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HR 314 111th Congress House

Federal Criminal Immigration Courts Act of 2009

Official title: To increase the number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases.

Introduced: January 8, 2009 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Law ArizonaBorder security and unlawful immigrationFederal district courtsJudges
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Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jan 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Criminal Immigration Courts Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the following permanent judgeships: (1) four additional district judges for the district of Arizona; (2) one additional district judge for the district of New Mexico; (3) two additional district judges for the southern district of Texas; and (4) one additional district judge for the western district of Texas.

Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the following temporary judgeships: (1) one additional district judge for the district of Arizona; and (2) one additional district judge for the district of New Mexico.

Provides that, for each of the judicial districts named in this Act, the first vacancy arising on the district court 10 years or more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this Act shall not be filled.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 314: Federal Criminal Immigration Courts Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-314/
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"H.R. 314: Federal Criminal Immigration Courts Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-314/.
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H.R. 314, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-314/.
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