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2010 State of the Judiciary Address

• Miller, Cheryl, "Hitting the Wall," The Recorder, 1 March 2010
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• Yarbrough, Amy, "George Defends Court System," Daily Journal, 24 February 2010
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• Rizo, Chris, "California Chief Justice Laments Court Closures," Legal Newsline, 24 February 2010
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• Okamoto, Sherri, "Chief Justice Lashes Out in State of Judiciary Address," Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 24 February 2010
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• McKee, Mike, "Chief Justice Plays Defense in Annual Address," Cal Law, 24 February 2010
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• Associated Press, "Courthouse Closures Must End, Chief Jurist Says," San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee, 24 February 2010
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2009 State of the Judiciary Address

• Yarbrough, Amy, “George Has Dire Warning Over Budget Cuts,” Daily Journal, 12 March 2009
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• Miller, Cheryl, “George Seeks More Judges,” The Recorder, 11 March 2009
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• Lawrence, Steve, “California Chief Justice Wants Fee to Secure Courts,” Associated Press, 10 March 2009
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2008 State of the Judiciary Address

• Carreon, Crystal, “California's top judge pleads for judiciary funds,” Sacramento Bee, 26 March 2008
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• De Atley, Richard K. “Riverside County court woes underscore justice's speech to Legislature, The Press-Enterprise, 25 March 2008
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• Rapatoni, Linda, “State Chief Justice Warns Budget Cuts Will Strain Judiciary,” Daily Journal, 26 March 2008
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• Miller, Cheryl, “In Lean Year, George Pleads Case,” The Recorder, 26 March 2008
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Daily Journal Articles
The Daily Journal reports on issues of importance to the judicial branch. To view the articles, please logon to your Daily Journal account at https://www.dailyjournal.com, visit your local law library, or contact the AOC Office of Governmental Affairs, 916-323-3121 or dia.poole@jud.ca.gov.

Facilities/Courthouse Construction

• Bronstad, Amanda, “Stimulus Falls Short on Court Projects,” The Recorder, 16 March 2009
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• Flaherty, Kristina Horton, “Transfer of county courthouses to state is behind schedule”, California Bar Journal, 29 May 2007
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• Sangree, Hudson, "A do-it-yourself courtroom" Sacramento Bee, 2 April 2007
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• Murray, Bobby, "Crumbling Courthouses Fall Through the Budgetary Cracks: Cash-Poor Counties Can't Afford to Properly Maintain Court Facilities," Daily Journal, 16 June, 2006.
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Foster Care Reform

Reports:

• M. Courtney, A. Dworsky, & C. Peters, California’s Fostering Connections to Success Act and the Costs and Benefits of Extending Foster Care to 21, 2 March 2009
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• California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care, Final Recommendations to the Judicial Council, 15 August 2009
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Articles:

• de Sá, Karen, “California Legislators Consider Extending Foster Care Through Age 21,” San Jose Mercury News, 10 March 2009
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• Sanders, Jim, “Bill Would Help Older Foster Youths in California,” Sacramento Bee, 10 March 2009
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• “Governor Schwarzenegger Supports Extending Federal Foster Care Benefits, Press Release, 9 March 2009
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Judges/Judicial Retirement

• “Make California Courts Look Like Us”, latimes.com, Editorial, Mar. 5, 2012
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• Miller, Cheryl, “Court Perks All Over the Map,” The Recorder, 6 April 2009
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• McKee, Mike, “The Long Gray Stay,” The Recorder, 07 July 2008
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• Miller, Cheryl, “Charting the Confusing Judicial Appointment Stats,” The Recorder, 28 February 2008
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• Miller, Cheryl, “Bay Area Left Out of the Judge Parade”, The Recorder, 8 June 2007
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• Scott, Gary, “Plan to Lower Judges’ Age to Retire Falters: Law Makers Worry Reform Could Cut Number of Jurists”, Daily Journal, 6 June 2007
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• Armstrong, Jason, “Chief Will Send Dozen Judges to Bolster Bench in Riverside”, Daily Journal, 18 June 2007
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• Yarbrough, Amy, "Proposal Would Make Judgeships of Lower Posts" Daily Journal, 23 February 2007
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• De Atley, Richard K., "Retired judges to aid Riverside County with criminal case overload", Press Enterprise, 16 February 2005
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• Armstrong, Jason W., "Crowded Riverside Court Begins Dismissing Criminal Charges," Daily Journal: Web Exclusive, 29 January 2007.
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• "Inland Empire Lawmakers: Region Needs More Judges," Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 18 December 2006.
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• De Atley, Richard K., "Crush of Cases Hobbling Courts; Riverside County Criminal, Civil Trials Bump Deadlines for Dismissals, Press Enterprise, 11 December, 2006.
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• Ofgang, Kenneth, "Budget Deal Would Bring More Judges, Higher Pay," Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 28 June 2006.
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• "California Needs More Judges, Better Courthouses, Chief Justice Ronald George Te

