Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978

Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978
Long title	An Act to provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Effective	October 20, 1978
Citations
Public law	95-486
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 7843 by Peter Rodino Jr. (D–NJ) on June 16, 1977; Committee consideration by Judiciary; Passed the House on February 7, 1978 (319–80); Passed the Senate on February 7, 1978 with amendment; House agreed to Senate amendment on October 4, 1978 (292–112) with further amendment; Senate agreed to House amendment on October 7, 1978 (67–15); Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 20, 1978;

The Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978 (Pub.L. 95–486, 92 Stat. 1629, enacted October 20, 1978) is a major law in the United States that expanded the Federal Judiciary by adding 117 district judges and 35 circuit judges.[1][2][3]

References

Coe Jr., Jack J. (September 1979). "Recruitment and Appointment of Federal Judges". Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. 12: 1033.
Hart, Jane Sherron de (April 28, 2020). Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-9848-9783-1.
"H.R. 7843 (95th): An Act to provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges, and for other purposes". GovTrack.us.

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[1] Coe Jr., Jack J. (September 1979). "Recruitment and Appointment of Federal Judges". Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. 12: 1033.

[2] Hart, Jane Sherron de (April 28, 2020). Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-9848-9783-1.

[GovTrack.us_7843-3] "H.R. 7843 (95th): An Act to provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges, and for other purposes". GovTrack.us.