Search Results: keywords:"circuit judges"

  • H. R. 7597 — To provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,743

    H.R. 7597 aims to appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges across various regions in the United States over a series of years: 2025, 2027, 2029, and 2031. The bill proposes specific numbers of judge appointments for each district, including significant additions...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7597 is a bill that wants to add more judges to help with lots of court cases in different parts of the U.S., like in California and Texas, starting in 2025. It also wants to make sure there are enough places and money to support these new judges.

  • H. R. 101 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,581

    H. R. 101, also known as the "Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2025," proposes to split the existing ninth judicial circuit into two separate circuits, creating a new ninth circuit and a twelfth circuit. The new ninth circuit will consist of California, Hawaii,...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to split a big group of judges into two smaller groups so they can help people more easily in different places like California and Arizona, but it needs to make sure it doesn't cost too much money or take too long to do.

  • H. R. 565 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:535

    H.R. 565, the "District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025," aims to amend title 28 of the United States Code by changing residency requirements for certain officials working in the District of Columbia. The bill proposes that Circuit and...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 565 wants to make sure that judges, lawyers, and other important workers in Washington, D.C., have the same place-to-live rules as workers in other places, but allows a special rule for some workers in New York.