HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09102004 - 71-205 I, T M BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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C ONTRA C OS,TI A C 01,RNTY, STATE OF CA IF ORN I
In the 1-711-atter of Approving }
I.nt.roduction of Legislation }
to provide One Additional RESOLUTION NU10E,R 71/205
Contra Costa Comity Superior }
Court Judge ship. �
WICAS Attorney Daniel Van Voorhis appeared before the
Board as a representative of the Mt. Diablo Bar Association and
urged the introduction cox" legislation to provide one additional
Superior Court ,judgeship in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS Attorney Van Voorhis pointed out that it was the
position of his bar association that an additional judgeship rather
than an additional Juvenile Court Referee (an alternate proposal)
should be authorized because a ,judgeship was needed in terms of the
amount and characteristics of the Su-oer or Court workload and because
the jurisdiction of a Juvenile Cou.rtLL Referee was restricted and
lacked flexibility; and
WIER.EAS Attorney star Voorhis also pointed out that the
endorsement of the Board of Supervisors is required before legisla-
tion for the creation of a Superior Court judgeship would be
considered by the California State Legislature and the Governer;
and
WHEREAS Supervisor A. M. pias stated that he strongly favors
the appointment of one of the Contra Costa County Municipal Court
judges to a Superior Court judgeship vacancy so that a realistic
court workload might be established for each Ixunicipal Court judge
and so that all possible savings to the taxpayers might thereby be
obtained.; and
WHEREAS Attorney Van Voorhis stated that the Mt. Diablo Bar
Association was interested in Municipal Court consolidation and the
savings related thereto and that his association and the other bar
associations in the county would be quite willing to review, comment,
attend hearings, and participate in any way in consideration of such
consolidation proposals but that he believed the Municipal Court and
Superior Court natters should be separately evaluated., and
�4111EREAS Attorney Leonard Fully, Vice President o.f the Contra
Costa County Bar Association, and Attorney William Resler, Secretary
of the Richmond ,Bar Association, appeared and supported the position
taken by the Mt. Diable Bar Association; and
WHEREAS Supervisor E. A. Linscheid pointed out that the
time for introduction of legislation was very limited and that while
he was extremely reluctant to impose any additional burden upon the
property taxpayers, it was the responsibility of the Beard of Super-
visors to insure that the work of the Superior Court, in terms of an
adequate number of judges , was properly accomplished; and
RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/205
WHEREAS Supervisor Linscheid then roved that legislation
providing for one additional judgeship for the Contra Costa County
Superior Court be introduced immediately and that the matter be
referred to the Administration and Finance Co_mrrnittee (Supervisor
Linscheid and Supervisor J. E . Moriarty) for review and report to
the Board and that, subject to the results of such review, approval
of the introduction of said legislation could be reaffirmed or
withdrawn, and
WHEREAS Supervisor W. N. Boggess stated that he diad not
agree with the position teen. by Supervisor Dias, and seconded the
notion of Supervisor Linscheid, and
WHEREAS members of the Board then discussed the matter in
detail with Supervisor Dias reaffirming his position as heretofore
stated, with Supervisor J. P. Kenny asserting that he was opposed
to aforesaid motion and. believed ,further attention should be given
to the ?natter of appointing an additional Juvenile Court Referee,
and with Supervisor J. E. Moriarty asserting that he was in favor of
the motion in view of the Superior Court workload and the need for
the Hoard to face up to its responsibility in connection therewith,
and
WHEREAS Supervisor Kenny thereupon called for the vote on
the motion of Supervisor Lin:scheid,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THIS BOARD RESOLVED that the
Contra Costa County representatives in the California State Legisla-
ture are R QUEESzED to introduce a, bill to provide for one additional
Contra Costa County Superior Court judgeship .
PASSED and ADOPTED this 34th day of March, 1971, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors J. E. Moriarty, W. N. Boggess,
E. A. Linscheid.
NOES: Supervisors A. M. Dias, J. P. fenny.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLTUTTIO NUMBER 71/245