A bipartisan group of lawmakers are proposing legislation to make all existing temporary federal district court judge seats across the country permanent, following a request by the judiciary to relieve the workload on certain courts.
The legislation, led by Judiciary Committee members Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and expected to be introduced Wednesday, would convert the 10 current temporary judgeships, all authorized decades ago, into permanent positions.
Courts with temporary judgeships include the federal trial court in Hawaii, which saw a 13% increase in civil cases filed in 2023, and the Eastern District of Texas, a ...