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JUDGES Act

USA116th CongressS-4779| Senate 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act or the JUDGES Act This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges, converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships, and requires the Government Accountability Office to report on vacant or underused federal courthouses. Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 34 district court judges on or after January 21, 2021, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Further, 31 district court judges must be appointed on or after January 21, 2025, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Timeline
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Oct 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 1, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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JUDGES Act

USA116th CongressS-4779| Senate 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act or the JUDGES Act This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges, converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships, and requires the Government Accountability Office to report on vacant or underused federal courthouses. Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 34 district court judges on or after January 21, 2021, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Further, 31 district court judges must be appointed on or after January 21, 2025, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Timeline
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Oct 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 1, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Judiciary Committee

Law

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaArizonaCaliforniaCaribbean areaColoradoCongressional oversightDelawareFederal district courtsFloridaGeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsHawaiiIdahoIndianaIowaJudgesKansasMissouriNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York StateNorth CarolinaPuerto RicoTexasU.S. territories and protectorates