Article III Judicial Independence Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-10443
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2024-12-17
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10443 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2024 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, to provide for a district court for the district of the Northern Mariana Islands.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Article III Judicial Independence Act of 2024 . 2. New judicial district (a) In general Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code is amended by inserting after section 114 the following: 114a. Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands constitutes one judicial district. Court shall be held at Saipan. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item pertaining to section 114 the following: 114a. Northern Mariana Islands. . 3. Conversion of existing court and judge (a) Court For purposes of establishing the district court under section 114a of title 28, United States Code, the facilities and property of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands under section 1 of the Act of November 8, 1977 ( 48 U.S.C. 1821 ) shall be converted to the use of the court under such section 114a. (b) Judge The judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands under section 1 of the Act of November 8, 1977 ( 48 U.S.C. 1821 ), as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed as the judge for the district court for the Northern Mariana Islands under section 114a of title 28, United States Code. Such judge shall hold office during good behavior, pursuant to section 134 of title 28, United States Code. (c) Repeal Section 1 of the Act of November 8, 1977 ( 48 U.S.C. 1821 ) is repealed. 4. Judges in territories and possessions Section 373 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, ; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking , the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, . 5. Applicability The amendments made by this Act shall not affect the tenure of office or right to continue to receive salary after resignation, retirement, or failure of reappointment of any district judge for the district of the Northern Mariana Islands who is in office on the date of enactment of this Act.