The California court system is the largest in the nation, serving over 39 million people every year. These courts review almost 7 million cases every year, ranging from criminal proceedings to wrongful death suits on any given day. There is only little over 1,700 judges serving nearly twelve percent of the nation’s population; more than most states combined. That is over 4,000 cases per judge every year. Yet, the California judicial branch only represents less than two percent of the state budget. California’s court system, much like California itself, is fascinating in the way that it does so much with so little. In other states, it may be feasible to sustain a court system with only two percent, but not a court that is dealing with the daily
