A bill to amend the Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978 with respect to certain administrative matters arising from the redrawing of the federal judicial districts in the state of Illinois, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Federal District Court Organization Act to 1978 to add the following provisions with respect to Federal district judges in Illinois: (1) the senior district judge for the Eastern District shall be a district judge for the Southern District; (2) the remaining district judge for the Eastern District as of the date of enactment and the district judges for the Southern District as it existed prior to this Act shall be district judges for the Central District; and (3) the President shall appoint a second district judge for the Southern District. Stipulates that such assignments shall not affect the tenures of office of the United States attorneys and marshals for the Eastern District and the Southern District (as it existed prior to this Act), who shall on the date of enactment assume such positions for the Southern District and the Central District, respectively. Stipulates that the grand juries impaneled by the district courts for the Central and Southern Districts after the date of enactment may exercise their powers with respect to crimes committed within their respective districts before or after the date of enactment. Makes the effective date of the transfer of Kankakee County from the Northern District to the Central District of Illinois March 31, 1979, instead of May 1, 1979.

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Timeline

1. 21 February 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 February 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 March 1979

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-34.

   Source: Committee

4. 14 March 1979

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-34.

   Source: Committee

5. 22 March 1979

   Passed

   Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 2301 passed in lieu.

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 February 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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