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Union Calendar No. 279

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2604

[Report No. 104–569]

To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of

additional bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 9, 1995

Mr. GEKAS (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on the Judiciary

MAY 9, 1996

Additional sponsors: Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. HORN

MAY 9, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the

appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for

other purposes.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship

3 Act of 1995’’.

4 SEC. 2. PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS.

5 Section 152(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is

6 amended—

7 (1) in the item relating to the central district

8 of California by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’;

9 and

10 (2) in the item relating to the district of Mary11 land by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’.

12 SEC. 3. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.

13 (a) APPOINTMENTS.—The following are temporary

14 judgeship positions which shall be filled in the manner pre15 scribed in section 152(a)(1) of title 28, United States

16 Code:

17 (1) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the

18 southern district of Florida.

19 (2) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the

20 eastern district of Michigan.

21 (3) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the

22 district of New Jersey.

23 (4) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the

24 eastern district of New York.

25 (5) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the

26 northern district of New York.
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1 (6) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the

2 eastern district of Pennsylvania.

3 (b) VACANCIES.—The first vacancy occurring in the

4 office of a bankruptcy judge in each of the judicial dis5 tricts set forth in subsection (a)—

6 (1) which results from the death, retirement,

7 resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge ap8 pointed under section 152(a)(1) of title 28, United

9 States Code, and

10 (2) which occurs 5 years or more after the ap11 pointment date of a judge under subsection (a),

12 shall not be filled.

13 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL.

14 The first sentence of section 152(a)(1) of title 28,

15 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The

16 bankruptcy judges established in paragraph (2) for a judi17 cial district shall be appointed, in such number as are es18 tablished in such paragraph, by the United States court

19 of appeals for the circuit in which such district is lo20 cated.’’.
Union Calendar No. 279

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2604

[Report No. 104–569]

A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorjudges, and for other purposes. ize the appointment of additional bankruptcy

MAY 9, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed