U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.3520 as Introduced in House Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007
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To provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes.
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To provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
September 10, 2007
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 2. Table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS
Sec. 101. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 102. Circuit judges for the circuit courts of appeals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 103. District judges for the district courts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 104. Establishment of article III court in the Virgin Islands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 105. Effective date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS
Sec. 201. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 202. Authorization for additional bankruptcy judgeships.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 203. Temporary bankruptcy judgeships.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 204. Conversion of existing temporary bankruptcy judgeships.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 205. General provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 206. Effective date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--NINTH CIRCUIT REORGANIZATION
Sec. 301. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 302. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 303. Number and composition of circuits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 304. Number of circuit judges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 305. Places of circuit court.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 306. Assignment of circuit judges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 307. Election of assignment by senior judges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 308. Seniority of judges.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 309. Application to cases.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 310. Temporary assignment of circuit judges among circuits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 311. Temporary assignment of district judges among circuits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 312. Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 313. Effective date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the `Federal Judgeship Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 102. CIRCUIT JUDGES FOR THE CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS.
(a) In General- The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) 1 additional circuit judge for the first circuit court of appeals;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) 2 additional circuit judges for the second circuit court of appeals;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) 1 additional circuit judge for the sixth circuit court of appeals; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) 5 additional circuit judges for the ninth circuit court of appeals, whose official duty station shall be in California.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Temporary Judgeships-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) 1 additional circuit judge for the eighth circuit court of appeals; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) 2 additional circuit judges for the ninth circuit court of appeals, whose official duty station shall be in California.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) VACANCIES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) EIGHTH CIRCUIT- The first vacancy in the office of circuit judge in the eighth circuit court of appeals, occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the circuit judgeship created in that circuit by paragraph (1)(A) shall not be filled.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) NINTH CIRCUIT- The first 2 vacancies in the office of circuit judge in the ninth circuit court of appeals, occurring 10 years or more after judges are first confirmed to fill both temporary circuit judgeships created by paragraph (1)(B) shall not be filled.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Table of Judgeships- In order that the table contained in
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SEC. 103. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) In General- The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Alabama;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) 4 additional district judges for the district of Arizona;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) 3 additional district judges for the northern district of California;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) 4 additional district judges for the eastern district of California;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) 4 additional district judges for the central district of California;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of California;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) 1 additional district judge for the district of Colorado;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) 4 additional district judges for the middle district of Florida;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) 3 additional district judges for the southern district of Florida;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(10) 1 additional district judge for the district of Idaho;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(11) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Illinois;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(12) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Indiana;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(13) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Missouri;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(14) 1 additional district judge for the district of Nebraska;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(15) 1 additional district judge for the district of Nevada;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(16) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Mexico;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(17) 3 additional district judges for the eastern district of New York;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(18) 1 additional district judge for the western district of New York;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(19) 1 additional district judge for the district of Oregon;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(20) 1 additional district judge for the district of South Carolina;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(21) 3 additional district judges for the southern district of Texas;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(22) 2 additional district judges for the eastern district of Virginia; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(23) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Washington.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Temporary Judgeships-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) IN GENERAL- The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Alabama;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) 1 additional district judge for the district of Arizona;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of California;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) 1 additional district judge for the district of Colorado;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Florida;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(F) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Iowa;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(G) 1 additional district judge for the district of Minnesota;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(H) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Jersey;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(I) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Mexico;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(J) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Ohio;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(K) 1 additional district judge for the district of Oregon; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(L) 1 additional district judge for the district of Utah.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) VACANCIES NOT FILLED- The first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the judicial districts named in paragraph (1) occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the district judgeship created in that district by paragraph (1) shall not be filled.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Existing Judgeships-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS- The existing judgeships for the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the eastern district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (
