No New Cuts to Courts in Governor's Proposed Budget – As Long As Tax Initiative Passes
By Todd Roberson on 01/06/2012 @ 10:30 AM
Governor Jerry Brown’s 2012-13 budget was unexpectedly released yesterday, and after drastic cuts in each of the last three years, the judicial branch is not a part of any new cuts for now. However, that’s all dependent on California voters approving the governor's plan to temporarily raise income and sales taxes in November. If the initiative fails, the court system would take a $125 million hit.
Also, as Cheryl Miller from The Recorder discusses here (subscription required), the budget proposal includes an additional $50 million for the courts from an increase in civil fees. The type of civil court fee increases is not specified. Court users' groups and judiciary officials would make the determination.
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