I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6755 
To provide for additional Article III judges, to modernize the administration 
of justice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 
Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. GOODLATTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for additional Article III judges, to modernize 
the administration of justice, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Judiciary Reforms, Organization and Operational Mod-
ernization Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘Judiciary ROOM Act of 
2018’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—JUDGESHIPS AND COURT ORGANIZATION 
Sec. 101. District judges for the district courts. 
Sec. 102. Judicial districts of North Carolina. 
Sec. 103. Realignment of the eastern district of Arkansas. 
Sec. 104. Construction project in the James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep 
U.S. Courthouse. 
Sec. 105. Federal courthouse in Harrisonburg, Virginia. 
TITLE II—JUDICIAL OPERATIONS 
Sec. 201. Code of conduct for Federal judges. 
Sec. 202. Recusal of Supreme Court justices. 
Sec. 203. Medical examinations for Federal judges. 
TITLE III—COURT OPERATIONS 
Sec. 301. Video recording of court proceedings. 
Sec. 302. Advisory Committee for Access to Court Broadcasts and Case Infor-
mation. 
Sec. 303. PACER. 
TITLE I—JUDGESHIPS AND 
COURT ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 101. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 
(1) 7 additional district judges for the central 
district of California; 
(2) 5 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of California; 
(3) 2 additional district judges for the northern 
district of California; 
(4) 3 additional district judges for the southern 
district of California; 
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(5) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
Colorado; 
(6) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
Delaware; 
(7) 6 additional district judges for the middle 
district of Florida; 
(8) 1 additional district judge for the northern 
district of Florida; 
(9) 3 additional district judges for the southern 
district of Florida; 
(10) 1 additional district judge for the northern 
district of Georgia; 
(11) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of ldaho; 
(12) 1 additional district judge for the southern 
district of Indiana; 
(13) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of Minnesota; 
(14) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of Nevada; 
(15) 3 additional district judges for the district 
of New Jersey; 
(16) 2 additional district judges for the district 
of New Mexico; 
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(2) The judgeships authorized by section 312(c) 
of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appro-
priations Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273; 
28 U.S.C. 133 note) for— 
(A) the district of Arizona; 
(B) the central district of California; 
(C) the southern district of Florida; 
(D) the district of New Mexico; 
(E) the western district of North Carolina; 
and 
(F) the eastern district of Texas. 
(c) TABLES.—ln 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 subsections (a) and (b) of this section, such 
table is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Districts 
Number 
of Judges 
Alabama: .........................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Alaska .............................................................................................
Arizona ...........................................................................................
Arkansas: ........................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
California: .......................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Central ....................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Colorado ..........................................................................................
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‘‘Districts 
Number 
of Judges 
Connecticut .....................................................................................
Delaware .........................................................................................
District of Columbia .......................................................................
Florida: ...........................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Georgia: ..........................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Hawaii ............................................................................................
Idaho ...............................................................................................
Illinois: ....................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Central ....................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Indiana: ..........................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Iowa: ...............................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Kansas ............................................................................................
Kentucky: ........................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Eastern and Western ..............................................................
Louisiana: .......................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Maine ..............................................................................................
Maryland .........................................................................................
Massachusetts .................................................................................
Michigan: ........................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Minnesota .......................................................................................
Mississippi: .....................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Missouri: .........................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Eastern and Western ..............................................................
Montana ..........................................................................................
Nebraska .........................................................................................
Nevada ............................................................................................
New Hampshire ..............................................................................
New Jersey .....................................................................................
New Mexico ....................................................................................
New York: .......................................................................................
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‘‘Districts 
Number 
of Judges 
Northern .................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
North Carolina: ..............................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
North Dakota .................................................................................
Ohio: ...............................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Oklahoma: .......................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Northern, Eastern, and Western ............................................
Oregon ............................................................................................
Pennsylvania: ..................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Puerto Rico .....................................................................................
Rhode Island ...................................................................................
South Carolina ................................................................................
South Dakota .................................................................................
Tennessee: ......................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Texas: .............................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Utah ................................................................................................
Vermont ..........................................................................................
Virginia: ..........................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Washington: ....................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
West Virginia: .................................................................................
Northern .................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Wisconsin: .......................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
Wyoming .........................................................................................
3’’. 
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(d) DESIGNATION OF JUDGES.—The chief judge of 
the eastern district of California shall designate 1 district 
judge whose official duty station shall be in Bakersfield, 
California and who shall hold court for such district in 
Bakersfield, California. 
SEC. 102. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and Wilson 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘Wilson, those portions of Hoke, 
Moore, Scotland, and Richmond counties encom-
passing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and 
Camp Mackall, and’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) MIDDLE DISTRICT.—The Middle District com-
prises the counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chat-
ham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (excluding that portion of 
Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional 
Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, 
Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encom-
passing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp 
Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (excluding that por-
tion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg Mili-
tary Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, 
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Randolph, Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond 
County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reserva-
tion and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland 
(excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing 
the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), 
Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall not apply to any action commenced or 
pending in any judicial district of North Carolina before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 103. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
ARKANSAS. 
Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Eastern District. 
‘‘(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Central Division comprises the coun-
ties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, 
Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, 
Pope Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, 
White, and Yell. 
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. 
‘‘(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties 
of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Mon-
roe, Phillips, and St. Francis. 
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Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. 
‘‘(3) The Northern Division comprises the coun-
ties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Inde-
pendence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, 
Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. 
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at 
Jonesboro.’’. 
SEC. 104. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE JAMES M. CAR-
TER AND JUDITH N. KEEP U.S. COURTHOUSE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
shall complete and submit to Congress a prospectus for 
a construction project in the James M. Carter and Judith 
N. Keep U.S. Courthouse in San Diego, California, which 
project shall consist of building two new district court-
rooms and four magistrate judge chambers. Any limitation 
regarding the Carter-Keep Courthouse contained in pre-
vious authorizations should not apply to the prospectus 
required under this section. 
SEC. 105. FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN HARRISONBURG, VIR-
GINIA. 
The Director of the Administrative Office of the 
Courts shall maintain a courthouse located in Harrison-
burg, Virginia. 
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TITLE II—JUDICIAL 
OPERATIONS 
SEC. 201. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR FEDERAL JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 964. Code of conduct 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of the Judiciary ROOM Act of 2018, the Judicial 
Conference shall issue a code of conduct, which applies 
to each justice and judge of the United States, except that 
the code of conduct may include provisions that are appli-
cable only to certain categories of judges or justices.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item related to section 963 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘964. Code of conduct.’’. 
SEC. 202. RECUSAL OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 7. Recusal 
‘‘The clerk of the Supreme Court shall ensure that 
for any matter for which a justice of the Supreme Court 
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is recused, timely notice of such recusal is made publicly 
available on the website of the Supreme Court, along with 
an explanation for such recusal.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item related to section 6 the following: 
‘‘7. Recusal.’’. 
SEC. 203. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR FEDERAL JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 464. Medical examinations for justices and judges 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each justice or judge of the 
United States shall, at no expense to the judge or justice, 
undergo a medical examination by a physician— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a judge or justice who is 70 
years of age or younger, every 5 years; 
‘‘(2) in the case of a judge or justice who is 
older than 70 years of age and younger than 81 
years of age, every 2 years; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of a judge or justice who is 81 
years of age or older, every year. 
‘‘(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the results of a medical examination described 
in subsection (a) shall be confidential. 
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‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in the case that a physician conducting a med-
ical examination described in subsection (a) identifies a 
condition that may impact the ability of the judge or jus-
tice to carry out the duties of judge or justice’s position, 
the physician shall submit such finding to the appropriate 
chief judge or justice. In the case that the condition de-
scribed in the previous sentence relates to a chief judge, 
the physician shall submit the finding to the chief judge 
of the court with appellate jurisdiction over the court on 
which the judge sits.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 21 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item related to section 463 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘464. Medical examinations for justices and judges.’’. 
TITLE III—COURT OPERATIONS 
SEC. 301. VIDEO RECORDING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) COURTS OF APPEALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 28, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended 
further by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 51. Internet streaming 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date de-
scribed in subsection (b), the proceedings of each hearing 
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of a court of appeals shall be made available for viewing 
on the internet through streaming video— 
‘‘(1) to the extent practicable, in real time dur-
ing such hearing; and 
‘‘(2) for not less than 2 years after the conclu-
sion of such hearing. 
‘‘(b) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in the 
subsection is— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a court of appeals sitting en 
banc, one year after the date of the enactment of 
this section; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a panel of a court of appeals 
(other than as described in paragraph (1)), 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under subsection 
(a) shall not apply in the case that the courtroom is closed 
to the public. 
‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIP PERMITTED.—The chief judge of 
a circuit may enter into a partnership with a television 
provider in order to comply with the requirement under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) COPYRIGHT PROTECTION NOT AVAILABLE.— 
Video created pursuant to the requirement under this sec-
tion shall be considered a work of the United States Gov-
ernment for purposes of section 105 of title 17.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, 
as amended by this Act is further amended by in-
serting after the item related to section 50 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘51. Internet streaming.’’. 
(b) SUPREME COURT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 28, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 8. Internet streaming 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each oral argument before the 
Supreme Court shall be made available for listening on 
the internet through streaming audio— 
‘‘(1)(A) on the day of such oral argument, not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this section; and 
‘‘(B) in real time during such oral argument, 
not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this section; and 
‘‘(2) for not less than 2 years after the conclu-
sion of such oral argument. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall not apply in the case that the courtroom 
is closed to the public. 
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‘‘(c) COPYRIGHT PROTECTION NOT AVAILABLE.— 
Video created pursuant to the requirement under this sec-
tion shall be considered a work of the United States Gov-
ernment for purposes of section 105 of title 17.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 1 of title 28, United States Code, 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by in-
serting after the item related to section 7 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘8. Internet streaming.’’. 
