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Introduced February 27, 2025 by Joseph Neguse · Last progress February 27, 2025
The bill adds judges and clarifies venue/statutory language to improve access to and efficiency of federal courts in parts of Colorado and Idaho, at modest additional taxpayer and administrative cost and with possible delays from Senate confirmations, while delivering largely localized benefits.
Residents, litigants, and businesses in Colorado (two new district judges) and Idaho (one new district judge) will face lower federal court caseloads and faster case resolution, reducing delays for people with federal cases in those states.
Updating the statutory table in 28 U.S.C. § 133(a) clarifies the law’s text, reducing legal uncertainty for courts, federal employees, and legal practitioners nationwide.
Listing Fort Collins as an official judicial district place clarifies venue and improves local access to federal court services for residents near Fort Collins.
Taxpayers (and court budgets) will bear additional federal costs to appoint, staff, and support the new judgeships and to make minor administrative updates (salaries, staff, facilities, signage, forms).
The new judgeships require Senate confirmation, which may politicize appointments and delay filling positions, prolonging caseload pressure until confirmations occur.
The changes are localized and relatively minor for most Americans—the direct benefits primarily affect people in parts of Colorado and Idaho, so the bill provides little programmatic benefit to most of the population.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes two new district judges for Colorado, one for Idaho, and adds Fort Collins as an authorized federal court location in Colorado.
Creates three additional federal district judgeships: two for the District of Colorado and one for the District of Idaho. Also adds Fort Collins to the statutory list of places for holding federal court in Colorado, which may enable court business and proceedings there.