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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 12, 2016

Federal judges in California outperform other states on civil case disposition

A backlog of prisoner petitions and death penalty appeals is being pushed to magistrate judges.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Federal judges in California continue to outperform colleagues across the country on speedy disposition of civil cases, even as they take on more multi-district litigation and prisoner petitions, according to the latest Civil Justice Reform Act report.

The report, published every six months by the federal judiciary, aims to provide a snapshot of the types of civil ca...

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