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  • Bill slashes number of new judges in half (CA)

    08/18/2006 1:22:48 PM PDT · by FairOpinion · 11 replies · 392+ views
    Press Enterprise ^ | Auag. 17, 2006 | JIM MILLER
    The prospect of 15 new judges in Inland courtrooms by July was thrown into limbo Thursday because of a disagreement between the Assembly's top Democrat and Gov. Schwarzenegger over judicial appointments. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, reduced from 50 to 25 the number of new judgeships to be allocated statewide in a bill that passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The dispute centers on complaints by Nunez and some other lawmakers that Schwarzenegger has failed to appoint enough non-white judges since taking office in fall 2003. Besides halving the number of judges this year, Thursday's bill leaves unsettled how to...