Federal Courts: Determining the Need for Additional Judges
GGD-87-26BR
Published: Jan 08, 1987. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the criteria the Judicial Conference of the United States uses to recommend that Congress add judgeship positions for U.S. district, appeals, and bankruptcy courts to determine whether the caseload criteria adequately measured the judges' increasing work loads.
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