Stockton University: Report Finds Huge Federal Court Backlog in N.J.
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
GALLOWAY, New Jersey, May 22 -- Stockton University issued the following news on May 21:
The U.S. District Court case backlog in New Jersey has grown by 230% since 2016 and now stands at almost 39,000 cases.
The cause is a combination of unfilled vacancies on the federal bench combined with a surge in federal case filings, according to a student research paper published today by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.
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The U.S. District Court case backlog in New Jersey has grown by 230% since 2016 and now stands at almost 39,000 cases.
The cause is a combination of unfilled vacancies on the federal bench combined with a surge in federal case filings, according to a student research paper published today by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.
New Jer . . .