Senator Roth’s SB 75 Clears Key Hurdle in the Assembly; Bill Would Provide Additional Superior Court Judgeships

Sacramento—The Assembly Judiciary Committee unanimously passed Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) Senate Bill (SB 75), which will provide additional State Superior Court Judgeships to underserved regions of the state based on the Judicial Needs Assessment.

“Our criminal justice system, particularly our State Superior Courts, has been historically under-resourced,” said Senator Roth. “There have been incremental legislative efforts to add Judgeships, but the need is still great, especially in the Inland Southern California where Riverside and San Bernardino counties represent 55% of the judicial need in the entire State. Our SB 75 will authorize 26 sorely needed new superior court judgeships across the state, allocated based on the greatest need. These additional judgeships will help enable us to address the problem of delayed justice for defendants, and ensure that victims see that their rights are vindicated in a timely way. I thank my Assembly colleagues for their strong bi-partisan support.”

SB 75 now heads to the Assembly Floor.