Some judges seek cap on ranks; it's part of a sharpening dialogue on federal bench staffing

Article Abstract:

A long-range planning committee of the United States Judicial Conference is studying limiting the number of federal judges and will report to the Conference in Sep 1993 on the merits of the concept. This concept has gained favor as judges struggle with court congestion, insufficient funding and unfilled vacancies. Three ways to alleviate federal court congestion have been suggested, including slow growth, or limiting caseloads and jurisdiction; fast growth, or doubling the number of federal judges; and no further growth in judgeships.

Supply and demand, Judges

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Confirmations - at last? The stalemate over appointing federal judges may finally be over

Article Abstract:

Both Republicans and Democrats agree that there is renewed movement on nominations to judgeships on the federal courts, although the opposing parties attribute this movement to different causes. Nan Aron, the head of the Alliance for Justice, a national association of liberal public interest groups, thinks the political landscape has changed and Thomas L. Jipping of the conservative Judicial Selection Monitoring Project cites his group's stressing judicial activism and on Congressional scrutiny of Clinton nominees.

Political aspects, Judicial selection

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Start over on case management reform? Stunned reaction to CJRA study includes calls for total rethinking

Article Abstract:

A Rand Corp study has found that reforms mandated by the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 have not had a significant effect on court congestion and excessive cost in the federal courts. The reforms recommended included alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Reaction to the report ranged from calls for more effort by undeterred court reformers to disbelief by ADR supporters. Nearly everyone places part of the blame on the US Congress for making the law too vague.

Analysis, Dispute resolution (Law)

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