Chuck Grassley: “I want to clarify the record regarding an inaccurate Washington Post front-page story on Chief U.S. District Judge…”

“I want to clarify the record regarding an inaccurate Washington Post front-page story on Chief U.S. District Judge George P. Kazen of the southern district of Texas. To refresh your memory, the Post reported on May 15 of this year that Judge Kazen had stated he was overworked, couldn't manage his caseload and needed more judges. The article then more than implied there was a backlog in his district and there was a crisis across the Nation which was created by the Judiciary Committee playing politics at the cost of justice. I had hoped we were done talking about that example of inaccurate and misleading reporting, but judging by a remark made Monday here on the floor, I must reiterate what I already said on June 5: there is no backlog in the southern district of Texas, the article III judges of that district, and of most districts of the country, assure me that they can handle their caseloads just fine.”