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Are a lot more new federal judgeships in the works?

By Douglas A. Berman

Tony Mauro at The BLT has this important post, headlined "Judicial Conference Adopts New Ethics Code, Seeks New Judgeships." The specifics suggest that a number of new federal judgeships may soon be created: The Judicial Conference ... agreed to ask Congress to create 63 new judgeships -- 12 appeals court judges and 51 at the district court level. As usual the conference, which is the policy-making body for the federal judiciary, met behind closed doors at the Supreme Court, with Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. presiding.... On the issue of creating judgeships,[conference executive committee chair Judge] Scirica said the conference "hopes the administration and Congress will move ahead on this." Sens. Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.), and Arlen Specter, (R-Pa...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 18, 2009 (boomark / email).