Senate votes 100-0 to add 66 federal judges
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Senate Majority Leader
No U.S. Senator objected or voted “No” on Thursday to the Judges Act.
The Bill, S.4199, passed by “unanimous consent.”
The Senate has 100 members.
For it to become law, it has to pass the House.
Then, the Bill goes to the President for a signature or veto.
The majority of the federal judges, 53, will be added to these three states:
California (30)
Texas (12)
Florida (11)
Others will be in:
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
Nebraska
New Jersey
Oklahoma
The Bill is 22 pages.
The link to the Bill in the Congressional Record is here:
https://www.congress.gov/118/crec/2024/08/01/170/126/CREC-2024-08-01-pt1-PgS5750-4.pdf
It is linked here:
https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s4199/BILLS-118s4199es.pdf
Chief Justice John Roberts’ Judicial Conference released the story on March 16th, 2021.
Details are in this link:
“Chief Justice recommends adding 79 new federal judges.”