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JUDGES Act

USA117th CongressS-2535| Senate 
| Updated: 7/29/2021
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

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 39 district court judges on or after January 21, 2025, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Further, 38 district court judges must be appointed on or after January 21, 2029, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4779
JUDGES Act
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4885
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4779
    JUDGES Act


  • July 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4885
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4885: JUDGES Act
AlabamaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoCongressional oversightDelawareFederal district courtsFloridaGeorgiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsIdahoIndianaIowaJudgesKansasMissouriNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York StateNorth CarolinaTexas

JUDGES Act

USA117th CongressS-2535| Senate 
| Updated: 7/29/2021
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 39 district court judges on or after January 21, 2025, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Further, 38 district court judges must be appointed on or after January 21, 2029, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4779
JUDGES Act
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4885
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4779
    JUDGES Act


  • July 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4885
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4885: JUDGES Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoCongressional oversightDelawareFederal district courtsFloridaGeorgiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsIdahoIndianaIowaJudgesKansasMissouriNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York StateNorth CarolinaTexas