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S. 878

A bill to authorize an additional permanent judgeship in the District of Idaho, and for other purposes.

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Oct 5, 2004)

Directs the President to appoint additional Federal district court judges for Alabama (two), Arizona (three), California (seven), Florida (six), Idaho (one), Missouri (one), Nebraska (one), New Mexico (two), New York (three), Oregon (one), South Carolina (one), Virginia (two), Utah (one), and Washington (one). Specifies the timing of such appointments.

Converts temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California, the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the eastern district of Missouri.

Requires the President to appoint temporary district judges for California (six), Colorado (one), Florida (one), Illinois (one), Indiana (two), Iowa (one), New Mexico (one), and New York (two). Specifies the timing of such appointments.

Directs the President to appoint additional Federal circuit court judges for the First Circuit (one), Second Circuit (two), Sixth Circuit (one), and Ninth Circuit (five).

Requires the President to appoint two temporary circuit court judges for the Ninth Circuit.

Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands), the Twelfth Circuit (to be composed of Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana), and Thirteenth Circuit (to be composed of Alaska, Oregon, and Washington State).

Requires the President to appoint, with the advise and consent of the Senate, five additional circuit judges for the new Ninth Circuit (not before January 21, 2005) and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit.

Specifies the locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions.

Assigns active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits based on their current duty station. Allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment to any of the three new circuits.

Specifies the disposition of cases pending in the former Ninth Circuit before the effective date of this Act as follows: (1) proceedings in matters that have been submitted for decision shall continue without regard to this Act; (2) matters not yet submitted for decision must be transferred to the court to which they would have been submitted under this Act; and (3) proceedings on petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc that have been submitted or decided shall continue without regard to this Act.

Authorizes the temporary assignment of the circuit and district judges of the former Ninth Circuit among the new circuits. Authorizes administrative coordination among any two contiguous circuits among the new circuits.

Directs that the former Ninth Circuit shall cease to exist for administrative purposes two years after enactment of this Act.

What just happenedOct 6, 2004

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID](R-ID)Sponsor
4 cosponsors2 D2 R
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  1. Oct 6, 2004Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

  2. Oct 5, 2004FloorH38800

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  3. Oct 5, 2004FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. Oct 5, 2004FloorH37100

    On passage Passed by voice vote.

  5. Oct 5, 2004Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.

  6. Oct 5, 2004FloorH36110

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 216 (Roll no. 493).

    Judiciary Committee
  7. Oct 5, 2004FloorH8A000

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H8062)

  8. Oct 5, 2004FloorH8D000

    Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions.

  9. Oct 5, 2004FloorH36100

    Mr. Berman moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary. (consideration: CR H8061-8063; text: CR H8061)

    Judiciary Committee
  10. Oct 5, 2004FloorH34400

    The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

  11. Oct 5, 2004FloorH35000

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8061)

  12. Oct 5, 2004FloorH32600

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report S. 878.

  13. Oct 5, 2004FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 814 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Simpson amendment.

  14. Oct 5, 2004FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 814 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.

  15. Oct 5, 2004FloorH8D000

    GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on S. 878.

  16. Oct 5, 2004FloorH32400

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

  17. Oct 5, 2004FloorH32020

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 814 and Rule XVIII.

  18. Oct 5, 2004FloorH8D000

    Rule provides for consideration of S. 878 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

  19. Oct 5, 2004FloorH30000

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 814. (consideration: CR H8048-8063; text of measure as reported in House: CR H8051-8052)

  20. Oct 5, 2004FloorH1L220

    Rule H. Res. 814 passed House.

  21. Oct 4, 2004FloorH1L210

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 814 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 878 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

  22. Sep 29, 2004CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.

  23. Sep 29, 2004CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-708.

    Judiciary Committee
  24. Sep 29, 2004Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-708.

    Judiciary Committee
  25. Sep 9, 2004CommitteeH19000

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Judiciary Committee
  26. Sep 9, 2004CommitteeH15000-B

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Judiciary Committee
  27. Sep 3, 2004CommitteeH25000

    Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  28. Jun 25, 2003CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

    Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
  29. Jun 2, 2003IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  30. Jun 2, 2003FloorH14000

    Received in the House.

  31. Jun 2, 2003Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  32. May 22, 2003Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7065-7068; text as passed Senate: CR S7067-7068; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7066-7067)

  33. May 22, 2003Floor17000

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7065-7068; text as passed Senate: CR S7067-7068; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7066-7067)

  34. May 20, 2003Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.

  35. May 20, 2003Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  36. May 20, 2003Committee14000

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  37. May 15, 2003Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Judiciary Committee
  38. Apr 10, 2003IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  39. Apr 10, 2003IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Passed House amendedOct 5, 200436

Directs the President to appoint additional Federal district court judges for Alabama (two), Arizona (three), California (seven), Florida (six), Idaho (one), Missouri (one), Nebraska (one), New Mexico (two), New York (three), Oregon (one), South Carolina (one), Virginia (two), Utah (one), and Washington (one). Specifies the timing of such appointments.

