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Trust and Confidence in the California Courts.
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Trust and Confidence in the California Courts.
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Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye Entrusted with Legacy of Chief Justice Ronald George to Preserve Court Access for Financially Disadvantaged
Four years ago today an historic vote was held in the California Senate Judiciary Committee. The final vote tally was was 3-2, allowing Assembly Bill 590 to move forward in the legislative process. AB 590 included the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, which proposed to establish a pilot program for the appointment of legal representation for unrepresented low-income parties in civil matters involving basic human needs.
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According to a 2005 survey [pdf] of the public, the strongest predictor by far of whether members of the public approve or have confidence in the courts was:
Having a sense that court decisions are made through processes that are fair.
Between November 2004 and February 2005, over 2,400 California adults were surveyed regarding their:
- Knowledge about the courts and the sources of that knowledge
- Perceived and experienced barriers to court access
- Experiences as jurors, litigants, or consumers of court information
- Expectations for what the courts should be doing
- Sense of the accessibility, fairness and efficiency of the courts
The study was commissioned by the Administrative Office of the Courts on behalf of the Judicial Council of California, and the results were published [pdf] in September 2005. We'll cover more of the study results in future posts.
