S 2875
106th Congress
Senate
Law
Administration of juvenile justice
Contempt of court
Crime and Law Enforcement
District courts
Families
Jurisdiction
Magistrates
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Trial practice
Magistrate Judge Improvement Act of 2000
Introduced: July 14, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6844-6845)
Jul 14, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6844)
Jul 14, 2000
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Magistrate Judge Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal judicial code to revise magistrate judge contempt authority, allowing such a judge to use such authority to: (1) punish summarily by fine or imprisonment in cases of obstruction in the administration of justice; (2) punish by fine or imprisonment in cases involving the consent of both parties to such proceedings and in criminal misdemeanor cases; and (3) provide civil sanctions in such consent cases and cases involving misdemeanors.
Provides the process for certification of the facts of a contempt ruling to a district judge for execution (including appeals) of punishment or sanctions.
Amends the Federal criminal code to provide magistrate judge authority in cases involving petty offenses and petty cases involving juveniles.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6844-6845)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1