Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, and Warren 
Counties, have a substantial criminal caseload which 
requires the creation of a separate judicial district. 
(B) 352 Federal criminal cases originated in 
the 13 southern New Jersey counties in fiscal year 
2002 and were handled principally by the 4 judges 
of the Camden vicinage and the 3 judges of the 
Trenton vicinage. 
(C) In fiscal year 2002, the criminal cases orig-
inating in the 13 southern New Jersey counties ex-
ceeded that of 32 of the current 93 Federal judicial 
districts other than the District of New Jersey. Only 
61 of the other current Federal judicial districts had 
more criminal cases than the southern region of New 
Jersey. 
(D) For example, in the Eastern District of 
Louisiana (12 judges), 304 criminal cases were filed 
in fiscal year 2002. In the District of Connecticut (8 
judges), only 251 criminal cases were filed in fiscal 
year 2002. 
(7)(A) The substantial civil caseload con-
centrated in the southern counties of New Jersey re-
quires the creation of a separate judicial district. 
(B) Approximately 2,744 Federal civil cases 
originated in the 13 southern New Jersey counties
in fiscal year 2002 and were handled principally by 
the 4 judges of the Camden vicinage and the 3 
judges of the Trenton vicinage. 
(C) In the fiscal year 2002, the civil cases origi-
nating in the 13 southern New Jersey counties ex-
ceeded that of 61 of the current Federal judicial dis-
tricts other than the District of New Jersey. Only 
32 of the other Federal judicial districts had more 
civil cases than the southern region of New Jersey. 
(D) For example, in the Western District of 
Tennessee (5 judges), 1,410 civil cases were filed in 
fiscal year 2002. In the Southern District of West 
Virginia (5 judges), only 1,778 civil cases were filed 
in fiscal year 2002. 
(8)(A) The size of the backlog of pending cases 
concentrated in the 13 southern counties of New 
Jersey requires the creation of a separate judicial 
district. 
(B) In fiscal year 2002, the pending criminal 
cases attributed to the 13 southern New Jersey 
counties exceeded that of 58 of the current 93 Fed-
eral judicial districts other than the District of New 
Jersey. Only 35 of the other current Federal judicial
districts had more pending criminal cases than the 
southern region of New Jersey.
(C) In fiscal year 2002, the pending civil cases 
attributed to the 13 southern New Jersey counties 
exceeded that of 72 of the current 93 Federal judi-
cial districts other than the District of New Jersey. 
Only 21 of the other current Federal judicial dis-
tricts had more pending civil cases than the south-
ern region of New Jersey. 
(D) The number of pending cases in the Cam-
den vicinage of New Jersey exceeds the number of 
cases pending before entire judicial districts with 
similar numbers of judges, clearly indicating that 
southern New Jersey merits a separate Federal judi-
cial district. For example, as of October 1, 2002, 
there were 1,846 civil cases pending before the Cam-
den vicinage. The Western District of Tennessee, 
with 5 judges, had only 991 civil cases pending in 
fiscal year 2002. The Western District of Oklahoma, 
with 6 judges, had only 1,400 civil cases pending 
during the same period. Finally, there were 250 
criminal cases pending before the Camden vicinage 
at the end of fiscal year 2002, while the entire East-
ern District of Louisiana, with 12 judges, had only 
191 criminal cases pending. Also, the Western Dis-
trict of Pennsylvania, with 10 judges, had only 275
criminal cases pending at the end of fiscal year 
2002. 
(9)(A) The distance between the northern and 
southern regions of New Jersey and the density of 
New Jersey’s population create a substantial barrier 
to the efficient administration of justice. 
(B) The distance from Newark, New Jersey to 
Camden, New Jersey is more than 85 miles. 
(C) When a new Federal court district was cre-
ated in Louisiana in 1971, the distance between 
New Orleans and Baton Rouge (nearly 80 miles) 
was cited as a major factor in creating a new district 
court, as travel difficulties were impeding the timely 
administration of justice. 
