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S. 14Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Florida Federal Judicial Relief Act

Sponsored by Marco RubioSen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Introduced January 3, 2019

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The Florida Federal Judicial Relief Act would increase the number of federal district judges in Florida. It adds new permanent judgeships—six for the Middle District, one for the Northern District, and three for the Southern District—to help handle the courts’ workload. The bill also makes a temporary judgeship in the Southern District permanent and updates the official count of judges in the law.

Key Provisions

  • Adds six new district judges for the Middle District of Florida.
  • Adds one new district judge for the Northern District of Florida.
  • Adds three new district judges for the Southern District of Florida.
  • Converts an existing temporary judgeship in the Southern District into a permanent position.
  • Amends the statutory table of judgeships to reflect the new totals: 5 judges in the Northern District, 21 in the Middle District, and 21 in the Southern District.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 3, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

January 3, 2019

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 3, 2019

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What members said about S. 14 on the floor

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Marcia L. Fudge
Rep. Marcia L. FudgeD-OH-11 · May 22, 2019

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, and ask for its immediate consideration…

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 3, 2019

II

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 14

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 3, 2019

Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To authorize additional district court judgeships for the northern, middle, and southern districts of Florida.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Florida Federal Judicial Relief Act.

2.

District judges for the district courts

(a)

Additional judgeships

The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—

(1)

6 additional district judges for the middle district of Florida;

(2)

1 additional district judge for the northern district of Florida; and

(3)

3 additional district judges for the southern district of Florida.

(b)

Conversion of temporary judgeships

The existing judgeship for the southern district of Florida authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), as of the date of enactment of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbent in that office shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act.

(c)

Technical and conforming amendments

The table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to Florida and inserting the following:

Florida:
Northern5
Middle21
Southern21

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