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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2365 

To provide for additional Federal district judgeships. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2011 

Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

REYES, Mr. SIRES, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. GENE GREEN

of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. JACKSON LEE

of Texas, and Mr. STARK) 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 ‘‘Southwest Border 

5 Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011’’. 

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— 


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1 (1) 4 additional district judges for the district 

2 of Arizona; 

3 (2) 4 additional district judges for the northern 

4 district of California; 

5 (3) 6 additional district judges for the eastern 

6 district of California; 

7 (4) 8 additional district judges for the central 

8 district of California; 

9 (5) 2 additional district judges for the southern 

10 district of California; 

11 (6) 1 additional district judge for the district of 

12 New Mexico; 

13 (7) 4 additional district judges for the southern 

14 district of Texas; 

15 (8) 1 additional district judge for the eastern 

16 district of Texas; and 

17 (9) 4 additional district judges for the western 

18 district of Texas. 

19 (b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, 

21 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 

22 (A) 1 additional district judge for the dis23 trict of Arizona; 

24 (B) 1 additional district judge for the 

25 northern district of California; 


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1 (C) 1 additional district judge for the east2 ern district of California; 

3 (D) 1 additional district judge for the cen4 tral district of California; 

5 (E) 1 additional district judge for the 

6 southern district of California; 

7 (F) 1 additional district judge for the dis8 trict of New Mexico; and 

9 (G) 1 additional district judge for the 

10 western district of Texas. 

11 (2) VACANCIES NOT FILLED.—For each of the 

12 judicial districts named in this subsection, the first 

13 vacancy arising on the district court 10 years or 

14 more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the tem15 porary district judgeship created in that district by 

16 this subsection shall not be filled. 

17 (c) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—The 

18 existing judgeships for the district of Arizona, the central 

19 district of California, the district of New Mexico, and the 

20 eastern district of Texas authorized by section 312(c) of 

21 the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 

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

23 273; 116 Stat. 1788), as of the effective date of this Act, 

24 shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United 

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


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

2 Code, as amended by this Act. 

3 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

5 States Code, is amended— 

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

7 of Arizona and inserting the following: 

‘‘Arizona ......................................................................................... 17’’; 

8 (2) by striking the item relating to California 

9 and inserting the following: 

‘‘California: 

Northern ................................................................. 18 

Eastern ................................................................... 12 

Central .................................................................... 36 

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

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

11 of New Mexico and inserting the following: 

‘‘New Mexico .................................................................................. 8’’; 

12 and 

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

14 inserting the following: 

‘‘Texas: 

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

Southern ................................................................. 23 

Eastern ................................................................... 9 

Western .................................................................. 17’’. 

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