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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3890 

To provide for additional Federal district judgeships. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2012 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and Mr. MCCARTHY of 

California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide for additional Federal district judgeships. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Judicial 

5 Relief Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS. 

7 (a) ADDITIONAL PERMANENT DISTRICT JUDGE8 SHIP.—The President shall appoint, by and with the ad9 vice and consent of the Senate— 

10 (1) 2 additional district judges for the district 

11 of Arizona; 


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1 (2) 4 additional district judges for the eastern 

2 district of California; 

3 (3) 1 additional district judge for the district of 

4 Minnesota; 

5 (4) 1 additional district judge for the southern 

6 district of Texas; and 

7 (5) 2 additional district judges for the western 

8 district of Texas. 

9 (b) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—The 

10 existing judgeships for the district of Arizona and the cen11 tral district of California authorized by section 312(c) of 

12 the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 

13 Authorization Act (28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 107– 

14 273; 116 Stat. 1788), as of the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 

16 28, United States Code, and the incumbents in those of17 fices shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, 

18 United States Code, as amended by this Act. 

19 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 The table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United 

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking the item relating to the district 

23 of Arizona and inserting the following: 

‘‘Arizona ................................................................................................... 15’’; 


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1 (2) by striking the item relating to California 

2 and inserting the following: 

‘‘California: 

Northern ........................................................................................... 14

Eastern ............................................................................................. 10

Central .............................................................................................. 28

Southern ........................................................................................... 13’’; 

3 (3) by striking the item relating to the district 

4 of Minnesota and inserting the following: 

‘‘Minnesota ............................................................................................... 8’’; 

5 and 

6 (4) by striking the item relating to Texas and 

7 inserting the following: 

‘‘Texas: 

Northern ........................................................................................... 12

Eastern ............................................................................................. 20

Central .............................................................................................. 7

Southern ........................................................................................... 15’’. 

8 (d) INCREASE IN FILING FEES.—Section 1914(a) of 

9 title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘$350’’ and inserting ‘‘$360’’. 

11 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL PLACE OF HOLDING COURT. 

12 Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is 

13 amended in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘Bakers14 field,’’ after ‘‘shall be held at’’. 

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