I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7597 
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district 
judges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2024 
Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit 
and district judges, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Judgeship Act 
of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS IN 
2025. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 
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(1) 1 additional district judge for the central 
district of California; 
(2) 1 additional district judge for the eastern 
district of California; 
(3) 1 additional district judge for the northern 
district of California; 
(4) 1 additional district judges for the middle 
district of Florida; 
(5) 1 additional district judge for the southern 
district of Indiana; 
(6) 1 additional district judge for the northern 
district of Iowa; 
(7) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
Nebraska; 
(8) 1 additional district judge for the eastern 
district of Oklahoma; 
(9) 1 additional district judge for the southern 
district of Texas; and 
(10) 2 additional district judges for the western 
district of Texas. 
(b) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS.— 
(1) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS 
TO PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS.—The existing judge-
ship for the eastern district of Missouri authorized 
by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act 
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of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) 
and the existing judgeships for the district of Ari-
zona, the central district of California, the southern 
district of Florida, the district of New Mexico, the 
western district of North Carolina, and the eastern 
district of Texas, authorized by section 312(c) of the 
21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 
133 note), as amended by Public Law 113–235, as 
of the effective date of this Act, shall be perma-
nently authorized under section 133 of title 28, 
United States Code, and the incumbents in those of-
fices shall hold the office under section 133 of title 
28, United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(2) DISTRICT OF KANSAS.—The existing judge-
ship for the district of Kansas authorized by section 
203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is 
amended in the matter following paragraph 12 in 
the second sentence (relating to the district of Kan-
sas), by striking ‘‘32 years and 6 months’’ and in-
serting ‘‘37 years and 6 months’’. 
(3) NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.—Sec-
tion 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of 
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 
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Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), as amended by 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public 
Law 117–328; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, the northern district of 
Alabama,’’ after ‘‘except in the case of the cen-
tral district of California’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following 
‘‘The first vacancy in the office of district judge 
in the northern district of Alabama occurring 
26 years or more after the confirmation date of 
the judge named to fill the temporary district 
judgeship created in that district by this sub-
section, shall not be filled.’’. 
(c) TABLES.—The table contained in section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘Districts 
Number 
of 
Judges 
Alabama: 
Northern .................................................................................
Middle .....................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Alaska .............................................................................................
Arizona ...........................................................................................
Arkansas: 
Eastern ...................................................................................
Western ...................................................................................
California: 
Northern .................................................................................
Eastern ...................................................................................
Central ....................................................................................
Southern .................................................................................
Colorado ..........................................................................................
Connecticut .....................................................................................
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