Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 2. Conversion of the temporary office of bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge in certain judicial districts (a) District of Delaware (1) The temporary office of 4 bankruptcy judges authorized for the district of Delaware by section 1223(b)(1)(C) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Delaware by section 3(a)(3) of Public Law 102–361 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (b) Southern District of Florida The temporary office of 2 bankruptcy judges authorized for the southern district of Florida by section 1223(b)(1)(D) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (c) District of Maryland The temporary office of the 2 bankruptcy judges first appointed as authorized for the district of Maryland by section 1223(b)(1)(F) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (d) Eastern District of Michigan The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of Michigan by section 1223(b)(1)(G) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (e) District of Nevada The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Nevada by section 1223(b)(1)(T) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (f) Eastern District of North Carolina The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of North Carolina by section 1223(b)(1)(M) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (g) District of Puerto Rico (1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 1223(b)(1)(P) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (h) Western District of Tennessee The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the western district of Tennessee by section 1223(b)(1)(Q) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 (i) Eastern District of Virginia The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of Virginia by section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public Law 109–8 28 U.S.C. 152 Public Law 112–121 28 U.S.C. 152 3. Permanent office of bankruptcy judge authorized To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge made by the operation of section 2, and to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, section 152(a)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in the item relating to the district of Delaware by striking 1 8 (2) in the item relating to the middle district of Florida by striking 8 10 (3) in the item relating to the southern district of Florida by striking 5 7 (4) in the item relating to the district of Maryland by striking 4 6 (5) in the item relating to the eastern district of Michigan by striking 4 7 (6) in the item relating to the district of Nevada by striking 3 4 (7) in the item relating to the eastern district of North Carolina by striking 2 3 (8) in the item relating to the district of Puerto Rico by striking 2 4 (9) in the item relating to the western district of Tennessee by striking 4 5 (10) in the item relating to the eastern district of Virginia by striking 5 6

Summary: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal judicial code to: convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan; convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.