The new use of an old tool: The judge pro tem statute 
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Published: March 7, 2011
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In recent decades the volume of civil matters filed in state and federal courts across the country has risen substantially. At the same time, the capacity of these judicial systems to handle these matters has had trouble keeping pace.
Public resources are increasingly limited; that is especially so as of late, and this trend shows ...
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