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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 977
To provide for the conversion of existing temporary United States district
judgeships to permanent status, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 1997
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the conversion of existing temporary United
States district judgeships to permanent status, 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 JUDGESHIP FOR NORTHERN DIS-
TRICT OF ALABAMA.
The President shall appoint, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge
for the Northern District of Alabama.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO PER-
MANENT JUDGESHIPS.
The existing district judgeships for the eastern dis-
trict of California, the southern district of Illinois, the
northern district of New York, and the eastern district of
Virginia authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Im-
provements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650, 28 U.S.C.
133 note) shall, as of the date of the enactment 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.
SEC. 3. COMMENCEMENT DATE OF TEMPORARY JUDGE-
SHIPS.
Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of
1990 (Public Law 101–650, 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is
amended by striking the last three sentences and inserting
the following: ‘‘In the western district of Michigan, the
first vacancy in the office of district judge occurring after
December 1, 1995, shall not be filled. In the eastern dis-
trict of Pennsylvania, the first vacancy in the office of dis-
trict judge occurring five years or more after the confirma-
tion date of the judge named to fill the temporary judge-
ship created by this subsection shall not be filled. In the
district of Hawaii, the central district of Illinois, the dis-
trict of Kansas, the eastern district of Missouri, the north-
ern district of Ohio, and the district of Nebraska, the first
vacancy in the office of district judge occurring 10 years
or more after the confirmation date of a judge named to
fill a temporary judgeship created by this subsection shall
not be filled. For districts named in this subsection for
which multiple judgeships are created by this Act, the last
of those judgeships filled shall be the judgeship created
under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
The table contained in section 133 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Districts
Judges
Alabama:
Northern ............................................................................................
Middle ................................................................................................
Southern .............................................................................................
Alaska ........................................................................................................
Arizona .......................................................................................................
Arkansas:
Eastern ...............................................................................................
Western ..............................................................................................
California:
Northern ............................................................................................
Eastern ...............................................................................................
Central ...............................................................................................
Southern .............................................................................................
Colorado .....................................................................................................
Connecticut ................................................................................................
Delaware ....................................................................................................
District of Columbia ..................................................................................
Florida:
Northern ............................................................................................
Middle ................................................................................................
Southern .............................................................................................
Georgia:
Northern ............................................................................................
Middle ................................................................................................
Southern .............................................................................................