An amendment to strike provisions requiring appointment of bankruptcy judges with lifetime tenure. The amendment provides for appointment, by existing individual judicial circuit councils, of bankruptcy judges as adjuncts to district courts. They would be appointed as necessary (no maximum) for 14-year terms with salaries that are subject to reduction by statute. District courts would have jurisdiction over all bankruptcy cases.

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Amendment Number
650
Description
An amendment to strike provisions requiring appointment of bankruptcy judges with lifetime tenure. The amendment provides for appointment, by existing individual judicial circuit councils, of bankruptcy judges as adjuncts to district courts. They would be appointed as necessary (no maximum) for 14-year terms with salaries that are subject to reduction by statute. District courts would have jurisdiction over all bankruptcy cases.
Congress
98
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 21, 1984
Latest Action Text
Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 250 - 161 (Record Vote No: 5).
Submitted Date
Mar 21, 1984
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 650 — Informed