U.S. District Court, Eastern District (Fresno)
By Itir YakarDaily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill wastes no time.
Completing his eighth year at the Eastern District, O'Neill serves in the nation's most overloaded court system, with more cases per judge than anywhere else in the country.
Last year, each Eastern District judge averaged 848 cases. The next-busiest district, Southern Mississippi, averaged 728 cases per judge. The national average w... (continued)