S 1379 · 112th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-07-18· Sponsored by Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]· Senate

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-229.(2012-12-28)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences. Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations. Authorizes the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services. Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged. Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Colu…

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S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011

Nov 30, 2011

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011

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