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The state where authority capacity has been depleted through sustained pressure, rapid decision cycles, or evaluative overload. Unlike formal authority, capacity cannot be expanded by statute—it depends on time, cognitive slack, and material support.
A judge facing a backlog of 500 cases cannot simply 'try harder' to give each case proper deliberation. The capacity for judgment is finite; exhaustion forces simplified processing or delegation to formulaic criteria.
ACC Section 2