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Cal. Gov. Code § 77001

General Provisions

Known as the Brown-Presley Trial Court Funding Act

The act spans §§ 77000–77400 (35 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 161 Cal. App. 4th 230 - Los Angeles County Dependency Attorneys, Inc. v. Department of General Services (2008)

Most recently applied in 161 Cal. App. 4th 230 - Los Angeles County Dependency Attorneys, Inc. v. Department of General Services (March 2008)

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 812, Sec. 19

The Judicial Council shall adopt rules which establish a decentralized system of trial court management. These rules shall ensure:

(a) Local authority and responsibility of trial courts to manage day-to-day operations.

(b) Countywide administration of the trial courts.

(c) The authority and responsibility of trial courts to manage all of the following, consistent with statute, rules of court, and standards of judicial administration:

(1) Annual allocation of funding, including policies and procedures about moving funding between functions or line items or programs.

(2) Local personnel plans, including the promulgation of personnel policies.

(3) Processes and procedures to improve court operations and responsiveness to the public.

(4) The trial courts of each county shall establish the means of selecting presiding judges, assistant presiding judges, executive officers or court administrators, clerks of court, and jury commissioners.

(d) Trial court input into the Judicial Council budget process.

(e) Equal access to justice throughout California utilizing standard practices and procedures whenever feasible.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.