What does Preamble of CASE LOAD Act of 2025 do?

This bill aims to authorize additional district judges for the district court for the eastern district of California.

What does SHORT TITLE. of CASE LOAD Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Creating Additional Seats to Ease Legally Overburdened Adjudicators' Dockets Act of 2025

What does FINDINGS. of CASE LOAD Act of 2025 do?

This section outlines findings related to the Federal district court for the eastern district of California. The court serves 34 counties, including five fast-growing cities, with a population of approximately 8,400,000. Despite its large size (8,400,000 residents and over 87,000 square miles), the court has only six permanent judgeships, and a vacancy is pending. In 2019, the ratio of authorized district judgeships to population in the eastern district was 1:1,362,552, significantly higher than the central district of California (1:694,323). As of June 2022, the court had 1,308 pending cases per judgeship, more than 2.6 times the average for the Ninth Circuit.

What does ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF of CASE LOAD Act of 2025 do?

This section adds district judges for the Eastern District of California 2 judges are to be appointed on or after January 21, 2027 1 additional judge is to be appointed on or after January 5, 2029 2 more judges are to be appointed on or after January 21, 2031 The President appoints these judges with Senate consent

What does AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. of CASE LOAD Act of 2025 do?

This section authorizes appropriations for carrying out the Act and its amendments. Funds are authorized to cover the costs of space and facilities for judicial positions created by the Act or its amendments.

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CASE LOAD Act of 2025

Last updated: 3/5/2025 · Introduced: 3/5/2025

Author: Jim Costa (D-CA)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill authorizes the appointment of additional district judges for the Eastern District of California to address its high caseload and judge-to-population ratio.
A total of five new district judges are to be appointed in phases between 2027 and 2031, with the President making the appointments and the Senate providing consent.
The bill authorizes appropriations to cover the costs of space and facilities for the newly created judicial positions.

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