Central Valley Judicial Relief Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3058
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2013-08-02
Policy area: Law
Subjects: California

Federal district courts

Judges
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Central Valley Judicial Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the President to appoint, with advice and consent of the Senate, six additional district judges for the eastern district of California and one temporary judgeship for such district.</p> <p>Makes Bakersfield an additional place of holding court for the eastern district. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3058 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2013 Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mr. McCarthy of California , Mr. Costa , and Mr. Nunes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for additional Federal district judgeships for the eastern district of California, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Central Valley Judicial Relief Act of 2013 . 2. Federal district judgeships in California (a) Additional permanent district judgeships The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 6 additional district judges for the eastern district of California. (b) Conforming amendment The table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to California and inserting the following: California: Northern 14 Eastern 12 Central 27 Southern 13 . (c) Temporary judgeship (1) In general The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California. (2) Vacancy not filled The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the eastern district of California, occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this subsection, shall not be filled. 3. Additional place of holding court Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting Bakersfield, after shall be held at .