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Judges and Judiciary

May 30, 2015

Buoying the federal judicial machine

The question presented in a recent Supreme Court cased had significant practical implications for the continued functioning of the federal court system. By David Kupetz


By David Kupetz


The service of bankruptcy and magistrate judges is necessary to avoid having the federal
judicial system grind to a halt. In a decision issued Tuesday, in Wellness International Network Ltd. v. Sharif, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the scope of authority of these non-Article III
courts when addressing claims submitted to them by consent. The question presented
significant practical impli...

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