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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

Feb. 14, 2019

Eastern District chief judge warns of halt to civil case hearings

Faced with mounting caseloads and judges set to take senior status or retire, the chief judge of the Eastern District sent a desperate letter urging Congress to immediately appoint and confirm new judges to avoid a “catastrophe.”

Eastern District chief judge warns of halt to civil case hearings
Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill of the Eastern District of California

Faced with mounting caseloads and judges set to take senior status or retire, the chief judge of the Eastern District sent a desperate letter Wednesday, urging Congress to immediately appoint and confirm new judges to avoid a "catastrophe" that would mean a halt to hearing civil cases.

With judges in the Eastern District already handling caseloads twice the national average, Chief Judge $95

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