Federal courts: Pawn in a political game
According to NCJW CEO Nancy K. Kaufman, “Our federal courts are in a state of crisis. As of this writing, there are 99 federal judicial vacancies, 38 of which have been deemed by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts as “judicial emergencies,” a classification reflecting the urgency and volume of the cases waiting to be heard, as well as the debilitating shortage of judges.”