Council approves five new judgeships after workload reviews
Aug 21, 2026
The Judicial Council approved five new judgeships recommended by the Judicial Workload Assessment Committee (JWAC) based on 2025 caseload analyses, including circuits with judicial workload values ranging from 1.25 to 1.42; the council approved the committee recommendation by voice vote.
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The council approved five new judgeship requests recommended by the Judicial Workload Assessment Committee (JWAC) following presentation of 2025 caseload data. Stephanie Hines presented workload values per judge for the five circuits under consideration and the committee motion to approve all five requests was adopted without recorded opposition.
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