The year was 1990. Home Alone dominated the box office, and “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips was the top song in the United States. It’s also the last time Congress passed comprehensive legislation creating new judgeships, as noted by Sen. Lindsey Graham at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday. During this meeting, the panel voted unanimously to advance a bipartisan bill aimed at adding new seats to understaffed federal trial courts toward the Senate floor.
Known as the JUDGES Act, this bill would authorize 63 new permanent district court judgeships across the country over the next decade. States expected to benefit include Texas, California, and other locations where judges are currently facing particularly high caseloads. For more details about the proposal, visit the original article on Law.com.