SEC. 302. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ACCESS TO COURT 
BROADCASTS AND CASE INFORMATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Advi-
sory Committee for Access to Court Broadcasts and Case 
Information (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’), which shall advise the Federal courts on the 
ways to improve public access to court broadcasts and 
court information. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the Committee shall 
be appointed by the Executive Director of the Administra-
tive Office of the Courts. In appointing such members, the 
Executive Director shall ensure that a wide range of inter-
ested parties are represented, including non-profit groups 
and individuals who focus on access to public information, 
news organizations, legal researchers, and commercial en-
tities who commercialize court documents. 
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SEC. 303. PACER. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN OPINIONS.—Each 
written opinion issued by a Federal court shall be— 
(1) stored on the Public Access to Court Elec-
tronic Records system in a format that is machine- 
readable and searchable by date; 
(2) citable using a vendor-neutral and medium- 
neutral citations system; and 
(3) made available to the Government Pub-
lishing Office. 
(b) ELECTRONIC PUBLIC ACCESS TO EXHIBITS IN 
FEDERAL CASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), the Judicial Conference of 
the United States shall establish a pilot program to 
ensure that exhibits in Federal cases before 5 Fed-
eral courts selected by the Judicial Conference and 
any additional Federal district court that elects to 
participate are accessible through such online portal 
as the Judicial Conference may designate for the 
pilot program established under this subsection. 
(2) EXEMPTION FROM ELECTRONIC PUBLIC AC-
CESS.—This subsection shall not apply to the fol-
lowing exhibits: 
(A) Exhibits that cannot be digitized. 
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(B) Exhibits concerning matters that are 
exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(C) Exhibits exempt from disclosure under 
Rule 25(a)(5) of the Federal Rules of Appellate 
Procedure. 
(D) Exhibits exempt from disclosure under 
Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Proce-
dure. 
(E) Exhibits exempt from disclosure under 
Rule 49.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Pro-
cedure. 
(F) Exhibits exempt from disclosure under 
Rule 9037 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 
Procedure. 
(G) Exhibits that have been sealed by the 
presiding judge. 
(H) Exhibits that a presiding judge deter-
mines the public disclosure of which would like-
ly interfere with a fair trial or otherwise the 
due administration of justice. 
(I) Exhibits that are otherwise exempt 
from public disclosure under any other provi-
sion of Federal or State law. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF EXEMPTION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The determination of 
the applicability of paragraph (2) to an exhibit 
shall be made by the presiding judge. With re-
spect to the applicability of the exemption de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), (E), or 
(F) of paragraph (2), the presiding judge must 
determine that it is reasonably foreseeable that 
the disclosure of the exhibit would harm an in-
terest protected by the relevant provision. 
(B) REDACTED
EXHIBITS.—With respect 
to an exhibit exempted from disclosure under 
paragraph (2)(B), any reasonably segregable 
portion of the exhibit shall be made available on 
the online portal established under paragraph 
(1), in accordance with the procedures de-
scribed at the end of section 552(b) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(C) DESCRIPTIVE
NOTATION.—With re-
spect to an exhibit exempted from disclosure 
under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 
(F), or (I) of paragraph (2), a descriptive nota-
tion of the exhibit shall be made available, con-
sistent with any requirement under law regard-
ing limitation on disclosure, on the online portal 
established under paragraph (1). 
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(4) RULEMAKING.—The Judicial Conference of 
the United States may promulgate such regulations 
as may be necessary to implement this subsection. 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
(A) DIGITIZED.—The term ‘‘digitized’’ 
means converted into a digital form that can be 
processed by a computer. 
(B) EXHIBIT.—The term ‘‘exhibit’’ means 
a document, record, or other tangible object in-
troduced as evidence during a trial, and that, in 
accordance with the Federal Rules of Evidence, 
is identified or authenticated, and admitted into 
the record, and does not include any portion of 
such document, record, or tangible object that 
was not so admitted. 
(C) PRESIDING JUDGE.—The term ‘‘pre-
siding judge’’ means the magistrate or judge 
presiding over the court proceeding concerned. 
In proceedings in which more than 1 judge par-
ticipates, the presiding judge shall be the senior 
active judge so participating or, in the case of 
a circuit court of appeals, the senior active cir-
cuit judge so participating, except that in en 
banc sittings of any United States circuit court 
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of appeals, the presiding judge shall be the 
chief judge of the circuit whenever the chief 
judge participates. 
(6) TERMINATION; REPORT.— 
(A) TERMINATION.—This subsection and 
the pilot program established under this sub-
section shall terminate on the date that is 4 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the termination of the pilot program es-
tablished under this subsection, the Federal Ju-
dicial Center shall submit to the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States, Congress, and any 
other appropriate Federal agency or office, a 
report that contains the results of the pilot pro-
gram, along with any recommendations for im-
proving public electronic access to Federal court 
exhibits. 
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