The chief justice of the California Supreme Court says she would like to increase use of cameras in courtrooms but wants to listen more fully to trial judges who have expressed strong reservations.
Judges now can determine whether cameras are allowed in court. A proposal by a committee of the state Judicial Council would have required judges to offer specific reasons to exclude cameras and would have provided news media the right to appeal rejections to a higher court. Resistance from trial judges has stalled the plan.
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye told KCBS radio she thinks the issue will be raised again eventually.