S. 193: Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010
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S. 193: Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-09 · Law · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010
Plain summary
Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010 - Title I: Temporary Judgeships For District Courts - (Sec. 101) Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California and one additional district judge for the district of Nebraska. Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this Act occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this Act. Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to extend the temporary judgeships in the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the northern district of Ohio. Amends the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act to declare that the first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Arizona, the central district of California, and the eastern district of Texas authorized by this Act, occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in the applicable district by this Act, shall not be filled. Title II: Bankruptcy Judgeships - Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010 - (Sec. 202) Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the appointment of additional permanent bankruptcy judges in various states. (Sec. 203) Converts certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges to permanent offices in specified states. (Sec. 204) Extends certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges previously authorized for Pennsylvania and North Carolina. (Sec. 205) Increases bankruptcy filing fees. Reduces the amount of bankruptcy fees to be deposited as offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System Fund.
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Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 9 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 193, Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010 (2010-06-30); CBO cost estimate: S. 193, Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010 (2010-06-30)
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s193.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s193 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111