What is a party's right to choose private counsel at trial?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. Orange Cnty. Soc. Servs. Agency v. Alma G. (In re Juan C.), G056474 (Cal. App. 2018):

Due process and the right to effective assistance of counsel include a right to choose one's privately retained counsel. (People v. Courts (1985) 37 Cal.3d 784, 789 (Courts).) The right to choose retained counsel is not absolute, however. For example, a party is not entitled to a continuance to exercise this right if he has been "'unjustifiably dilatory' in obtaining counsel, or 'if he arbitrarily chooses to substitute counsel at the time of trial.' [Citation.]" (Id. at pp. 790-791.)

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