A case in recent news has led a lot of people to ask, “What is a special master?” The fact that people need to ask this question tells you two things. First, people are not very familiar with this tool. Second, the name “special master” does not help them much to explain it. Properly understand what this is, and you have a tremendously useful tool for judicial administration—especially for courts facing pandemic-related backlogs. What is a special master? A “special…
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