Paul Coverdell: “the Judicial Conference recommends that Congress authorize 24 new bankruptcy judgeship positions in districts where…”

“the Judicial Conference recommends that Congress authorize 24 new bankruptcy judgeship positions in districts where bankruptcy filings and judicial caseloads are particularly burdensome. S. 625 authorizes 18 of these judgeships; these same positions were included in the conference report to the bankruptcy legislation in the 105th Congress. S. 625 does not, however, include six positions that the Judicial Conference submitted to Congress on March 24, 1999. I thank the chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts for working so closely with me in my efforts to include these judges in the pending legislation. The chairman conducted a joint hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on November 2, 1999 to consider these six additional judgeships and has given them appropriate scrutiny. I have consulted with the Chairman both before and after this hearing regarding these judgeships, and I believe I have his commitment to address these positions when S. 625 is conferenced with the House.”