Political Quotes

“Today Senator Hatch and I are introducing the Federal Judgeship Act of 2000. I am pleased that Senators Feinstein, Schumer, Boxer, Graham, Reid, Robb, Inouye, Edwards, Murray, Bingaman, Bayh, Kerrey, and Domenici are joining us as original cosponsors of this measure. Our bill creates 70 judgeships across the country to address the workload needs of the federal judiciary. This bill incorporates the recommendations for additional judgeships most recently forwarded to us by the Judiciary Conference of the United States. Specifically, our legislation would create 6 additional permanent judgeships and 4 temporary judgeships for the U.S. Courts of Appeal; 30 additional permanent judgeships and 23 temporary judgeships for the U.S. District Courts; and convert 7 existing temporary district judgeships into permanent positions. The Judicial Conference of the United States is the nonpartisan policy-making arm of the judicial branch. Federal judges across the nation believe that the increasingly heavy caseloads of our courts necessitate these additional judges.”