S.1653 - Federal Judgeship Act of 2009
A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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9/8/2009--Introduced.Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary circuit judges for the third, eighth, and ninth circuits; and (2)Official Summary
9/8/2009--Introduced.Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint specified additional:(1) permanent circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary circuit judges for the third, eighth, and ninth circuits; and
(2) permanent district judges for various districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington and temporary district judges for Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, and Virginia.
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ยป Judicial vacancies reaching crisis point
A comprehensive judgeship bill has not been enacted since 1992, and omnibus judgeship legislation, introduced this session by Leahy in the Senate (S. 1653) and Rep. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., in the House ( H.R. 3662), is not likely to ...
Government Policy: CRS Issue Statement on Oversight and Powers ...
On September 8, 2009, S. 1653 was introduced in the Senate to authorize the establishment of additional federal circuit and district judges to help reduce backlogs in the nation's caseload. The bill would authorize the appointment of a ...
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