On the other hand. the diversity cases weigh heavily upon the time of the judge because a considerable proportion of these cases reach trial. In addition to this heavy civil caseload the district has a slightly heavier than average load of criminal cases. Excluding the immigration cases which occur only in volume in the 5 districts touching the Mexican border. and which by and large require very little time per case for disposition. the criminal caseload per judgeship of 139 cases in Kansas Is larger than the national average of 108 criminal cases. The criminal caseload has remained at approximately the same level for the past 3 years. While population per judge is by itself not the sole criterion of the number of judges needed in a particular district. it is a factor which should be taken into consideration.
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