Courts Need New Judgeships, Judicial Conference tells Congress
“The lack of additional judgeships, combined with the growth in caseload, has created difficulties for many courts across the nation,†Chief Judge Lawrence Stengel told a House subcommittee today. “It has reached urgent levels in five districts that are struggling with extraordinarily high and sustained workload,†he said in prepared testimony. The courts are the: Eastern District of California, District of Delaware, Southern District of Florida, Southern District of Indiana, and Western District of Texas.
Source: USCourts.gov