Bipartisan legislation passed by the Senate to make all existing temporary trial court judgeships permanent amid judicial staffing concerns would help stabilize the judiciary in several states, lawmakers supporting the bill said.
The measure, introduced by Judiciary Committee members Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and passed via voice vote Saturday, would convert the 10 temporary judgeships at federal district courts into permanent positions.
Those judgeships have all been authorized for decades, but they must be continuously renewed by Congress for those courts to maintain the positions.
Passage comes amid congressional gridlock over proposals to go a step ...