With the end of the fiscal year less than two weeks away, and absent any clarity from Congress regarding next year's budget, the federal judiciary is preparing for what court officials describe as "the worst-case scenario."

From courthouse closures to cuts in security, employee training and information technology, "you look at everything," Chief Judge William Traxler Jr., chairman of the Judicial Conference of the United States' executive committee, said last week after announcing a series of fresh cost-cutting measures.

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