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HR 2365 112th Congress House Law Arizona California Federal district courts Judges New Mexico Texas

Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011

Introduced: July 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jun 24, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 24, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional: (1) permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and (2) temporary district judges for various federal districts in such states. Prohibits, for each of the districts in which a temporary district judge is required to be appointed under this Act, filling the first vacancy arising on such a district court 10 years or more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district.

Converts to permanent judgeships certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona, the central district of California, the district of New Mexico, and the eastern district of Texas.

What's happening now August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1014 Related bill Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011
  • S 1032 Related bill A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
Farenthold, Blake
· Jul 6, 2011
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jun 24, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Jun 24, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 24, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 24, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Jun 24, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2365: Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2365/
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"H.R. 2365: Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2365/.
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H.R. 2365, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2365/.
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