HR-136 : Still Just a Bill

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal judicial code to:

• convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan;
• convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and
• authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.