Judiciary Reforms, Organization and Operational Modernization Act of 2018 or the Judiciary ROOM Act of 2018
This bill makes various changes to the operation and organization of federal courts.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
adds 52 new permanent district court judgeships,
converts 8 temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships,
restructures certain judicial districts,
requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue a judicial code of conduct for judges and justices of U.S. courts (including Justices of the Supreme Court), and
requires certain proceedings to be live streamed.
Actions
Sep 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 10, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.