United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4885 (117th)
JUDGES Act
Introduced
30 July 2021
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Sponsors
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act or the JUDGES Act This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges, converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships, and requires the Government Accountability Office to report on vacant or underused federal courthouses. Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 39 district court judges on or after January 21, 2025, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Further, 38 district court judges must be appointed on or after January 21, 2029, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Timeline
30 July 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 July 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → JUDGES Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4885
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4885
- us · 117-hr-4885 · source updated 5 December 2025