The full transcripts from November 30th’s San Francisco hearing December 7th’s Irvine hearing are now posted on the Testimony page.  San Francisco was aimed at showing that cuts in funding for the civil justice system create barriers for the effective work of business, professionals, and foundations. Irvine focused on how cuts in funding for the […]

If you are interested in submitting written testimony, please send your proposed testimony to info@californiahearings.org by the end of day today, Thursday, December 22nd. Written testimony must not exceed five pages and must be submitted in either Word or PDF format. Any written testimony submitted for consideration may be posted on this website and/or included […]

The last of the four Hearings on California’s Civil Justice Crisis was held in Orange County at UC Irvine School of Law. The diverse panel of witnesses showed that cuts in funding to both the courts and legal services threaten social stability and economic self-sufficiency. The witnesses included Justice Laurie Zelon of the California Court […]

On Friday, the third of four Hearings on California’s Civil Justice Crisis was held in Los Angeles at Southwestern School of Law. Judge Lee Edmon provided opening remarks.  The esteemed panelists hearing testimony included Joanne Caruso of Baker & Hostetler LLP,  Assemblymember Mike Feuer of the California Assembly Judiciary Committee and Dean Bryant Garth of  […]