House Sponsors: BLACK. Senate Sponsors: MYERS-NOLAND Short description: ASSOCIATE JUDGES-MINIMUM 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: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0017 Last action date: JUN-28-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status