HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-1436 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December-8,_ 1981 , by the fallowing vote:
AYES: Supervisors F'anden , Schrader, McPeak , Torlakson , Powers
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: .
SUBJECT:
Commending the Contra Costa County )
Bar Association and the Superior ) RESOLUTION NO. 81/1436
Court on the Success of the Bench- )
Bar Settlement Program )
)
WHEREAS there exists a backlog of active civil cases awaiting
trial in the Superior Court of Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS the Contra Costa County Bar Association proposed to
the Superior Court a plan to settle a significant number of cases
within a short period of time; and
WHEREAS the Superior Court and the Bar Association agreed to
a process called the Bench-Bar Settlement Program wherein panels
comprised of one judge and two attorneys, one with experience as
counsel for the plaintiff, the other with defense experience, were
to negotiate settlements of civil disputes; and
WHEREAS the first phase of the program was conducted during the
period September 8 through September 11, 1981, during which time
13 judges and 60 attorneys handled 356 cases reducing by approximately
six months the time necessary for civil cases to go to trial; and
WHEREAS the members of the Bar Association contributed to the
citizens of the County over $100, 000 in time, and cash contribution,
including the hours spent in reading and preparing for the cases;
and
WHEREAS the Superior Court Bench spent many hours dedicated to
this program;
THEREFORE IT IS BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY RESOLVED that the Members of the Contra Costa County Bar
Association and the Superior Court are commended for their initiative
and efforts on behalf of the citizens of the County in the success
of the Bench-Bar Settlement Program.
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ATTESTED. �!_
J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
&nd ex officio Clark of the Board
t`t i fYi➢YI.�I , Deputy
Orig. Dept.: County Administrator
cc: Superior Court
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Patricia Herron , Presiding Judge , Superior Court
RESOLUTION NO. 81./1436