Calling the lack of a budget a “dire situation,” the chairman of the Judicial Conference executive committee warned a government shutdown could bring litigation to a halt with delayed jury trials, limited pretrial services and deferred payments to court-appointed lawyers.
Addressing reporters following a Judicial Conference meeting Tuesday, Chief Judge David Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said essential personnel would be asked to work without pay during a government shutdown.
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