preventing Cancer and Ending Addiction to Controlled Substances”. Such arrogance! I say bring on this new foundation and let the legislature, the governor, the public employee unions, the press, and the general public see how empty their words are.
Judicial Council Watcher
October 22, 2013
It’s no different than the JC’s constant harping on transparency and accountability when there is no transparency or accountability.
Justice Bruiniers (Yes, we’re spelling your name right because stepping off the podium was the stand-up thing to do) was reappointed. How does that demonstrate transparency or accountability? Is the CCMS contract available for all to see? No. Does CCMS work? No. Has anyone been held accountable for their missteps in this half billion dollar expenditure? No because it works and is all things to all people, fits the needs of every court perfectly and is already saving money every day in the courts.
The foundation for democracy and justice is being created to lobby the legislature for more top down control of the courts. Virtually all of its members embrace top down control over the courts, were virtually all CCMS supporters and wish to create the possibility of legislators opening doors to meetings that the office of governmental affairs has been shut out of.
They will urge the legislature to look past politburo indiscretions and fund the politburo so that they in turn can fund the courts (after taking their pound of flesh from them)
This group is no friend of local courts. This group is being formed to give the judicial council a voice. Look past the fact that the least credible lobbyist of all time was elevated to a management position within the AOC’s ranks they will argue. That decision represents separation of powers they will say.
This legislature is finally paying attention and unfortunately the attention they are paying isn’t the kind of attention the branch wants but what the courts and their employees want.
wearyant
October 22, 2013
I hear the great governor vetoed SB 566 by not signing it.
Judicial Council Watcher
October 22, 2013
We just tweeted these observations and Mr. Pensador as usual hits the nail on the head.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/22/1249514/-An-Orgy-of-Greed-And-Corruption-From-Sea-To-Shining-Sea
wearyant
October 22, 2013
Thanks for the great link, JCW! Wonderful how Pensador wrote about CCMS. Since the great George Team wants so much for the public to forget that sloppy debacle, here’s for reminding the AOC/JC/CJ constantly and forever! And the clowns believe it’s better to forge ahead with their dirty little plans first and apologize later when they are discovered — hell, they never even apologized! Rock on, JCW!
Long live the ACJ!
Remember, all honest CA citizens, the AOC/JC/CJ are continuing to serve themselves to the detriment of all honest CA citizens.
Agent 99
October 22, 2013
Tani’s Foundation is a 501(c)3 meaning a “charitable” non-profit, whose donors can hide behind the curtain. This is especially great for those law firms, corporate contributors and other private donors who get a seat at the table with our Chief Justice where they can talk civics education. Meanwhile, her “prestige” (okay let’s pretend she has some) can be used to raise some dough for more civics education. Buried toward the end of its Mission Statement about civics education, The Foundation for Democracy and Justice includes its true goal of educating about the importance of more money for the judicial branch, aka the AOC. The newly formed 501(c)3 has already started its media campaign attempting to educate the public that an independent judiciary means never having to say you’re sorry (CCMS, Long Beach Courthouse, raises…) Leave it to Joe Dunn, Executive Director of the State Bar, to get the ball rolling. He is listed as the corporate agent on the Secretary of State website, with a filing date of May 6, 2013 and a mailing address of 180 Howard Street, San Francisco. This is the address for the California State Bar. Noteworthy is that 501(c)3’s have very limited lobbying ability lest they lose their tax exempt status and must report all such activity on their 990 filings with the federal government. For donors, that tax exempt status is as good as gold. It means a charitable write off for all donations. No doubt, however, this Foundation will believe itself to be exempt from tax filing requirements by arguing that it is connected to a governmental entity or will simply blow off any and all efforts to shine light on its inner workings. Once again, the truth will be buried by expert bureaucrats already primed by Curt Childs and Co.
Me thinks Tani is in way over her head. But it is she who still confuses a Yugo for a Ferrari.
wearyant
October 22, 2013
Excellent post, Agent 99! Yes, yet another iron curtain thrown up by the AOC/JC/CJ.
unionman575
October 22, 2013
http://www.bridgespan.org/Nonprofit_Jobs/Position_Details.aspx?jobId=9844
😉
unionman575
October 22, 2013
http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/nonprofit_integrity_act_nov04.pdf
unionman575
October 22, 2013
“Executive Compensation By Charitable Corporations,
Unincorporated Associations And Charitable Trusts Must Be
Review And Approved [Government Code section 12586(g)]
► Charitable corporations and unincorporated associations must have their
governing board or authorized board committee review and approve the
compensation of the Chief Executive Officer or President, and the
compensation of the Chief Financial Officer or treasurer, to ensure that the
payment is “just and reasonable.”
Judicial Council Watcher
October 24, 2013
Here’s the problem: 501c3’s have been routinely abusing their tax exempt status by making grants to others who do the dirty work on their behalf. By having the Chief Justice and the Attorney General as honorary chairs, this group will unquestionably showered with corporate cash and will spend that cash on expenses that will be paid to its sponsors, founders and directors other endeavors.
The issue here is that even if there is wrongdoing with this particular 501(c)3 no one will take up the complaint because the honorary chairs are the top judge and top law enforcement official in the state. ALL FPPC prosecutions are funneled through the AG’s office. Any complaint is therefore dead on arrival regardless of how egregious the conduct might be.
wearyant
October 24, 2013
A perfect setup for the hopelessly greedy and ethically handicapped! Brilliant! This poor pensioner will not be contributing to the slick party fund, however.
