Calif. court donates equipment to Katrina-damaged Miss. courts

SunHerald.com

JACKSON, Miss. - Hurricane-damaged court systems in two Mississippi coastal counties are receiving donations of equipment and furniture from a system in California. San Diego County Superior Court Judge William Pate and court property manager Chuck Freeman left Tuesday on a 2,000-mile truck trip to deliver goods.

Pate, a trial court judge in San Diego County, said he looked for a way to help courts and judges after Hurricane Katrina. He saw the equipment needs of Mississippi's coastal counties posted on the Web site of the National Center for State Courts. California judicial officials approved the donation of equipment and furniture that had been taken out of service.

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