HR 4886 117th Congress House Law

District Court Judgeships Act of 2021

Introduced: July 30, 2021 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Nov 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Jul 30, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 30, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District Court Judgeships Act of 2021

This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges and converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships.

Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 203 district court judges in specified judicial districts in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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