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Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2016

Introduced: January 19, 2016 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Jan 19, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 19, 2016
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal judicial code to:

  • convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan;
  • convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and
  • authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
What's happening now January 19, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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