The Courts
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As San Francisco’s jail count falls, the sheriff’s overtime bill reaches $62 million
Four months after a civil grand jury warned that the city’s jails were at a breaking point, payroll data, budget records and official responses show that a court ruling has eased crowding while the overtime, deferred…
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Judge Ana de Alba confirmed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Judge Ana de Alba to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of…
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San Francisco begins compensating low-income jurors $100 a day
On March 7, 2022, the City and County of San Francisco launched the “Be The Jury” pilot program in San Francisco Superior Court, which compensates low-to-moderate-income jurors $100 a day for their jury service. The “Be…