(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(C) SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.— 
The 1st and 2d vacancies in the office of a 
bankruptcy judge for the southern district of 
Florida— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(D) DISTRICT
OF
MARYLAND.—The 1st 
vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 
the district of Maryland— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and 
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(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(E) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.— 
The 2d vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 
judge for the eastern district of Michigan— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(F) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 1st 
vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 
the district of Puerto Rico— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
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shall not be filled. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 
Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 
other provisions of section 1223 of the Bankruptcy 
Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), section 
2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Exten-
sion Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), and section 
1002 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to the temporary 
office of bankruptcy judges referred to in paragraph 
(1). 
(c) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES 
AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 
2005 AND EXTENDED BY THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY 
JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012.— 
(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 
bankruptcy judges authorized for the following dis-
tricts by section 1223(b) of the Bankruptcy Judge-
ship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and extended 
by section 2(a) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 
Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note) are extended until the applicable vacancy spec-
ified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bankruptcy 
judge for the respective district occurs: 
(A) The southern district of Georgia. 
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(B) The district of Maryland. 
(C) The district of New Jersey. 
(D) The northern district of New York. 
(E) The district of South Carolina. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) SINGLE VACANCIES.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B), the 1st vacancy in 
the office of a bankruptcy judge for each dis-
trict specified in paragraph (1)— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(B) DISTRICT
OF
MARYLAND.—The 2d 
and 3d vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy 
judge for the district of Maryland— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
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(3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 
Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 
other provisions of section 1223 of the Bankruptcy 
Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and 
section 2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 
Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain 
applicable to the temporary office of bankruptcy 
judges referred to in paragraph (1). 
(d) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES 
AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 
1992 AND EXTENDED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP 
ACT OF 2005, THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGE-
SHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012, AND THE BANKRUPTCY 
JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2017.— 
(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 
bankruptcy judges authorized by section 3(a) of the 
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note), extended by section 1223(c) of Bankruptcy 
Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), ex-
tended by section 2(b) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 
Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note), and further extended by section 1002(b) of 
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 U.S.C. 
152 note) for the district of Delaware and the dis-
trict of Puerto Rico are extended until the applicable 
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