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Perspective

Nov. 4, 2009

Smears on Judicial Nominee Inconsistent With Record

Russell Roeca of The Bar Association of San Francisco speaks out in support of U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen.

JUDICIARY

By Russell Roeca

President Obama has nominated federal Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen to fill a critical vacancy on the U.S. District Court that sits in San Francisco. Because the Judges in our District have an average case load of nearly 600 cases - one of the highest caseloads among the nation's federal courts - the Court faces an increasing challenge in ruling promptly on many significant matters that need to be resolved, ranging from bus...

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