I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7747 
To provide for the permanent appointment of certain temporary district 
judgeships. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. LIEU, Mr. MORAN, and Ms. ROSS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the permanent appointment of certain 
temporary 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 ‘‘Federal Judiciary Sta-
bilization Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
TEMPORARY 
JUDGESHIPS 
IN 
THE 
DISTRICT 
COURTS. 
(a) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS.—The existing judgeships 
for the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the 
eastern district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) 
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of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) and the existing judgeships 
for the northern district of Alabama, the district of Ari-
zona, the central district of California, the southern dis-
trict of Florida, the district of New Mexico, the western 
district of North Carolina, and the eastern district of 
Texas authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century 
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act 
(Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) shall, as of 
the effective date of this Act, be authorized under section 
133 of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbents 
in those offices shall hold the office under section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(b) TABLES.—In order that the table contained in 
section 133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with re-
spect to each judicial district, reflect the changes in the 
total number of permanent district judgeships authorized 
as a result of subsection (a) of this section, such table 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the items relating to Alabama 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Alabama: 
Northern .................................................................
Middle .....................................................................
Southern .................................................................
3’’; 
(2) by striking the item relating to Arizona and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘Arizona .................................................................
13’’; 
(3) by striking the items relating to California 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘California: 
Northern .................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................
Central ....................................................................
Southern .................................................................
13’’; 
(4) by striking the items relating to Florida and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Florida: 
Northern .................................................................
Middle .....................................................................
Southern .................................................................
18’’; 
(5) by striking the item relating to Hawaii and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Hawaii ..................................................................
4’’; 
(6) by striking the item relating to Kansas and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Kansas ..................................................................
6’’; 
(7) by striking the items relating to Missouri 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Missouri: 
Eastern ...................................................................
Western ..................................................................
Eastern and Western .............................................
2’’; 
(8) by striking the item relating to New Mexico 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘New Mexico ..........................................................
7’’; 
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(9) by striking the items relating to North 
Carolina and inserting the following: 
‘‘North Carolina: 
Eastern ...................................................................
Middle .....................................................................
Western ..................................................................
5’’; 
and 
(10) by striking the items relating to Texas and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Texas: 
Northern .................................................................
Southern .................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................
Western ..................................................................
13’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act. 
Æ 
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