JUDGES Act of 2025
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Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2025 or the JUDGES Act of 2025
This bill creates 64 U.S. district court judgeships—63 permanent and 1 temporary—and expands the jurisdictional coverage of two district courts.
Specifically, the bill creates 63 new permanent judgeships across 14 states over a 10-year period beginning in 2025. The state and total number of judgeships added over the 10-year period are as follows:
Arizona (1),
California (20),
Colorado (2),
Delaware (2),
Florida (9),
Georgia (2),
Idaho (1),
Indiana (1),
Iowa (1),
Nebraska (1),
New Jersey (3),
New York (5),
Oklahoma (2), and
Texas (13).
Additionally, the bill creates one temporary judgeship in the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 2025.
Finally, the bill adds locations where court must be held in two district courts—one in California and one in Texas. Specifically, the bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Also, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.
The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on judicial caseloads and detention space.
The bill also directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to make available on its website the biennial report by the Judicial Conference of the United States on judgeship recommendations.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 27, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
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The record's latest action, on March 5, 2025: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
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In the 118th Congress (2023-24), 274 of the 16,565 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 1.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
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Who is behind it?
Darrell Issa (R-CA) introduced it on February 27, 2025, and 17 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 5 Democrats, 12 Republicans.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 27, 2025, 560 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 554 days ago, on March 5, 2025.
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Vote history
- HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action