I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2266 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment 
of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2017 
Mr. CONYERS
(for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. MARINO, and Mr. 
CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize 
the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship 
Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 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 (119 
Stat. 196; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by 
section 2(a)(1)(C) of Public Law 112–121 (126 
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and 
represented in the amendment made by section 3(1) 
of this Act. 
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 
authorized for the district of Delaware by section 
3(a)(3) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 
U.S.C. 
152 
note), 
and 
extended 
by 
section 
1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 
112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is 
converted hereby to the permanent office of bank-
ruptcy judge and represented in the amendment 
made by section 3(1) of this Act. 
(b) SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.—The tem-
porary office of 2 bankruptcy judges authorized for the 
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southern district of Florida by section 1223(b)(1)(D) of 
Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 
and extended by section 2(a)(1)(D) of Public Law 112– 
121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted 
hereby to the permanent offices of bankruptcy judges and 
represented in the amendment made by section 3(3) of 
this Act. 
(c) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.—The temporary office 
of 1 bankruptcy judge first appointed as authorized for 
the district of Maryland by section 1223(b)(1)(F) of Pub-
lic Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 
extended by section 2(a)(1)(F) of Public Law 112–121 
(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(4) of this 
Act. 
(d) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.—The tem-
porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the east-
ern district of Michigan by section 1223(b)(1)(G) of Pub-
lic Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 
extended by section 2(a)(1)(G) of Public Law 112–121 
(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(5) of this 
Act. 
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(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 (119 Stat. 
197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 
2(a)(1)(Q) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent 
office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amend-
ment made by section 3(6) of this Act. 
(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 (119 Stat. 197; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(J) of 
Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 
is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy 
judge and represented in the amendment made by section 
3(7) of this Act. 
(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 (119 Stat. 197; 
28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 
2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 
28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the per-
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manent office of bankruptcy judge and represented 
in the amendment made by section 3(8) of this Act. 
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 
authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 
3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 
U.S.C. 
152 
note), 
and 
extended 
by 
section 
1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 
112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is 
converted hereby to the permanent office of bank-
ruptcy judge and is represented in the amendment 
made by section 3(8) of this Act. 
(h) EASTERN DISTRICT
OF VIRGINIA.—The tem-
porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the east-
ern district of Virginia by section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public 
Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and ex-
tended by section 2(a)(1)(P) of Public Law 112–121 (126 
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to 
the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(10) of this 
Act. 
SEC. 3. PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AU-
THORIZED. 
To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of 
bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy 
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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 amend-
ed— 
(1) in the item relating to the district of Dela-
ware by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘8’’; 
(2) in the item relating to the middle district of 
Florida by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’; 
(3) in the item relating to the southern district 
of Florida by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’; 
(4) in the item relating to the district of Mary-
land by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; 
(5) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of Michigan by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’; 
(6) in the item relating to the district of Ne-
vada by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’; 
(7) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of North Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; 
(8) in the item relating to the district of Puerto 
Rico by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’; and 
(9) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of Virginia by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’. 
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