Pete Sessions: “I do respect the concern of the Senator from Florida. As a Federal prosecutor for almost 15 years in Alabama, which is…”

“I do respect the concern of the Senator from Florida. As a Federal prosecutor for almost 15 years in Alabama, which is part of the 11th circuit, of which Florida is a part--the 11th circuit, I have come to admire and be extremely impressed with the workload and work ethic of the Florida Federal judges, as well as the Alabama Federal judges. Both groups have very high caseloads, higher than the national average. I think probably the middle district of Florida, and maybe the southern district of Florida, are two of the top districts in the country in so needing additional judges. The middle district of Alabama, as you noted, has one of the very highest caseloads. I would share, this bankruptcy bill actually reduces the workload for Federal district judges a bit by not having them handle appeals from bankruptcy. That is the only thing it really affects for Federal district judges, because bankruptcy judges are separate.”