The White House announced on Dec. 10 that President Joe Biden intends to veto a bipartisan bill proposing the first significant expansion of federal district court judgeships in more than 30 years.
The legislation, known as S. 4199, or the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024, aims to address caseload backlogs by creating 63 permanent and three temporary judgeships phased in over a decade. The measure was passed unanimously by the Senate in August and was directed to the House for consideration, where Democrat support is waning as political dynamics have shifted post-election.
