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Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 13, 2009

Feinstein Seeks Temporary Federal Judge for Sacramento

Citing an "utterly unmanageable" caseload, California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation Friday to create a 10-year temporary federal judgeship for the trial court in the state's Eastern District.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Citing an "utterly unmanageable" caseload, California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation Friday to create a 10-year temporary federal judgeship for the trial court in the state's Eastern District.

The district, headquartered in Sacramento, has six active judges who handled an average of 968 cases each last year. This led to a 42-month wait for civil cases to run their cou...

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