TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 25, 2021

A U.S. House subcommittee yesterday heard from three federal judges who spoke about case delays and high workloads as lawmakers considered whether to expand the number of federal judgeships, the ABA Journal reports. Judges and law professors said they feared litigants may think they can’t get their day in court as cases are delayed and oral arguments are curbed due to increased filings that don’t match increases in federal judgeships. The last time Congress increased the number of judgeships was in 2002, and then only a handful were added. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle showed interest in expanding judgeships, but there were disagreements over timing and whether to split the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco.