U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 16, 2013
Federal judges complain to Congress about budget woes
The chief judges of 87 U.S. district courts have written to congressional leaders warning of serious trouble with the administration of justice if flat budgets and additional sequester cuts are not remedied
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal judges don't often beg, but the letter to congressional leaders about shrinking court budgets signed by the chief judges of 87 U.S. district courts - including those of all four California districts - had a distinctly pleading tone.
Expressing "grave concern" about the effects of flat funding over the last few years followed by the sequestration reductions, the Aug. 13 letter warn...
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