Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 95th United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 20, 1978
Citations
Public law95-486
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]

References

  1. ↑ Coe Jr., Jack J. (September 1979). "Recruitment and Appointment of Federal Judges". Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. 12: 1033.
  2. ↑ Hart, Jane Sherron de (April 28, 2020). Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-9848-9783-1.
  3. ↑ "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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