Michael Paul
October 25, 2013
…..just like CaliforniaAll. Two million was raised using several of the same names used by this new nonprofit including Harris, Cantil-Sakauye. The benefactors appear to be UCIF under the tutelage of Robinson & Dunn.
Complaints were filed and died on the vine within the AG’s office. FPPC wouldn’t touch the matter due to the names involved.
Agent 99
October 22, 2013
Wearyant,
Don’t allow your weariness to overcome your spirit. The trail is long, steep and windy, but the ACJ has caused many to jump off the cliff. Tani’s personal vendetta against the ACJ is not sustainable as demonstrated by her willingness to heed creative but flawed legal advice. Leading Dunn’s 501(c)3 is so fraught with ethical booby traps that I can’t help but think Mary Roberts must have given her the green light.
wearyant
October 24, 2013
😉 I’ll continue to nip at the AOC/JC/CJ baddies until I can no longer draw a breath!
unionman575
October 22, 2013
You know there’s nothing like a nice late night Vodka Tonic to enhance my thought processes when it comes to 501(c)3’s like for example, The Foundation for Democracy and Justice.
😉
More to follow as digging up dirt is a thrill…
Recall Tani Organizing Committee (RTOC)
A Judicial Council Watcher public accountability project
https://recalltani.wordpress.com/
wearyant
October 24, 2013
Now the no-account baddies have driven our U-man to vodka on a week night! :-D.
unionman575
October 22, 2013
Follow the non-profit money…
😉
Michael Paul
October 23, 2013
Follow the money indeed. Here is another flash in the pan 501(c)3 that has a similar feel good profile with some of the same players: CaliforniaALL.
CaliforniaALL, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable entity.
CaliforniaALL’s alleged purpose was to award grants to entities that would increase minority participation in the “pipelines” that feed into various industries, such as finance, technology, and law.
Donations to CaliforniaALL came primarily from utility companies (including AT&T, Sempra Energy, and PG&E). In its brief existence from 2008 to 2010, CaliforniaALL collected close to $2 million, including an unusually large sub rosa contribution of $780,000 from the State Bar of California Foundation in 2008.
CaliforniaALL was abruptly dissolved in July 2010.
The OBT
October 23, 2013
Oh yes many ethical issues raised by this very unusual set up. MaxRebo 5 as always is totally right. How ironic is it that HRH-2 is running anything with the name Democracy in it? Must be for her tireless work in democratizing the Judicial Council and implementing the SEC report and appointing Justice Hull to insure the Judicial Council is open and responsive to all reasonable first amendment requests for public information lol. You can’t make any of this up. Really.
unionman575
October 23, 2013
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/10/22/3290909/location-of-modestos-new-courthouse.html
unionman575
October 23, 2013
http://www.modbee.com/2013/10/21/2986932/presiding-judge-says-public-was.html
unionman575
October 23, 2013
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/letterstotheeditor/ci_24336146/disputes-courthouse-project
Nathaniel Woodhull
October 23, 2013
Well this morning the interpreters are picketing courthouses. What a surprise, negotiations with AOC management has broken down. The interpreters haven’t gotten a raise, or even a COLA in the past six years. Now the AOC”s response is that interpreters are not necessary and they will proceed with VRI (video remote interpreting). Are these people nuts? Have they ever been inside a courtroom? Good luck with that!
🙂
Wendy Darling
October 23, 2013
Court employees who are represented by unions are viewed with contempt and derision at 455 Golden Gate Avenue, with the lion’s share of that contempt and derision reserved for the interpreters and court reporters. In addition, the fund for court interpreters is one of the biggest unsupervised slush funds controlled by the AOC.
Still serving themselves to the detriment of all Californians.
Long live the ACJ.
MaxRebo5
October 23, 2013
Can’t pay for court staff raises because the JC/AOC spent all their bullets pushing for and getting 5 billion in bonds for new courthouses. That fancy modern airport terminal of a courthouse in Long Beach was very expensive and if budgets are indeed a “zero sum game” then someone else is gonna have to lose to pay for JC excesses. It won’t be the AOC that takes the hit. That much is for certain. I’m sure Curt Soderlund in the AOC is cursing the unions representing the interpreters (he hates unions).
I can hear it now, “California’s non-english speaking communities and the interpreters who have served them without a raise for the past six years can be damned (like the 2,500 laid off trial court workers already). We’ll get video interpreting to do it. That’ll be great because we have the skills and expertise here at the AOC to implement new technology. Nothing too big at stake here anyways just basic constitutional rights for non-english speakers. Besides, Tani has created a new foundation with “Democracy and Justice” in the title so it’s all good. Pay no attention to this massive AOC headquarters in San Francisco that processes no cases and costs millions. Nothing to see here…”
This joke of a JC and AOC “leadership” is exposed. They are serving themselves to the detriment of others. Thanks JCW!
Lando
October 25, 2013
General what a great clip from an awesome flick from the past. The interpreters are so vital and hardworking they need to be properly compensated. What a shock that the JC/AOC has messed this up as well. I guess when you waste close to a billion on a failed case management system and a courthouse that looks like an airport it is the hardworking and loyal trial court employees like our interpreters that pay the price. Just another exhibit in the now thousands that could be marked to support the case for defunding the JC?AOC .