William Bryan: “I might just add to the comments of the Senator that, having lived in Nevada for more than 57 years and knowing each of…”

“I might just add to the comments of the Senator that, having lived in Nevada for more than 57 years and knowing each of our four district court judges personally, I do not know of a harder working bench at either the State or Federal level anywhere in America. Frankly, it required considerable statesmanship of the former chief judge in Nevada in electing to take senior status, which the Senator from Florida fully understands, that allowed a new district court judge to come on board. That senior judge, together with another colleague of his who is a senior judge, maintains an extraordinarily active caseload. So that has helped but has not eliminated the backlog to which the Senator has addressed his comments. I must say, 'justice delayed is justice denied.' The State of Nevada has the fastest growing population in the country over the past decade. That is reflected in the litigation in the Federal court system, based not only in the demographics but other situations which I am sure the Senator will allude to. So I want to join with the Senator from Florida in calling this very important issue to the attention of our colleagues and the American people.”