Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007
Latest action · Oct 12, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007 - Federal Judgeship Act of 2007 - Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for the first, second, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary judges for the eighth and ninth circuit courts of appeals; and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges for districts in specified states.
Establishes a federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands. Revises provisions relating to the jurisdiction of courts of the Virgin Islands.
Enhanced Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2007 - Provides for additional permanent and temporary bankruptcy judgeships in specified states.
Judicial Administration and Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the Twelfth Circuit (to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington).
Declares that the former Ninth Circuit shall cease to exist for administrative purposes two years after the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
- Oct 12, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
- Sep 10, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Administration of justice
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Appellate courts
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Bankruptcy courts
- California
- Colorado
- Congress
- Delaware
- District courts
- Federal-territorial relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Florida
- Georgia
- Government Operations and Politics
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Income tax
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Judges
- Judicial districts
- Judicial reform
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Law
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York State
- North Carolina
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Presidential appointments
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Tax courts
- Taxation
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virgin Islands
- Virginia
- Washington State
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2007Introduced in House
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