Seventy-seven judgeships, 9 percent of the federal bench (not counting the Supreme Court), are vacant;
19 more seats are expected to open up soon. The lack of judges is more
acute if one considers the growing caseload. The Judicial Conference,
the courts’ policy-making body, has recommended expanding the bench by
88 additional judgeships.
President Obama must make fully staffing the federal courts an important
part of his second-term agenda — starting with the immediate Senate
confirmation of the 18 nominees approved by the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
This is an editorial from the NY Times. Tom
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