Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984

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The Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled the bankruptcy system and restructured the jurisdiction and authority of federal bankruptcy courts and judges.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
bankruptcy law
addresses constitutional concerns about bankruptcy court jurisdiction
affects bankruptcy appeals procedures
bankruptcy judges’ powers to enter final judgments in core proceedings
bankruptcy jurisdictional statutes
bankruptcy venue provisions
allocatesJurisdictionTo United States district courts
amends Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
clarifies relationship between district courts and bankruptcy courts
codifiedIn Title 11 of the United States Code
Title 28 of the United States Code
country United States
creates bankruptcy appellate panels in some circuits
defines core proceedings in bankruptcy
non-core proceedings in bankruptcy
delegatesAuthorityTo United States bankruptcy judges
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes new bankruptcy court structure under Article I
hasEffectOn administration of bankruptcy cases in the United States
allocation of judicial workload in federal courts
increases number of federal judgeships
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
languageOfWork English
legalDomain federal courts law
insolvency law
motivatedBy Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.
officeholderAtTimeOfSigning President of the United States
provides transitional provisions for bankruptcy cases after Northern Pipeline decision
publicLawNumber Public Law 98-353
purpose to overhaul the federal bankruptcy system
to restructure jurisdiction and authority of bankruptcy courts and judges
regulates appointment of bankruptcy judges
terms of office of bankruptcy judges
relatedTo Article I courts
Article III courts
United States bankruptcy courts
United States district courts
shortTitle Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984
signedBy Ronald Reagan
subjectMatter bankruptcy jurisdiction
bankruptcy procedure
federal bankruptcy courts
federal judgeships
timePeriod 20th century United States law
typeOfLegislation judiciary reorganization statute
yearEnacted 1984


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