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| https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-leads-legislation-solve-backlogged-courts | Issa Leads Legislation to Solve Backlogged Courts | 2024-09-17 | 2024 | 2024-09 | Republican | House | CA | Darrell Issa | I000056 | issa.house.gov | issa | https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, introduced the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 (JUDGES Act), which will add critically needed federal judgeships to resolve currently understaffed and backlogged courts. “A severe shortage of judges eventually delivers an array of complications to our courts – and over time, the problem only grows worse until justice is routinely delayed and therefore denied,” said Rep. Issa. "The JUDGES Act will deliver immediate relief, a longer-term solution, and a sustainable plan that will prevent this crisis from happening again.” The JUDGES Act will: Create 63 permanent judgeships in six phases from 2025-2035 Add three temporary district court judgeships in Oklahoma Task GAO with evaluating the efficiency of federal courts and assessing detention space needs Require the Judicial Conference to publicly release its judicial seat recommendations and methodology Authorize additional federal case locations in Utah, Texas, and California to improve access for larger districts | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T21:43:57Z |