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Top Judiciary Official Says President’s Veto of JUDGES Act Is Disappointing

Judge Robert Conrad Jr. said extra judgeships are needed under the weight of increasing caseloads.
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Top Judiciary Official Says President’s Veto of JUDGES Act Is Disappointing
President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon, on Feb. 10, 2021. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Jackson Richman
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President Joe Biden has been criticized by judicial leaders for vetoing a bill that would have added more judges to the federal bench amid a heavy volume of pending cases.

Biden on Dec. 23 vetoed the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024, or JUDGES Act, which would have added 66 new district court judgeships nationwide.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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