Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional judgeship for the western district of Michigan. 11/14/2007--Introduced. Amends the federal judicial code to provide for an additional judgeship for the western district of Michigan, increasing the number of judgeships from four to five.
Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo amend title 28, United States Code, to change the composition of the northern and central districts of Illinois. 10/30/2007--Introduced. Amends the federal judicial code to change the composition of the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Removes Whiteside County from the Western Division of the Northern District and places it in the Central District.
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Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007 - Federal Judgeship Act of 2007 - Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for the first, second, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary judges for the eighth and ninth circuit courts of appeals; and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges for districts in specified states. Establishes a federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands. Revises provisions relating to the jurisdiction of courts of the Virgin Islands.Enhanced Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2007 - Provides for additional permanent and temporary bankruptcy judgeships in specified states. Judicial Administration and Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to provide for an additional place of holding court in the western district of Washington. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Amends the federal judicial code to declare that court in the western district of Washington shall be held at Vancouver (as well as at Bellingham, Seattle, and Tacoma).
Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo provide for an additional place of holding court in the western district of Washington. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Amends the federal judicial code to declare that court in the western district of Washington shall be held at Vancouver (as well as the current locations at Bellingham, Seattle, and Tacoma).
Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6061) Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to strike the exception to the residency requirements for United States attorneys. 5/14/2007--Introduced. United States Attorney Local Residency Restoration Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to repeal authority of the Attorney General to assign a U.S. attorney or an assistant U.S. attorney dual or additional responsibilities that exempt such officer from the requirement that each U.S. attorney and assistant U.S. attorney reside in the district for which he or she is appointed.
Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, California, Congress, District courts, Hawaii, Judges, Kansas, Law, Nebraska, Ohio, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Selection of judges
Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - Received in the House. Bill TextA 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 [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Requires the President to appoint four additional district judges for the Eastern District of California.
Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California, to provide for an additional place of holding court in the eastern district of California, and for other purposes. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Directs the President to appoint four additional district judges for the eastern district of California. Makes Bakersfield an additional place of holding court for the eastern district. Directs the chief judge of the eastern district to designate one district judge whose official duty station shall be in Bakersfield, and another whose official duty station shall be in Redding.
Also tagged in: Appellate courts, Appellate procedure, Congressional reporting requirements, Courts, District courts, Judges, Judicial reform, Judicial review, Jurisdiction, Law, Supreme Court, Virgin Islands
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a court under article III of the United States Constitution. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish a two-judge Article III court in the Virgin Islands (with court held in Christiansted for the Saint Croix Division, and in Charlotte-Amalie for the Saint Thomas and Saint John Division). Requires pleadings and procedures to be conducted in the English language. Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to state that: (1) the judicial power of the Virgin Islands shall be vested in an appellate court and lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by local law (eliminates references to the district court of the Virgin Islands); and (2) the U.S. district court of the Virgin Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all income-tax related criminal and civil proceedings in the Virgin Islands, except [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 - Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.Directs the President to appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three additional judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. Specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions. Assigns active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the district of Nebraska.
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