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S 1385 113th Congress Senate

Federal Judgeship Act of 2013

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

Introduced: July 30, 2013 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 10, 2013
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-348.
Jul 30, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 10, 2013

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-348.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 - Directs the President, with advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the sixth and ninth circuit courts of appeals and a temporary judge for the ninth circuit; and (2) permanent district judges for various judicial districts of Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin and temporary district judges for Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1385: Federal Judgeship Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1385/
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"S. 1385: Federal Judgeship Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1385/.
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S. 1385, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1385/.
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