Political Quotes

“I rise today to offer a bill to provide for making a temporary judgeship for the northern district of Alabama permanent, and creating a new judgeship for the middle district of Alabama. The need for these judgeships has arisen pursuant to an increase in cases filed in both of these districts, as well as the filings as projected in the future. Further, the need is intensified by the judges, who are currently in a senior status in these districts, reducing their caseloads as they move toward full retirement. Currently the 2 districts are served by 10 permanent district judges; 7 in the northern district and 3 in the middle district. The bill I am introducing would make permanent a temporary judgeship, authorized in 1990, in the northern district. This conversion from a temporary judgeship to a permanent position was approved by the Judicial Conference in September 1994. The addition of one more permanent position to the middle district of Alabama's district court is warranted, among other factors, due to the increased case filings which have been experienced in that district over the past several years.”