A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
This bill authorizes the President to appoint one additional federal district judge for Idaho's U.S. District Court, requiring Senate confirmation. It directly affects Idaho's federal judiciary by increasing its staffing capacity. The bill also includes a minor technical update to a federal court staffing table in Title 28 of the U.S. Code to reflect the new judgeship position. This is a procedural change focused solely on court staffing, with no broader legal or policy implications.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Last action Jan 23, 2023
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Jan 23, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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