SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT ANNOUNCES REDUCTION IN SERVICES DUE TO STATE FUNDING REDUCTIONS

SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT ANNOUNCES REDUCTION IN SERVICES DUE TO STATE FUNDING REDUCTIONS

November 25, 2024 – Santa Barbara, California

The Santa Barbara Superior Court will be closing the clerk’s offices early during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s weeks in Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Barbara.  Critical court employees are taking unpaid furlough days to stave off further operational reductions as a result of state budget cuts imposed by the Governor and the Legislature.  The result is decreased access to justice during these limited time periods.

We regret these actions, but they are necessary to address the draconian budget reductions imposed upon your local courts.  Without the selfless actions of Superior Court staff voluntarily taking unpaid days of leave, more serious and permanent cuts would have been implemented.

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