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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 9, 2012

Central District's vacancy woes increase

The Central District of California is poised to have more "emergency" judicial vacancies than any other federal court district, a problem for a district that has a mix of complex civil and criminal filings.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Federal judges in the Central District of California have long been among the most overworked in the nation. Now they are poised to officially gain that troubling distinction.


This week the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts announced on its website that U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank recently shifted to senior status, meaning she can turn away any case assigned to her...

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