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  • John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. Please email EDCA items of interest to [email protected]. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.

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April 27, 2016

84 Federal Judicial Vacancies, Thanks Republicans!

While the single Supreme Court vacancy gets all the attention, let's not forget there are 84 federal judicial vacancies and a vast shortage of judges in many districts, including the EDCA.  This Marshal Project piece highlights the problem, with some nice quotes from EDCA Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr.

Posted by at 06:47 PM in EDCA Judgeships/Vacancies |

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