SACRAMENTO Legislative Democrats outlined a budget plan Tuesday afternoon that retains the steep cuts to trial courts sought by Gov. Jerry Brown while adding new restrictions on the Judicial Council’s spending authority.
The proposal would reduce the hit on trial court reserves from the $300 million in the governor’s spending plan to $235 million. But majority Democrats would make the remaining $65 million in cuts in two other places: $50 million from local courts based on a pro rata cut and a $15 million trim from the Administrative Office of the Courts’ budget.
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