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Litigation

Mar. 12, 2015

California federal judges have above-average workload, report says

New federal filings held steady in 2014, rising less than 1 percent from the year prior, but California judges bore more of a burden than average, according to a new report issued Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.


By Alison Frost


Daily Journal Staff Writer


New federal filings held steady in 2014, rising less than 1 percent from the year prior, but California judges bore more of a burden than average, according to a new report issued Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The annual report covered the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.


In three of the four California districts, the number of weighted filings handled by judges exceeded the...

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