legislation: 105-hr-1596
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| 105-hr-1596 | 105 | hr | 1596 | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1997 | Law | 1997-05-14 | 1998-05-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts. | House | Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] | PA | R | G000121 | 15 | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize appointments to: (1) additional permanent bankruptcy judgeships in specified districts of California, Maryland, New Jersey, and Tennessee; and (2) additional temporary bankruptcy judgeships in California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia (provides that the first vacancy occurring in such a district five years or more after a judge is appointed under this Act shall not be filled). Extends a temporary bankruptcy judgeship position authorized for the district of Delaware. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |