Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3632
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2009-09-23 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Federal district courts
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Lawyers and legal services
North Dakota
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: 
Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) remove the power of certain active or retired federal judges to appoint U.S. magistrate judges; (2) revise the statutory description of the District of North Dakota to eliminate the current four divisions each of which holds court exclusively for specified counties; (3) revise requirements for the disability retirement and cost-of-living adjustments of annuities for territorial judges; and (4) revise requirements for the compensation of Federal Judicial Center personnel, including reemployed annuitants.
 
Amends federal civil service law to subject judicial branch senior executives to federal civil service annual leave requirements and limitations.
 
Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) require court use of separate judgment and statement of reasons forms in the imposition of a criminal sentence; (2) require appropriate adaptation of pretrial services functions for juveniles; (3) modify the reporting schedule for criminal wiretap orders; and (4) increase the compensation thresholds triggering administrative review of compensation for non-counsel investigative, expert, or other services necessary for adequate representation of a person financially unable to obtain them.

action_date: 2009-10-28
text: 

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

 
Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) remove the power of certain active or retired federal judges to appoint U.S. magistrate judges; (2) revise the statutory description of the District of North Dakota to eliminate the current four divisions each of which holds court exclusively for specified counties; (3) revise requirements for the disability retirement and cost-of-living adjustments of annuities for territorial judges; and (4) revise requirements for the compensation of Federal Judicial Center personnel, including reemployed annuitants.
 
Amends federal civil service law to subject judicial branch senior executives to federal civil service annual leave requirements and limitations.
 
Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) require court use of separate judgment and statement of reasons forms in the imposition of a criminal sentence; (2) require appropriate adaptation of pretrial services functions for juveniles; (3) modify the reporting schedule for criminal wiretap orders; and (4) increase the compensation thresholds triggering administrative review of compensation for non-counsel investigative, expert, or other services necessary for adequate representation of a person financially unable to obtain them.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H12006-2007)
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12006-2007)
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3632.
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12006-12008)
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2342)
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Introduced in House