- May 26, 2023
- Judicial Conference of the United States Transmits Judgeships Request to Congress
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Judicial Conference of the United States Transmits Judgeships Request to Congress; Recognizes “Severity of Conditions” in Eastern District of California “Require Immediate Attention”
On April 25, 2023, the Judicial Conference of the United States (JCUS) transmitted to Congress its biennial request for new federal court judgeships. In her transmittal cover letter, JCUS Secretary Roslynn R. Mauskopf noted, “Seven of our district courts continue to struggle with extraordinarily high and sustained workloads. The severity of conditions in the District of Delaware, the Eastern District of California, ... require immediate action.
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- May 10, 2023
- Judge Edward J. Garcia 1928-2023
Judge Edward J. Garcia
1928-2023
Judge Edward J. Garcia passed away on Saturday morning, April 29, 2023. Judge Garcia served as a U.S. District Court Judge in the Eastern District of California for 28 years.
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- February 16, 2023
- Senate Confirms Daniel J. Calabretta for Federal Judgeship in Eastern District of California
Senate Confirms Daniel J. Calabretta for Federal Judgeship in Eastern District of California
On February 16, 2023, the United States Senate voted to confirm President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s, nomination of California Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to serve as a U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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- February 6, 2020
- Two Judicial Vacancies Exacerbate Caseload Pressure
Two Judicial Vacancies Exacerbate Caseload Pressures in Eastern District’s Fresno Division
As of February 3, 2020, the Eastern District of California has two judicial vacancies. The vacancies are created by District Judge Morrison C. England’s having taken senior status in December 2019 and District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill’s assuming inactive senior status on February 2, 2020. As a result, District Judge Dale A. Drozd is the only judge hearing criminal cases in the court’s Fresno Division...
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