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111th Congress
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2009
Introduced: September 8, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9138-9139)
Sep 8, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9137-9138)
Sep 8, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary circuit judges for the third, eighth, and ninth circuits; and (2) permanent district judges for various districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington and temporary district judges for Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, and Virginia.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9138-9139)
Committees of jurisdiction
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