Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
Constitutional Law
Aug. 21, 2018
Cicero's warning: Eastern District emergency
There are 677 district court judgeships nationwide. As of Monday, 126 were vacant with only 73 nominees pending. Many are judicial emergencies due to the length they have been vacant and the size of caseloads.
Article III of the U.S. Constitution states, "The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress from time to time may ordain and establish." Among other controversies, "The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made ... under their Authority ... Controversies to which the United States shall be a Pa...
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