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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Mar. 12, 2010

9th Circuit Appeals To Congress For More Judges

On Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a rare public appeal for help in pressuring Congress to create more judgeships to aid the Eastern District's 10 overworked active and senior judges in Sacramento and Fresno.

By John Roemer and Robert Iafolla

Daily Journal Staff Writers

The 19 state and federal prisons in California's sprawling Eastern District are litigation factories whose inmate filings are overwhelming the federal judiciary.

On Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a rare public appeal for help in pressuring Congress to create more judgeships to aid the Eastern District's 10 overworked active and senior...

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