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.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 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]
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^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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