Too many judges spoil the soup

There is a reactionary group of judges in California who seek to oppose a uniform set of rules for the superior courts and a technology upgrade designed to link the information systems of the superior courts. It is time for the superior courts to leave the 19th century behind. As a trial lawyer, I can say that these changes would promote efficiency. Even today, a lawyer who practices in San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, San Francisco County, and Alameda County must study four different sets of local court rules to ensure he or she does her job correctly and does not get her clients thrown out of court. That's absurd. A lawyer should only have to learn one set of rules for the state, and should be able to consult one electronic online system to learn whether a case has been filed against his or her client somewhere in the State of California.