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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 19, 2020

State’s federal judge crisis has a long history

The U.S. Eastern District of California declared a “judicial emergency” this month after years of a recently retired judge warning this would happen. But according to figures posted on the U.S. Courts website, the emergency in the district began almost two months earlier, in December. The U.S. Central District of California has it even worse. It’s been in a judicial emergency since 2014. In fact, of the 42 judgeships listed under the judicial emergency category by the federal courts website, 17 are in California.

The U.S. Eastern District of California declared a "judicial emergency" this month after years of a recently retired judge warning this would happen. But according to figures posted on the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts website, the emergency in the district began almost two months earlier, in December.

The U.S. Central District of California has it even worse. It's been in a judicial emergency since 2014. In fact, of the ...

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