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S 1653 111th Congress Senate

Federal Judgeship Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Latest action September 8, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9138-9139)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3662 Related bill Federal Judgeship Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 8, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 8, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 8, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 8, 2009
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 8, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 8, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1653: Federal Judgeship Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1653/
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"S. 1653: Federal Judgeship Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1653/.
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S. 1653, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1653/.
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