Converts temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California, the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the eastern district of Missouri.

Requires the President to appoint temporary district judges for California (six), Colorado (one), Florida (one), Illinois (one), Indiana (two), Iowa (one), New Mexico (one), and New York (two). Specifies the timing of such appointments.

Directs the President to appoint additional Federal circuit court judges for the First Circuit (one), Second Circuit (two), Sixth Circuit (one), and Ninth Circuit (five).

Requires the President to appoint two temporary circuit court judges for the Ninth Circuit.

Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands), the Twelfth Circuit (to be composed of Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana), and Thirteenth Circuit (to be composed of Alaska, Oregon, and Washington State).

Requires the President to appoint, with the advise and consent of the Senate, five additional circuit judges for the new Ninth Circuit (not before January 21, 2005) and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit.

Specifies the locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions.

Assigns active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits based on their current duty station. Allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment to any of the three new circuits.

Specifies the disposition of cases pending in the former Ninth Circuit before the effective date of this Act as follows: (1) proceedings in matters that have been submitted for decision shall continue without regard to this Act; (2) matters not yet submitted for decision must be transferred to the court to which they would have been submitted under this Act; and (3) proceedings on petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc that have been submitted or decided shall continue without regard to this Act.

Authorizes the temporary assignment of the circuit and district judges of the former Ninth Circuit among the new circuits. Authorizes administrative coordination among any two contiguous circuits among the new circuits.

Directs that the former Ninth Circuit shall cease to exist for administrative purposes two years after enactment of this Act.

Reported to House with amendment(s)Sep 29, 200417

Directs the President to appoint additional Federal district court judges for Alabama (two), Arizona (three), California (seven), Florida (six), Idaho (one), Missouri (one), Nebraska (one), New Mexico (two), New York (three), Oregon (one), South Carolina (one), Virginia (two), Utah (one), and Washington (one).

Converts temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California, the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the eastern district of Missouri.

Requires the President to appoint temporary district judges for California (six), Colorado (one), Florida (one), Illinois (one), Indiana (two), Iowa (one), New Mexico (one), and New York (two).

Directs the President to appoint additional Federal circuit court judges for the First Circuit (one), Second Circuit (two), Sixth Circuit (one), and Ninth Circuit (five).

Requires the President to appoint two temporary circuit court judges for the Ninth Circuit.

Passed Senate amendedMay 22, 200335
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 20, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the President to appoint additional district judges for Alabama (one), Arizona (two), California (four), Idaho (one), Iowa (one temporary), New York (two permanent and one temporary), South Carolina (one), and Utah (one).

Converts a temporary judgeship to a permanent judgeship for: (1) the eastern district of California; and (2) the district of Nebraska.

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003 - Provides for the appointment of: (1) permanent additional bankruptcy judges in New York (two), Delaware (four), New Jersey (one), Pennsylvania (one), Maryland (three), North Carolina (one), South Carolina (one), Virginia (one), Michigan (two), Tennessee (two), Arkansas (one), Nevada (two), Utah (one), Florida (four), and Georgia (three); and (2) temporary bankruptcy judges in Puerto Rico (one), New York (one), Pennsylvania (one), Maryland (one), Mississippi (two), and Georgia (one). Sets forth provisions regarding filling vacancies in such offices and extending existing temporary bankruptcy judgeships in Alabama and Tennessee.

Converts: (1) a bankruptcy judgeship currently shared by the southern and middle districts of Georgia to a bankruptcy judgeship for the middle district of Georgia; and (2) temporary bankruptcy judgeships authorized for Delaware and Puerto Rico to permanent bankruptcy judgeships.

Reported to Senate with amendment(s)May 20, 200301
Directs the President to appoint additional district judges for Alabama (one), Arizona (two), California (four), Idaho (one), Iowa (one temporary), New York (two permanent and one temporary), South Carolina (one), and Utah (one).

Converts a temporary judgeship to a permanent judgeship for: (1) the eastern district of California; and (2) the district of Nebraska.

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003 - Provides for the appointment of: (1) permanent additional bankruptcy judges in New York (two), Delaware (four), New Jersey (one), Pennsylvania (one), Maryland (three), North Carolina (one), South Carolina (one), Virginia (one), Michigan (two), Tennessee (two), Arkansas (one), Nevada (two), Utah (one), Florida (four), and Georgia (three); and (2) temporary bankruptcy judges in Puerto Rico (one), New York (one), Pennsylvania (one), Maryland (one), Mississippi (two), and Georgia (one). Sets forth provisions regarding filling vacancies in such offices and extending existing temporary bankruptcy judgeships in Alabama and Tennessee.

Converts: (1) a bankruptcy judgeship currently shared by the southern and middle districts of Georgia to a bankruptcy judgeship for the middle district of Georgia; and (2) temporary bankruptcy judgeships authorized for Delaware and Puerto Rico to permanent bankruptcy judgeships.

Introduced in SenateApr 10, 200300
Directs the President to appoint an additional district judge for the district of Idaho.
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