Senate Sponsors: MYERS,J. Short description: ASSOCIATE JUDGES ACT-MINIMUM 5 Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Associate Judges Act. Provides that the minimum number of associate judges authorized for any circuit with a population of at least 173,000 (instead of any circuit with a population of at least 173,000 but not more than 177,000) shall be 5. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status