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.

Analysis, Officials and employees, Federal courts, Court congestion and delay, Court delay

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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.

Management dynamics, Personnel administration, Management, Compensation and benefits, Political aspects, Company business management, President's Page, Judicial candidates, Nominations for office, Confirmation hearings, Federal court judges

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