H.R. 136 · 115th Congress
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Conyers
- Introduced
- 2017-01-03
- Latest action
- 2017-01-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Summary
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal judicial code to:
convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan; convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.