- Judicial Council Accepts Final Report (April 26, 2013)
- Trial Court Funding Workgroup Releases Final Report (Apr 18, 2013)
- Workgroup to Evaluate Progress on Trial Court Funding (Nov 2, 2012)
Conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the state’s progress in achieving the goals
outlined in the Lockyer-Isenberg Trial Court Funding Act of 1997.
The workgroup concluded that that the judicial branch has substantially complied with the Trial Court Funding Act. However, the judicial branch must continue to work to ensure that litigants across the state have equal access to justice and that funding for the branch is allocated in a manner that promotes greater access. The report contains 18 recommendations for consideration by the Judicial Council. Among other continuing work set forth in detail in the recommendations, the workgroup recommends that the branch identify and consider implementing efficiencies and best practices more uniformly, and adopt appropriate measures to assess improvements in providing access to justice for all Californians.
This collaborative effort between the judicial and executive branches was a successful approach to tackling these long-standing, complex issues facing the judiciary.
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