A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships.

Bill: 110-s-1327
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2007-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
California
Congress
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Hawaii
Judges
Judicial districts
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Presidential appointments

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-08
text: 
Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California and one additional district judge for the district of Nebraska.
 
Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this Act occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this Act.
 
Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to extend the temporary judgeships in the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the northern district of Ohio.
 
Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Hawaii occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created by such Act. 

action_date: 2007-05-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California and one additional district judge for the district of Nebraska.

Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this Act occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this Act.

Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to extend the temporary judgeships in the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the northern district of Ohio.

Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Hawaii occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created by such Act. 

action_date: 2007-12-04
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California and one additional district judge for the district of Nebraska.

Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this Act occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this Act.

Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to extend the temporary judgeships in the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the northern district of Ohio.

Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Hawaii occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created by such Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14747; text: CR S14747)
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14747; text: CR S14747)
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5726)
action_date: 2007-05-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5725-5726)
action_date: 2007-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate