I 
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 re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for additional Federal district judgeships. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southwest Border 
Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL
PERMANENT
DISTRICT
JUDGE-
SHIP.—The President shall appoint, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate— 
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(1) 4 additional district judges for the district 
of Arizona; 
(2) 4 additional district judges for the northern 
district of California; 
(3) 6 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of California; 
(4) 8 additional district judges for the central 
district of California; 
(5) 2 additional district judges for the southern 
district of California; 
(6) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
New Mexico; 
(7) 4 additional district judges for the southern 
district of Texas; 
(8) 1 additional district judge for the eastern 
district of Texas; and 
(9) 4 additional district judges for the western 
district of Texas. 
(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 
(A) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of Arizona; 
(B) 1 additional district judge for the 
northern district of California; 
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(C) 1 additional district judge for the east-
ern district of California; 
(D) 1 additional district judge for the cen-
tral district of California; 
(E) 1 additional district judge for the 
southern district of California; 
(F) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of New Mexico; and 
(G) 1 additional district judge for the 
western district of Texas. 
(2) VACANCIES NOT FILLED.—For each of the 
judicial districts named in this subsection, the first 
vacancy arising on the district court 10 years or 
more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the tem-
porary district judgeship created in that district by 
this subsection shall not be filled. 
(c) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—The 
existing judgeships for the district of Arizona, the central 
district of California, the district of New Mexico, and the 
eastern district of Texas authorized by section 312(c) of 
the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
Authorization Act (28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 107– 
273; 116 Stat. 1788), as of the effective date of this Act, 
shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United 
States Code, and the incumbents in those offices shall hold 
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the office under section 133 of title 28, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to the district 
of Arizona and inserting the following: 
‘‘Arizona .........................................................................................
17’’; 
(2) by striking the item relating to California 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘California: 
Northern .................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................
Central ....................................................................
Southern .................................................................
15’’; 
(3) by striking the item relating to the district 
of New Mexico and inserting the following: 
‘‘New Mexico ..................................................................................
8’’; 
and 
(4) by striking the item relating to Texas and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Texas: 
Northern .................................................................
Southern .................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................
Western ..................................................................
17’’. 
Æ 
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