A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to divide New Jersey into 2 judicial districts.

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Bill Number

S 273

Introduced

Feb 7, 2001

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1129-1130)

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Cosponsors

Topics

Advice and consent of the Senate Bankruptcy courts Congress Crime and Law Enforcement District courts Federal law enforcement officers Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Judges Judicial districts Judicial officers Law Magistrates New Jersey Presidential appointments Public defenders Public prosecutors

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Summary

Amends the Federal judicial code to establish two judicial districts in New Jersey (currently, one), the Northern and Southern Districts of New Jersey. Sets forth provisions regarding the allocation of judgeships, including bankruptcy judgeships, among those districts.

Provides for the transfer of district judges, bankruptcy judges, and magistrate judges to the Northern and Southern Districts of New Jersey.

Transfers U.S. attorneys, U.S. marshals, and Federal public defenders for the District of New Jersey to the Northern District of New Jersey. Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice of the Senate, a U.S. attorney and a U.S. marshal for the Southern District of New Jersey.

Specifies that neither pending cases nor juries shall be affected.

Actions

Feb 7, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1129-1130)
Feb 7, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1128-1129)
Feb 7, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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