Tag: civil justice reform act
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Colorado’s federal judges slash motions backlog to lowest in years
Colorado’s federal trial judges collectively had 37 motions in civil cases that had been sitting on their dockets for at least six months without a ruling, as of Sept. 30. That is the smallest backlog the state’s U.S. District Court has experienced since September 2017, before many of the current judges were even on the…
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Federal judges’ backlog holds steady on Colorado’s district court
As of Sept. 30, Colorado’s federal trial judges collectively had 73 motions in civil cases that had been sitting on their dockets for at least six months without a ruling. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 requires public reporting of motions awaiting action in civil matters assigned to each district judge and magistrate judge. Twice a year,…
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Federal judges clarify behind-the-scenes interactions, warn about incentives of motions backlog data
Two members of Colorado’s federal bench spoke on Thursday about the ways in which district judges and magistrate judges interact without compromising each other’s independence, plus they delivered a warning about how the public disclosure of docket data can create problematic incentives to deciding cases. Most civil cases in Colorado’s federal trial court are assigned…
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Colorado’s federal judges slash motions backlog, with a little outside help
Data released last month by the federal judiciary showed that several of Colorado’s federal trial judges successfully reduced or even eliminated the volume of motions pending for six months or longer on their dockets. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 requires public reporting of motions awaiting action for more than six months in civil matters assigned to…
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Data show persistent delays among handful of Colorado’s federal judges
Five members of Colorado’s federal trial court have experienced far higher delays in deciding motions than their colleagues, according to recent data released by the federal judiciary. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 requires public reporting of motions pending longer than six months in civil cases assigned to each district judge and magistrate judge. For the reporting…