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Judicial Council | 2023 Legislative Priorities (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Each year, the Judicial Council adopts legislative priorities to further key council objectives in the upcoming legislative year. Last year, the council's legislative priorities focused on implementing efficiencies in the courts, investing in the judicial branch, and expanding remote access to the courts.
The Legislation Committee recommends a similar approach for consideration by the Judicial Council for the 2023 legislative year, including stable and reliable funding to address increased costs and plan for the future, sufficient resources to improve access to the courts that includes remote access, adequate judgeships and judicial officers in counties with the greatest need, availability of verbatim records of court proceedings, and operational efficiencies in the courts.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Legislation Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve the following legislative priorities for 2023:
1. Advocate for the following:
a. Continued investment in the judicial branch to include stable and reliable funding for courts to address annual cost increases in baseline operations and plan for the future; and
b. Sufficient resources to improve physical access to the courts by keeping courts open, to expand access by increasing the ability of court users to conduct branch business online, to strengthen programs and services that have been restored over the past few years, and to continue to implement innovations in programs and services;
2. Continue to seek an adequate number of judgeships and judicial officers in counties with the greatest need;
3. Continue to promote the availability of verbatim records of court proceedings by working collaboratively to address court reporter shortages and exploring innovations in technology;
4. Seek legislative authorization, if needed and authorized by the Judicial Council in 2023, for the dispositi...
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