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Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Justice for Some: L.A.'s Shrinking Court System | 3/21/2010 | See Source »

Caught in the cross-hairs of California's state budget crisis, the Los Angeles Superior Court - the largest trial court system in the nation - this week laid off 329 employees and closed 16 courtrooms. Facing an unprecedented $79 million shortfall, Presiding Judge Charles W. McCoy said that the courts will lay-off an additional 500 workers and shutter up to a total of 50 courtrooms come September. Announcing the cutbacks in a courtroom closed months ago to save money, McCoy said, "Today is a sad day for justice in Los Angeles." With attrition, McCoy expects the 5,400-employee court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Justice for Some: L.A.'s Shrinking Court System | 3/21/2010 | See Source »

...clerks, court reporters and supervisors. Judge Marjorie Steinberg says her family law departments are losing mental health professionals who help parents negotiate their disputes before they go to court: "You can imagine how tough that is on a family, and on the children, whose parents are fighting." (Will shrinking California save...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Justice for Some: L.A.'s Shrinking Court System | 3/21/2010 | See Source »

...courts, which make up 2% of the state budget, have thus joined the slash-and-cut regimen that has befallen school districts, cities, and social services across California as the state deals with a $21 billion shortfall this year. (That comes on the heels of last year's $40 billion deficit.) (See how California's crisis has hit its prized universities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Justice for Some: L.A.'s Shrinking Court System | 3/21/2010 | See Source »

...budget goes to salaries and benefits, which forces today's drastic measures," said McCoy. With annual court budget deficits expected to be as high as $140 million over the next four years, court officials say up to 1,800 staff positions may be eliminated. Last year, the California judicial council instituted a one-day per month closure of all state courts as both a cost-savings. "The unintended yet inevitable symbolism of 'Closed' signs on our courthouses - institutions that embody our nation's revered democratic ideas - is a graphic indication of the severity of California's economic crisis," said California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Justice for Some: L.A.'s Shrinking Court System | 3/21/2010 | See Source »

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