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Nearly 1000 Per Year | That’s how many cases each federal district judge in Arizona must handle due to that court’s excessive caseload. One of President Obama’s nominees to relieve some of this burden, Rosemary Marquez, is currently languishing in the Senate — but the reality is that Arizona’s federal caseload will continue to be unworkable until Congress authorizes several additional judgeships for the court.

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