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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1454 
To create 4 new permanent 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 
MARCH 9, 2007 
Mr. MCCARTHY of California (for himself and Mr. HERGER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern dis-
trict 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) NEW APPOINTMENTS.—The President shall ap-
point, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
4 additional district judges for the eastern district of Cali-
fornia. 
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(b) 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’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section, including such sums 
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; DESIGNA-
TION OF JUDGES. 
(a) EASTERN DISTRICT
OF CALIFORNIA.—Section 
84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the 
second sentence by inserting ‘‘Bakersfield,’’ after ‘‘shall 
be held at’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF JUDGES.— 
(1) BAKERSFIELD.—The chief judge of the 
eastern district of California shall designate 1 dis-
trict judge whose official duty station shall be in Ba-
kersfield, California and who shall hold court for 
such district in Bakersfield, California. 
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(2) REDDING.—The chief judge of the eastern 
district of California shall designate another district 
judge whose official duty station shall be in Redding, 
California and who shall hold court for such district 
in Redding, California. 
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