House Bill
Elissa Slotkin
Senator
Cosponsors
2
Policy Area
Summary
The CASE LOAD Act would increase the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029. This would help ease the heavy workload and backlog of cases in that region's federal courts.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English explanation of this bill
The CASE LOAD Act would increase the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029. This would help ease the heavy workload and backlog of cases in that region's federal courts.
Last updated: 12/29/2025
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><b>Creating Additional Seats to Ease Legally Overburdened Adjudicators' Dockets Act of 2023 or the CASE LOAD Act of 2023 </b></p> <p>This bill increases the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the Eastern District of California. Specifically, the bill incrementally increases the number from 6 to 11 by 2029. </p>
Main provisions of the bill
Potential effects on citizens and communities
If this bill becomes law, individuals and businesses involved in federal court cases in the Eastern District of California would benefit from faster processing of their cases due to the increased number of judges. The additional judges would help reduce delays and the backlog of pending cases in the region's federal courts.
Primary Policy Area
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
3223, 119th Congress (2025). "CASE LOAD Act of 2023". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3223