(C) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the district of Delaware.
(D) Two additional bankruptcy judges for
the southern district of Florida.
(E) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the southern district of Georgia.
(F) Two additional bankruptcy judges for
the district of Maryland.
(G) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the eastern district of Michigan.
(H) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the southern district of Mississippi.
(I) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the district of New Jersey.
(J) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the eastern district of New York.
(K) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the northern district of New York.
(L) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the southern district of New York.
(M) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the eastern district of North Carolina.
(N) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
(O) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the middle district of Pennsylvania.
(P) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the district of Puerto Rico.
(Q) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the western district of Tennessee.
(R) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the eastern district of Virginia.
(2) VACANCIES.—The first vacancy occurring in
the office of a bankruptcy judge in each of the judi-
cial districts set forth in paragraph (1) shall not be
filled if the vacancy—
(A) results from the death, retirement, res-
ignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge; and
(B) occurs 5 years or more after the ap-
pointment date of a bankruptcy judge ap-
pointed under paragraph (1).
(b) EXTENSIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The temporary office of
bankruptcy judges authorized for the northern dis-
trict of Alabama, the district of Delaware, the dis-
trict of Puerto Rico, the district of South Carolina,
and the eastern district of Tennessee under para-
graphs (1), (3), (7), (8), and (9) of section 3(a) of
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C.
152 note) are extended until the first vacancy occur-
ring in the office of a bankruptcy judge in the appli-
cable district resulting from the death, retirement,
resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge and
occurring—
(A) 8 years or more after November 8,
1993, with respect to the northern district of
Alabama;
(B) 10 years or more after October 28,
1993, with respect to the district of Delaware;
(C) 8 years or more after August 29,
1994, with respect to the district of Puerto
Rico;
(D) 8 years or more after June 27, 1994,
with respect to the district of South Carolina;
and
(E) 8 years or more after November 23,
1993, with respect to the eastern district of
Tennessee.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—
Except as provided in paragraph (1), section 3 of
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C.
152 note) shall continue to apply to the temporary
office of bankruptcy judges referred to in such para-
graph.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 152(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting the following:
‘‘Each bankruptcy judge authorized to be appointed
for a judicial district as provided in paragraph (2) shall
be appointed by the United States court of appeals for
the circuit in which such district is located.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the item relating to the middle dis-
trict of Georgia, by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting
‘‘3’’; and
(B) in the collective item relating to the
middle and southern districts of Georgia, by
striking ‘‘Middle and Southern . . . . . . 1’’.
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