By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller has loved federal court since she first started practicing law. Now that she spends most hours of her day there, trying to manage the staggering caseloads in the Eastern District of California, her love is tested but remains true.
"As challenging as it is these days, with the resource crunch and caseloads, federal court is a pretty amazing institution,... (continued)
Apr. 4, 2013
Kimberly J. Mueller
U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller followed a love of public policy to a career in the law.
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