State Bar & Bar Associations
Oct. 19, 2021
New federal bar president in LA seeks more use of magistrate judges
"They may feel worried about selecting a magistrate judge that they may not know as much about than an Article Three judge, where they may have more of a record as to how they have ruled in the past," said Alston & Bird partner Yuri Mikulka.
The new president of the Federal Bar Association of Los Angeles wants magistrate judges in the Central District to try more cases to ease the court’s backlog.
Under court rules, parties can consent to proceed to trial before a volunteering magistrate judge. The practice is widely used in the Northern District, Yuri Mikulka said. The Federal Bar Association intends to launch an awareness program next year about the benefits of trying a case...
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