Ethics

California Judiciary (on behalf of the Judicial Council) to the California Legislature (and to its allies on the bench): Let us handle this

At first it looks like a classic turf battle between the California judiciary and the California legislature.  But in the recent battle to overturn management initiatives of the previous Chief Justice, the legislature has the backing of some of the trial judges who feel that the Judicial Council had centralized too much control.  Details: At the Lectern (which, by the way, is a high-quality blog about appellate practice in the Golden State).

Full post as published by Legal Ethics Forum on March 16, 2011 (boomark / email).