Leaders of the Superior Court docket of Los Angeles County on Friday rolled out a brand new effort to supply self-help companies and educate youngsters concerning the nation’s largest trial courtroom system.
Sergio Tapia, presiding choose of the L.A. County courts, introduced the cellular trailer referred to as “Court docket Commons” at a ribbon-cutting occasion throughout from the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.
“Justice works greatest when it’s seen, accessible and grounded in communities we serve,” stated Tapia.
The two,000-square-foot, solar-powered trailer will likely be introduced to colleges, job gala’s and different civic occasions all through the county, stated David Slayton, the L.A. County courts’ government officer.
Contained in the trailer, individuals can discover ways to expunge their data and deal with eviction circumstances, together with extra common civic classes about due course of. It additionally promotes employment within the county courts, which face a scarcity of courtroom reporters and interpreters, amongst different roles.
The L.A. County courtroom system is going through vital funds cuts. In 2024, courtroom officers warned of “lowered or delayed companies” at courthouses, citing a funds discount of $30 million.
“Longer traces at clerk’s workplace home windows in addition to delays in name middle response time and authorized doc processing are anticipated,” officers wrote in a press release.
