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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3619
To convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, extend
a judgeship, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 2002
Mr. MCNULTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent
judgeships, extend a judgeship, 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. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS.
(a) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO
PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The existing judgeships for
the eastern district of California, the central district
of Illinois, the northern district of New York, and
the eastern district of Virginia authorized by section
203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990
(28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 101–650) as of the
effective date of this Act, shall 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.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—The table contained in section 133(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking the item relating to Cali-
fornia and inserting the following:
‘‘California:
Northern ...........................................................................................
Eastern .............................................................................................
Central ..............................................................................................
Southern ............................................................................................
8’’;
(B) by striking the item relating to Illinois
and inserting the following:
‘‘Illinois:
Northern ...........................................................................................
Central ..............................................................................................
Southern ............................................................................................
2’’;
(C) by striking the item relating to New
York and inserting the following:
‘‘New York:
Northern ...........................................................................................
Southern ............................................................................................
Eastern .............................................................................................
Western .............................................................................................
4’’;
and
(D) by striking the item relating to Vir-
ginia and inserting the following:
‘‘Virginia:
Eastern .............................................................................................
Western .............................................................................................
4’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(c) of the Judi-
cial Improvement Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 133 note)
is amended—
(A) in the first sentence following para-
graph (12), by striking ‘‘and the eastern dis-
trict of Pennsylvania’’ and inserting ‘‘, the east-
ern district of Pennsylvania, and the northern
district of Ohio’’; and
(B) by inserting after the third sentence
following paragraph (12) ‘‘The first vacancy in
the office of district judge in the northern dis-
trict of Ohio occurring 15 years or more after
the confirmation date of the judge named to fill
the temporary judgeship created under this sub-
section shall not be filled.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall take effect on November 15,
2001.
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