Due to vacancies, U.S. District Court has found it necessary to invite judges from outside of the District of Delaware to handle cases.
The court has created a “roster” of visiting judges, which consists of the following judges:
• Judge Mitchell Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Judge Gerald McHugh of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Judge Mark Kearney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Senior Judge Eduardo Robreno of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Beginning immediately, the Court will be reassigning a portion of Senior Judge Sue Robinson’s cases to a visiting judge. When Judge Sue Robinson retires from the bench in July, it is anticipated that the overwhelming majority of her cases will be reassigned to a visiting judge, a release stated.
Also beginning immediately, the Court will be reassigning certain cases from the Vacant Judgeship docket (“VAC”) to a visiting judge.
Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, has agreed to sit by designation and handle a District of Delaware case. His colleague, Judge Kent A. Jordan, has presided over multiple cases for Delaware over the past decade and will be continuing this practice.
According to a release, the court remains hopeful that the vacancies will be filled in a timely manner.
