$ Asked Congress to create 67 new federal judgeships. Every two years a Conference committee surveys court judgeship needs and forwards its findings to the Conference for action. The 15 court of appeals and 52 district court judgeships requested reflect the results of the latest survey. Number 3 March 2007 of the Federal Newsletter Courts After the hearing, Senator Patrick Leahy (D- VT), Justice Anthony Kennedy and Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) continued their conver- sation on the Judiciary.