Judiciary News
Bankruptcy Filings Increase Slightly
Published onOctober 29, 2019
Bankruptcy filings increased by 0.4 percent for the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2019, compared with cases for the year ending Sept. 30, 2018, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Just the Facts: A Look Back at the Role of Federal Courts in the Foreclosure Crisis
Published onOctober 24, 2019
The newest installment of Just the Facts examines foreclosure filings in U.S. district courts during the Great Recession of December 2007 to June 2009 and the subsequent recovery period.
Carolyn King: ‘Reluctant Judge’ Excelled as Leader
Published onOctober 16, 2019
By her own admission, Carolyn Dineen King, who in 1979 joined an historic class of 23 women jurists, was not committed to being a lawyer when she entered law school in 1959.
Federal Circuit Honored for Innovation in Training
Published onOctober 10, 2019
The Clerk’s Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has received the 2019 W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award. The award is granted annually to innovative federal agencies by Graduate School USA.
Stephanie Seymour: Judge From Historic Class Learned Independence Early
Published onOctober 9, 2019
Judge Stephanie Kulp Seymour, who joined a historic class of women judges when she was appointed in 1979 to the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, was encouraged early on by her parents to be an independent thinker.
Barbara Crabb: ‘My Parents Taught Me I Could Be Anything I Wanted to Be’
Published onOctober 2, 2019
District Judge Barbara Brandriff Crabb, of the Western District of Wisconsin, had a potential head start on a legal career. Her uncle, father, and grandfather all had law degrees, and as a child, “my parents taught me I could be anything I wanted to be.”
Chief Justice Names Conference Committee Chairs
Published onOctober 1, 2019
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has named five new chairs of Judicial Conference committees and extended the terms of seven current chairs by one year. The appointments are effective on Oct. 1, 2019.
Judges Testify at House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing
Published onSeptember 26, 2019
Two federal judges today provided testimony to members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Dorothy Nelson: An Instinct for Fairness Led to the Bench
Published onSeptember 25, 2019
Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson was a legal pioneer long before 1979, when she joined a historic class of women judges who reshaped the federal Judiciary, and she already had an uncanny knack for finding justice in non-confrontive ways.
Celebrating 230 Years of the U.S. Courts
Published onSeptember 24, 2019
On this day in history, President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789 establishing a federal court system separate from state courts. The 230-year-old act set forth a three-tier federal court structure of one Supreme Court and two levels of inferior courts.
Sylvia Rambo: Perseverance Made a Childhood Dream Come True
Published onSeptember 18, 2019
Long before she joined a historic class of women judges in 1979, District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo’s professional future began with a childhood vision. As her school bus drove past Dickinson School of Law in her home town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, she knew she wanted to be a lawyer.
Judiciary Adopts New Model EDR Plan, Doubles Fee Waiver for PACER
Published onSeptember 17, 2019
The federal Judiciary’s national policy making body today approved a new model employment dispute resolution (EDR) plan that will simplify and expand the options for addressing wrongful workplace conduct and, in other action, took steps to make electronic access to court records free for more users.
Judges, Baseball Fans Welcome Newest Americans
Published onSeptember 16, 2019
"Congratulations, you are all United States citizens.” With these simple words, a federal judge welcomed new citizens as part of a series of naturalization ceremonies held in recent weeks at professional baseball stadiums across the country. A new U.S. Courts video captures the momentous occasions with interviews of new citizens about what it means to be an American.
Law Dean Said, ‘You’ll Change Your Mind;’ Susan Black Proved Him Wrong
Published onSeptember 11, 2019
Like many of the 23 women judges who transformed the federal Judiciary in 1979, Susan Harrell Black was encouraged by her father to have professional aspirations—but for a darkly practical reason.
Fields of Dreams: Judges Swear In New Citizens at Pro Ballparks
Published onSeptember 10, 2019
Two of America’s most memory-laden traditions, the welcoming of new citizens and baseball—have come together this year to create a sense of community and diversity at stadiums across the country.