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A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships.

12/4/2007--Passed Senate without amendment.    (There are 2 other summaries)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California and one additional district judge for the district of Nebraska.

Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this Act occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this Act.

Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to extend the temporary judgeships in the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the northern district of Ohio.

Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Hawaii occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created by such Act.



Latest Actions
  • 12/05/2007 - Received in the House.
  • 12/05/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 12/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 12/04/2007 - Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14747; text: CR S14747)
  • 05/24/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • 05/24/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
  • 05/24/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
  • 05/24/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
  • 05/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5725-5726)
  • 05/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5726)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1327 Referred to House Committee after being Received from Senate12/06/2007
S.1327 Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by Senate12/06/2007
S.1327 Introduced in Senate12/06/2007
S.1327 Reported in Senate08/31/2007

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