H.R. 8124 · 116th Congress
Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Introduced
- 2020-08-28
- Latest action
- 2020-10-19 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020
This bill expands the authority of a judge to provide transportation and related expenses to a defendant to travel to a federal criminal court proceeding and also authorizes a magistrate judge to rule on post-judgment motions in certain criminal cases. (A magistrate judge assists a district court judge and exercises certain authority delegated by the district court judge to the magistrate judge, such as conducting trials in certain misdemeanor cases if the defendant consents.)