(10)(A) New Jersey’s culturally and regionally 
diverse population of over 8,000,000 citizens, widely 
distributed across a densely populated State, is in-
convenienced by having only 1 judicial district. 
(B) The District of New Jersey is the fourth 
most populous Federal judicial district in the United 
States. 
(C) The population of the 13 southern New 
Jersey counties exceeds the population of 69 of the 
current 93 Federal judicial districts other than the 
District of New Jersey. The population of the 8
northern New Jersey counties (consisting of Bergen, 
Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, 
and Union) exceeds the population of 73 of the cur-
rent 93 Federal judicial districts other than the Dis-
trict of New Jersey. 
(D) Of the 27 States and territories that have 
only a single Federal judicial district (including 
Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia), New Jer-
sey has the highest population. 
(E) More than a dozen States have smaller pop-
ulations than New Jersey, yet they have multiple 
Federal judicial districts, including Washington, 
Oklahoma, Iowa, West Virginia, and Missouri. 
(11) In evaluating the creation of a new South-
ern District of New Jersey, the Judicial Conference 
should seek the views of the chief judge of the af-
fected district, the judicial council for the affected 
circuit court, and the affected United States Attor-
ney as representative of the views of the Department 
of Justice, as required in the procedure established 
by the ‘‘Proceedings of the Judicial Conference, Sep-
tember 21–22, 1978’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF 2 DISTRICTS IN NEW JERSEY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) CREATION.—Section 110 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 110. New Jersey 
‘‘New Jersey is divided into 2 judicial districts to be 
known as the Northern and Southern Districts of New 
Jersey. 
‘‘Northern District 
‘‘(a) The Northern District comprises the counties of 
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Sus-
sex, and Union.
‘‘Court for the Northern District shall be held at Newark.
‘‘Southern District 
‘‘(b) The Southern District comprises the counties of 
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, 
Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, 
Salem, Somerset, and Warren.
‘‘Court for the Southern District shall be held at Camden 
and Trenton.’’.
(2) JUDGESHIPS.—The item relating to New 
Jersey in the table set forth in section 133(a) of title 
28, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘New Jersey: 
‘‘Northern ..........................................................................................
‘‘Southern ...........................................................................................
7’’.
(3) BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.—The item re-
lating to New Jersey in the table set forth in section
magistrate judge, as the case may be, of the South-
ern District of New Jersey. 
(3) 
UNITED
STATES
ATTORNEY, 
UNITED 
STATES
MARSHAL, 
AND
FEDERAL
PUBLIC
DE-
FENDER.—
(A) THOSE IN OFFICE.—This section and 
the amendments made by this section shall not 
affect the tenure of office of the United States 
attorney, the United States marshal, and the 
Federal Public Defender, for the District of 
New Jersey who are in office on the effective 
date of this Act, except that such individuals 
shall be the United States attorney, the United 
States marshal, and the Federal Public De-
fender, respectively, for the Northern District of 
New Jersey as of such effective date. 
(B) APPOINTMENTS.—The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate, a United States attorney and a 
United States marshal for the Southern Dis-
trict of New Jersey. The Court of Appeals for 
the Third Circuit shall appoint a Federal Public 
Defender for the Southern District of New Jer-
sey.
(4) PENDING CASES NOT AFFECTED.—This sec-
tion and the amendments made by this section shall 
not affect any action commenced before the effective 
date of this Act and pending in the United States 
District Court for the District of New Jersey on 
such date. 
(5) JURIES NOT AFFECTED.—This section and 
the amendments made by this section shall not af-
fect the composition, or preclude the service, of any 
grand or petit jury summoned, empaneled, or actu-
ally serving in the Judicial District of New Jersey 
on the effective date of this Act. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPOINTMENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a)—
(1) the President may make the appointments 
under section 2(b)(3)(B), and 
(2) the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 
may 
make 
the 
appointment 
under 
section 
2(b)(3)(B), 
at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. 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, including such sums as may be 
necessary for facilities for the District Court for the 
Southern District of New Jersey.
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