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MEMORANDUM TO: All Interested Parties FROM: Glen Weiner DATE: January 12, 1997 RE: Additional Facts For The Judges Packet Attached is an information packet on the number of pending cases in federal courts with judicial vacancies. As of June 30, 1997 (the most recent data available), there were almost 180,000 pending cases in courts with vacancies - over 25,000 criminal cases and over 150,000 civil cases. Because these numbers help provide a real life context to the President's call for the Senate to act on his judicial nominees, I plan to add them to the judges material we distribute publicly. If you have any questions or comments regarding this material, feel free to give me a call at 456-6276. Thanks.