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HR 3541 101th Congress House Law District courts Illinois Judges Judicial districts

To provide an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois, to make the temporary judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois permanent, and to provide an additional temporary…

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To provide an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois, to make the temporary judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois permanent, and to provide an additional temporary judgeship for each of the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois.

Introduced: October 27, 1989 See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
Nov 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Oct 27, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 27, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois. Provides for the conversion of an existing temporary judgeship.

Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the Central District of Illinois and one additional district judge for the Southern District of Illinois. Limits the refilling of future vacancies in such districts.

What's happening now November 1, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 7, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3541: To provide an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois, to make the temporary judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois permanent, and to provide an additional temporary judgeship for each of the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3541/
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"H.R. 3541: To provide an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois, to make the temporary judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois permanent, and to provide an additional temporary judgeship for each of the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3541/.
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H.R. 3541, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3541/.
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