Schumer: ‘The Last Time We Systematically Increased Federal Judges in America Was 1991 ... Federal Judiciary Desperately Needs More Capacity’

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SCHUMER: “Well, Madam President, something very good just happened. I am very happy the Senate ends this busy week on another productive note. The Senate just unanimously passed the JUDGES Act. The goal of the JUDGES Act is in the name. It creates 66 new federal district court judges in order to relieve our overburdened judiciary. And I want to thank Senator Coons on the Democratic side, and Senator Young on the Republican side for their good work in pushing this bill forward. Today, our federal courts simply can’t keep up with the immense workload like they used to in the past. As our country has kept growing and growing, our federal courts sadly have not kept pace. The last time we systematically increased federal judges in America was 1991. We have roughly 80 million more Americans living today than there were back then. So clearly, our federal judiciary desperately needs more capacity. This bill provides it.”