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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2961 
To create additional permanent and temporary judgeships for the eastern 
district of California, to provide for an additional place of holding court 
in the eastern district of California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2009 
Mr. MCCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Mr. DANIEL E. LUN-
GREN of California, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. NUNES, 
and Mr. MCKEON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To create additional permanent and temporary judgeships 
for the eastern district of California, to provide for an 
additional place of holding court in the eastern district 
of California, 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. NEW JUDGESHIPS FOR EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS.—The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
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4 additional district judges for the eastern district of Cali-
fornia. 
(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall ap-
point, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, 1 additional district judge for the eastern 
district of California. 
(2) FIRST VACANCY NOT FILLED.—The first va-
cancy in the office of district judge in the eastern 
district of California occurring 10 years or more 
after the confirmation date of the judge named to 
fill the judgeship created by paragraph (1) shall not 
be filled. 
(c) TABLE.—In order that the table contained in sec-
tion 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, reflects the 
total number of permanent district judgeships authorized 
by virtue of subsection (a) of this section, such table is 
amended by striking the item relating to California and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘California: 
Northern ...........................................................................................
Eastern .............................................................................................
Central ..............................................................................................
Southern ...........................................................................................
13.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section, including such sums 
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as may be necessary to provide appropriate space and fa-
cilities for the judicial positions created by this section. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PLACE OF HOLDING COURT. 
Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘Bakers-
field,’’ after ‘‘shall be held at’’. 
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