The Pillaging of the California Superior Courts
By James Preston Allen, Publisher
I am afraid that at this point, most people look upon going to court in somewhat the same way they look at going to church. They only do it when they must, and even then, only under duress.
When you think about it, courts and churches do have some striking similarities. Both have these large symbolic edifices with intimidating rooms of pomp and ritual where attendees sit in rows. One is refrained from approaching the altar, judicial or otherwise, unless invited and the officiators for either God or law all wear ceremonial robes. I could go on, but I think you get the point. Just as we have segregated God from pedestrian access, so too have we separated justice from the common civic experience. It’s about to get worse in our California justice system.
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