By mid-July, a quarter of the seats on the bench in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania will be empty, Chief Judge J. Curtis Joyner told The Legal on Thursday, because two more judges are expected to take senior status, bringing the number of vacancies in the district to six.
Those vacancies are among the 92 current and expected vacancies across the federal district and circuit courts as the U.S. Senate approaches its summer recess and the coming presidential election stalls action on nominees.
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