Too few judges, too many cases; a plea to save the federal courts
Article Abstract:
The workload of the federal circuit courts is too great for the 160 judges currently on the bench. Attempting to deal with the large number of cases before the courts forces them to compromise the quality of their work. Congress should double the size of the circuit courts in order to deal with this problem. The federal courts account for less than 1% of the budget, so this would not really impact the deficit. Political problems could be overcome if the two parties shared federal judicial appointments.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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More and faster - now: the crisis in the federal judiciary
Article Abstract:
Two trends are discouraging qualified lawyers from seeking or accepting appointments to the federal bench. Political partisanship is causing the nomination process to drag out to unconsciounable periods of time. Also, judicial pay is not being raised in accordance with the cost of living.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2003
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