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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 977

To provide for the conversion of existing temporary United States district

judgeships to permanent status, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 6, 1997

Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To provide for the conversion of existing temporary United

States district judgeships to permanent status, 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,

3 SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIP FOR NORTHERN DIS4 TRICT OF ALABAMA.

5 The President shall appoint, by and with the advice

6 and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge

7 for the Northern District of Alabama.
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1 SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO PER2 MANENT JUDGESHIPS.

3 The existing district judgeships for the eastern dis4 trict of California, the southern district of Illinois, the

5 northern district of New York, and the eastern district of

6 Virginia authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Im7 provements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650, 28 U.S.C.

8 133 note) shall, as of the date of the enactment of this

9 Act, be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United

10 States Code, and the incumbents in those offices shall hold

11 the office under section 133 of title 28, United States

12 Code, as amended by this Act.

13 SEC. 3. COMMENCEMENT DATE OF TEMPORARY JUDGE14 SHIPS.

15 Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of

16 1990 (Public Law 101–650, 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is

17 amended by striking the last three sentences and inserting

18 the following: ‘‘In the western district of Michigan, the

19 first vacancy in the office of district judge occurring after

20 December 1, 1995, shall not be filled. In the eastern dis21 trict of Pennsylvania, the first vacancy in the office of dis22 trict judge occurring five years or more after the confirma23 tion date of the judge named to fill the temporary judge24 ship created by this subsection shall not be filled. In the
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1 district of Hawaii, the central district of Illinois, the dis2 trict of Kansas, the eastern district of Missouri, the north3 ern district of Ohio, and the district of Nebraska, the first

4 vacancy in the office of district judge occurring 10 years

5 or more after the confirmation date of a judge named to

6 fill a temporary judgeship created by this subsection shall

7 not be filled. For districts named in this subsection for

8 which multiple judgeships are created by this Act, the last

9 of those judgeships filled shall be the judgeship created

10 under this subsection.’’.

11 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

12 The table contained in section 133 of title 28, United

13 States Code, is amended to read as follows:

‘‘Districts Judges

Alabama:

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

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

Southern ............................................................................................. 3

Alaska ........................................................................................................ 3

Arizona ....................................................................................................... 8

Arkansas:

Eastern ............................................................................................... 5

Western .............................................................................................. 3

California:

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

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

Central ............................................................................................... 27

Southern ............................................................................................. 8

Colorado ..................................................................................................... 7

Connecticut ................................................................................................ 8

Delaware .................................................................................................... 4

District of Columbia .................................................................................. 15

Florida:

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

Middle ................................................................................................ 11

Southern ............................................................................................. 16

Georgia:

Northern ............................................................................................ 11

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

Southern ............................................................................................. 3
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Hawaii ........................................................................................................ 3

Idaho .......................................................................................................... 2

Illinois:

Northern ............................................................................................ 22

Central ............................................................................................... 3

Southern ............................................................................................. 4

Indiana:

Northern ............................................................................................ 5

Southern ............................................................................................. 5

Iowa:

Northern ............................................................................................ 2

Southern ............................................................................................. 3

Kansas ....................................................................................................... 5

Kentucky:

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

Western .............................................................................................. 4

Eastern and Western ......................................................................... 1

Louisiana:

Eastern ............................................................................................... 13

Middle ................................................................................................ 2

Western .............................................................................................. 7

Maine ......................................................................................................... 3

Maryland .................................................................................................... 10

Massachusetts ............................................................................................ 13

Michigan:

Eastern ............................................................................................... 15

Western .............................................................................................. 4

Minnesota .................................................................................................. 7

Mississippi:

Northern ............................................................................................ 3

Southern ............................................................................................. 6

Missouri:

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

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

Eastern and Western ......................................................................... 2

Montana ..................................................................................................... 3

Nebraska .................................................................................................... 3

Nevada ....................................................................................................... 4

New Hampshire ......................................................................................... 3

New Jersey ................................................................................................ 17

New Mexico ................................................................................................ 5

New York:

Northern ............................................................................................ 5

Southern ............................................................................................. 28

Eastern ............................................................................................... 15

Western .............................................................................................. 4

North Carolina:

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

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

Western .............................................................................................. 3

North Dakota ............................................................................................ 2

Ohio:

Northern ............................................................................................ 11

Southern ............................................................................................. 8
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Oklahoma:

Northern ............................................................................................ 3

Eastern ............................................................................................... 1

Western .............................................................................................. 6

Northern, Eastern, and Western ....................................................... 1

Oregon ....................................................................................................... 6

Pennsylvania:

Eastern ............................................................................................... 22

Middle ................................................................................................ 6

Western .............................................................................................. 10

Puerto Rico ................................................................................................ 7

Rhode Island .............................................................................................. 3

South Carolina ........................................................................................... 9

South Dakota ............................................................................................. 3

Tennessee:

Eastern ............................................................................................... 5

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

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

Texas:

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

Southern ............................................................................................. 18

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

Western .............................................................................................. 10

Utah ........................................................................................................... 5

Vermont ..................................................................................................... 2

Virginia:

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

Western .............................................................................................. 4

Washington:

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

Western .............................................................................................. 7

West Virginia:

Northern ............................................................................................ 3

Southern ............................................................................................. 5

Wisconsin:

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

Western .............................................................................................. 2

Wyoming .................................................................................................... 3’’.

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