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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 15, 1999

Delays in Filing Vacancies Take Toll on Citizens Rights

By Charles Levendosky According to Alliance for Justice, a nonprofit public interest advocacy group in Washington, D.C., five of the 11 federal circuit courts of appeals are facing judicial emergencies because of unfilled vacancies on the federal bench.

        By Charles Levendosky
        
        According to Alliance for Justice, a nonprofit public interest advocacy group in Washington, D.C., five of the 11 federal circuit courts of appeals are facing judicial emergencies because of unfilled vacancies on the federal bench.
        Judges in those fede...

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