CCCBA Joins Effort to Support Funding the Courts

The Contra Costa County Bar Association joined the effort to support adequate court funding by co-sponsoring the “Stand up for Justice” rally on April 18, 2012 in San Francisco. State Attorney Kamala Harris, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Bay Area Legal Aid Executive Director Ramon Arias, and many other speakers  joined the rally, organized by the Bar Association of San Francisco and co-sponsored by numerous Bar Associations throughout the state. Here is a video from the rally, courtesy of California Courts News Report:

Access to Justice Committee Chair Nick Casper and Diversity Committee Chair Robin Pearson represented the CCCBA along with Executive Director Lisa Reep, Wendy Graves of Certified Reporting Services.

To see more pictures from the rally, please visit our Facebook page at Facebook.com/CCCBA

To see more news coverage and background information on the court funding crisis, please visit the Bar Association of San Francisco’s very comprehensive coverage at www.sfbar.org/court-funding