Federal judiciary has enough funds to operate through end of January

The federal court system is estimated to have enough funds to sustain its operations through Jan. 31, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) announced Tuesday.

Each court would determine the staff necessary to support its “mission critical work,” which would include “activities to support the exercise of the courts’ constitutional powers under Article III, specifically the resolution of cases and related services.”

The federal judiciary has continued to operate while funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees U.S. courts, lapsed on Dec. 22 at the start of the shutdown.

Some courts, at the urging of the DOJ, have suspended or postponed civil cases involving the government, though others have refused to do so. The courts have also been encouraged to coordinate with their district’s U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal and Federal Protective Service to determine the staff levels necessary to maintain court operations.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/426504-federal-judiciary-has-enough-money-to-fund-operations-through