118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3998 

AN ACT 

To provide for the permanent appointment of certain 

temporary district judgeships. 

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 ‘‘Federal Judiciary Sta3 bilization Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS IN THE DISTRICT 

5 COURTS. 

6 (a) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS.—The existing judgeships 

7 for the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the 

8 eastern district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) 

9 of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 

10 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) and the existing judgeships 

11 for the northern district of Alabama, the district of Ari12 zona, the central district of California, the southern dis13 trict of Florida, the district of New Mexico, the western 

14 district of North Carolina, and the eastern district of 

15 Texas authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century 

16 Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act 

17 (Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) shall, as of 

18 the effective date of this Act, be authorized under section 

19 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbents 

20 in those offices shall hold the office under section 133 of 

21 title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act. 

22 (b) TABLES.—In order that the table contained in 

23 section 133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with re24 spect to each judicial district, reflect the changes in the 

25 total number of permanent district judgeships authorized 
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1 as a result of subsection (a) of this section, such table 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) by striking the items relating to Alabama 

4 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Alabama: 

Northern ................................................................. 8 

Middle ..................................................................... 3 

Southern ................................................................. 3’’; 

5 (2) by striking the item relating to Arizona and 

6 inserting the following: 

‘‘Arizona ................................................................. 13’’; 

7 (3) by striking the items relating to California 

8 and inserting the following: 

‘‘California: 

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

Eastern ................................................................... 6 

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

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

9 (4) by striking the items relating to Florida and 

10 inserting the following: 

‘‘Florida: 

Northern ................................................................. 4 

Middle ..................................................................... 15 

Southern ................................................................. 18’’; 

11 (5) by striking the item relating to Hawaii and 

12 inserting the following: 

‘‘Hawaii .................................................................. 4’’; 

13 (6) by striking the item relating to Kansas and 

14 inserting the following: 

‘‘Kansas .................................................................. 6’’; 
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1 (7) by striking the items relating to Missouri 

2 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Missouri: 

Eastern ................................................................... 7 

Western .................................................................. 5 

Eastern and Western ............................................. 2’’; 

3 (8) by striking the item relating to New Mexico 

4 and inserting the following: 

‘‘New Mexico .......................................................... 7’’; 

5 (9) by striking the items relating to North 

6 Carolina and inserting the following: 

‘‘North Carolina: 

Eastern ................................................................... 4 

Middle ..................................................................... 4 

Western .................................................................. 5’’; and 

7 (10) by striking the items relating to Texas and 

8 inserting the following: 

‘‘Texas: 

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

Southern ................................................................. 19 

Eastern ................................................................... 8 

Western .................................................................. 13’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amend4 ments made by this Act. 

Passed the Senate April 20 (legislative day, April 

19), 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3998 

AN ACT 

To provide for the permanent appointment of 

certain temporary district judgeships.