This is a sad state of affairs and represents a huge step backwards in an already downward spiraling California justice system, thanks to an unrelenting funding axe.
Rationing Justice: Closing LA ‘Gang Court’ Sets Up Vicious Spiral
My hat’s off to the judges and court administrators of the Superior Court in Los Angeles for keeping things going as well as they have in a decade-plus of bone-hacking budget cuts.
Anatomy of a Trial blog 