• lls Lawmakers," Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 1 March 2006
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• Armstrong, Jason W., "In San Bernardino, Judges Become Jugglers: Dealing With State's Heaviest Caseload Means Working Faster and Longer," Daily Journal, 16 May 2005.
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• Armstrong, Jason W, "Chief Justice Calls for more Judges," Daily Journal, 2 May 2005.
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• Curtis, Diane , "Lack of Judges Unsafe Buildings Plague Courts," The State Bar of California, 2005.
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Judicial Branch Budget

• Miller, Cheryl, “Stimulus Package Won’t Help Courts,” The Recorder, 30 March 2009
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• Scott, Gary, “State Legislators Agree on Most Judicial Branch Priorities”, Daily Journal, 20 June 2007
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Court Security

• Katz, Greg, “Shanking of Judge in Stockton Brings Focus Back on Courtroom Security,” Daily Journal, 10 March 2009
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• Bay, Tina, “Governor Proposes Increase in Courthouse Security Funding”, LA Metropolitan News, 15 May 2007
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• Miller, Cheryl, “Budget Adds Money for Court Security”, The Recorder, 15 May 2007
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Opinions and Editorials on Judicial Branch Legislative Priorities

• "Deploying CCMS Is Common Sense," Daily Journal, Opinion by Hon. Kevin J. McGee, Michael D. Planet, Hon. Charles Crandall, Susan Matherly, Hon. Robin Appel, and Rosa Junqueiro, April 1, 2010

• "Common Sense Take on CCMS," Daily Journal, Opinion by Hon David Rosenberg and Jim Perry, March 8, 2010

• "Rebuilding California Courts," Los Angeles Times, Editorial, February 10, 2010

• "Bad Idea: Using Court Construction Funds to Cover Operational Costs," Capitol Weekly, Opinion by Hon. Mary Ann O'Malley and Bob Balgenorth, February 4, 2010

• "Courthouse Stimulus: SB 1407," Daily Journal, Opinion by Hon. Mary Ann O'Malley, November 25, 2009

• “Court Bond Worthy of Passage,” Editorial, Fresno Bee, 26 July 2008

• “Who Should Pay to Fix County Courthouses?” Editorial, Modesto Bee, 21 July, 2008

• “Crumbling Courts a Problem for All,” Editorial, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2008

• “Fund California’s Courts,” Editorial, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2008

• “Propping up the Courts,” Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 July 2008

• “Upgrading Courts,” Editorial, The Press Enterprise [Riverside], 19 May 2008

• “Courthouse Repair: San Diego May Not Benefit From Hike in Fees,” Editorial, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2008

• “Justice Stopgap”, Editorial, Press Enterprise, 19 June 2007
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• "The judicial appointment process should be open", Editorial, Orange County Register, 19 April 2007.
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• "The Face of Justice", Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 March 2007
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• "Judges don't do justice to California's diversity" Editorial, Los Angeles Times, 5 March 2007
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• "Bolster the Bench," Editorial, Press Enterprise, 14 January 2007.
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• "City Makes a Great Move on Courthouse," Editorial, Hollister Free Lance, Monday, 24 July 2006.
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• "California Needs a Full Bench," Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 July 2006.
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• "Neglecting Justice," Editorial, Press Enterprise. 18 June 2006.
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• "Crisis in the Courts: California Urgently Needs More Judges," Editorial, Sacramento Bee, 27 May 2006.
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• Vickrey, William C. "A Critical Shortage of Judges," Editorial, California Bar Journal, April 2006.
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