Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978

Long titleAn Act to provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges, and for other purposes.

Enactedbythe 95th United States Congress

EffectiveOctober 20, 1978

Public law95-486

Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978

Long title	An Act to provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Effective	October 20, 1978
Citations
Public law	95-486
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 7843 by Peter Rodino Jr. (D–NJ) on June 16, 1977 Committee consideration by Judiciary Passed the House on February 7, 1978 (319–80) Passed the Senate on February 7, 1978  with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on October 4, 1978 (292–112) with further amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on October 7, 1978 (67–15) Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 20, 1978

The Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–486, 92 Stat. 1629, enacted October 20, 1978) is a major law in the United States that expanded the Federal Judiciary by adding 117 district judges and 35 circuit judges.^[1][2][3]