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S. HRG. 110–457 

RESPONDING TO THE GROWING NEED FOR FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS: THE FEDERAL JUDGESHIP 

ACT OF 2008 

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 

UNITED STATES SENATE 

ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS 

SECOND SESSION 

JUNE 17, 2008 

Serial No. J–110–111 

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary 

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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 

PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont, Chairman 

EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts 

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware 

HERB KOHL, Wisconsin 

DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California 

RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin 

CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York 

RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois 

BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland 

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island 

ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania 

ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah 

CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa 

JON KYL, Arizona 

JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama 

LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina 

JOHN CORNYN, Texas 

SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas 

TOM COBURN, Oklahoma 

BRUCE A. COHEN, Chief Counsel and Staff Director 

STEPHANIE A. MIDDLETON, Republican Staff Director 

NICHOLAS A. ROSSI, Republican Chief Counsel 

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C O N T E N T S 

STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS 

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Feinstein, Hon. Dianne, a U.S. Senator from the State of California, prepared 

statement .............................................................................................................. 72 

Grassley, Hon. Charles E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa, prepared 

statement .............................................................................................................. 79 

Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont, prepared 

statement .............................................................................................................. 105 

Sessions, Hon. Jeff, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama, prepared 

statement .............................................................................................................. 108 

Specter, Hon. Arlen, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania, prepared 

statement .............................................................................................................. 129 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

Responses of George Singal to questions submitted by Senators Specter, 

Grassley, Sessions and Cardin ............................................................................ 2 

Responses of William Jenkins to questions submitted by Senators Grassley, 

Sessions and Specter ............................................................................................ 37 

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD 

Bataillon, Joseph F., Chair, Committee on Space and Facilities, Judicial Conference of the United States, Washington, D.C., letter ..................................... 47 

Cardin, Hon. Benjamin L., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland, letter 

to James C. Duff, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Washington, D.C., his response, and attachment ....................................................... 49 

Cooke, John S., Deputy Director, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C., 

letter and attachments ........................................................................................ 62 

Federal Bar Association, James S. Richardson, Sr., U.S. Court of Appeals 

for the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C., letters .............................................. 68 

Jenkins, William O., Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office, statement ............................................................... 82 

Judges in support of five additional judgeships for the Eastern District of 

California, joint letter .......................................................................................... 96 

Singal, Hon. George Z., Chairman, Judicial Resources Committee, Judicial 

Conference of the United States, Washington, D.C., statement and attachments ..................................................................................................................... 112 

Steele, William H., U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Alabama, Mobile, 

Alabama, statement ............................................................................................. 131 

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RESPONDING TO THE GROWING NEED FOR 

FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS: THE FEDERAL 

JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2008 

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008 

UNITED STATES SENATE, 

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 

Washington, D.C. 

The Committee was scheduled to meet, pursuant to prior notice, 

at 2:30 p.m., in room SD–226, Dirksen Senate Office Building, with 

the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, presiding. The hearing was suspended 

because of an objection by the Minority Leader made on the Senate 

floor. As of the time of the scheduled hearing, statements for the 

record had been submitted by members of the Committee, written 

testimony had been submitted by witnesses scheduled to testify, 

and additional materials had been submitted for the record. After 

the date of the scheduled hearing, witnesses scheduled to testify 

submitted answers in writing to questions that had been submitted 

in writing by members of the Committee. 

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