Today, the United States Senate's Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing on Senate Bill 1653. If enacted, the Federal Judgeships Act of 2009 would authorize the creation of 63 additional federal appellate and district court judgeships.
Congress last passed comprehensive judgeships legislation back in 1990, and federal civil and criminal appellate and district caseloads have increased substantially over the two decades since then. The bill would address this situation, enabling the federal courts to expeditiously, inexpensively, and equitably resolve the cases that now crowd their growing dockets.
The bill is not only vital, but long overdue, and should certainly be passed.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20090930_tobias.htmlI support this 500% for obvious reasons.