Judiciary Asks Congress for Dozens of New Judges to Fill Gaps

The federal judiciary is again asking for more new judgeships from Congress, slicing its previous request from 2021 by several positions as previous bills to add requested seats have stalled.

The Judicial Conference, the judiciary’s policymaking arm, on Tuesday approved a request for Congress to add 68 new permanent judgeships and convert seven temporary district positions to permanent ones. In 2021, it asked to add 79 permanent judgeships and make nine temporary district positions permanent.

Despite regular requests, the judiciary hasn’t received a comprehensive package of new judgeships in more than 30 years. A bipartisan proposal to add just the ...