By: Barbara Grzincic

The latest group to seek the government’s help in handling the economic downturn is the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  Business, it seems, is too good there.

As reported by our sister blog, D.C. Dicta, the Judicial Conference of the United States is asking Congress to boost the number of bankruptcy judges in the country (currently 324) by 13, and convert 22 “temporary” judgeships, created by the bankruptcy reforms of 2005, to permanent status.

Three of those temporary judgeships are in Maryland and will expire in 2011, according to the Judicial Conference.

Somebody ought to tell the folks over at the Maryland Manual, which says the three most recent appointees are all good to go until 2020.