(2) EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP- Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (
(d) Table of Judgeships- In order that the table contained in
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SEC. 104. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARTICLE III COURT IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(a) Establishment of Judicial District-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) VIRGIN ISLANDS- Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 126 the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`Sec. 126A. Virgin Islands
`The Virgin Islands constitutes 1 judicial district comprising 2 divisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(1) The Saint Croix Division comprises the Island of Saint Croix and adjacent islands and cays.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Court for the Saint Croix Division shall be held at Christiansted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) The Saint Thomas and Saint John Division comprises the Islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John and adjacent islands and cays.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Court for the Saint Thomas and Saint John Division shall be held at Charlotte-Amalie.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of contents for chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 126 the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`126A. Virgin Islands.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Number of Judges- The table contained in
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(c) Bankruptcy Judges- The table contained in
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(d) Judicial Conferences of Circuits-
(1) by striking `, the District Court of the Virgin Islands,'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by striking `to the conferences of their respective circuits' and inserting `to the conference of the ninth circuit'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(e) Judges in Territories and Possessions-
(1) in subsection (a), by striking `, the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin Islands' and inserting `or the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in subsection (e), by striking `, the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin Islands' and inserting `or the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(f) Annuities for Survivors of Certain Judicial Officials of the United States-
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking `, the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin Islands' and inserting `or the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking `, the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin Islands' and inserting `or the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(g) Authority of Attorney General-
(h) Courts Defined-
(1) by striking `the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone,'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by striking `the District Court of the Virgin Islands,'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(i) United States Magistrate Judges-
(1) in the first sentence, by striking `the Virgin Islands, Guam,' and inserting `Guam'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in the second sentence, by striking `the Virgin Islands, Guam,' and inserting `Guam'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(j) Court Reporters-
(k) Final Decisions of District Courts-
(l) Interlocutory Decisions-
(1) in subsection (a), by striking `, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, and the District Court of the Virgin Islands,' and inserting `and the District Court of Guam,'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in subsection (d)(4)(A), by striking `the District Court of the Virgin Islands,'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(m) Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit-
(1) by striking `the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone,'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by striking `the District Court of the Virgin Islands,'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(n) United States as Defendant-
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(1) TENURE OF INCUMBENT JUDGES- A judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands in office on the effective date of this section shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which the judge was appointed, or until the judge dies, resigns, or is removed from office, whichever occurs first. When a vacancy occurs on the court on or after the effective date of this section, the President, in accordance with
(2) RETIREMENT RIGHTS AND BENEFITS- The amendments made by this section shall not affect the rights under sections 373 and 376 of title 28, United States Code, of any judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands who retires on or before the effective date of this section or who continues in office after that date under paragraph (1) of this subsection. Service as a judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands appointed under section 24 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (
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(1) REPEALS- Sections 24, 25, 26, and 27 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (
(2) RIGHTS AND PROHIBITIONS- Section 3 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (
(A) by inserting `article III;' after `section 9, clauses 2 and 3;' andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by striking `That all offenses against the laws of the United States' and all that follows through `section 22(b) of this Act or' and inserting `That all offenses against the laws of the Virgin Islands which are prosecuted'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) JURISDICTION- Section 21 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (
`SEC. 21. JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
`(a) Jurisdiction of the Courts of the Virgin Islands- The judicial power of the Virgin Islands shall be vested in such trial and appellate courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by local law. The local courts of the Virgin Islands shall have jurisdiction over all causes of action in the Virgin Islands over which any court established by the Constitution and laws of the United States does not have exclusive jurisdiction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(b) Practice and Procedure- The rules governing the practice and procedure of the courts established by local law and those prescribing the qualifications and duties of the judges and officers thereof, oaths and bonds, and the times and places of holding court shall be governed by local law or the rules promulgated by those courts.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) INCOME TAX MATTERS- Section 22 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (
`SEC. 22. JURISDICTION OVER INCOME TAX MATTERS.
`The United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all criminal and civil proceedings in the Virgin Islands with respect to the income tax laws applicable to the Virgin Islands, except the ancillary laws relating to the income tax enacted by the legislature of the Virgin Islands. Any act or failure to act with respect to the income tax laws applicable to the Virgin Islands which would constitute a criminal offense described in chapter 75 of subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall constitute an offense against the Government of the Virgin Islands and may be prosecuted in the name of the Government of the Virgin Islands by the appropriate officers thereof in the United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands without the request or consent of the United States attorney for the Virgin Islands.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) APPELLATE JURISDICTION- Section 23A of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (
(A) by striking `District Court of the Virgin Islands' each place it appears and inserting `United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) in subsection (b), by striking `pursuant to section 24(a) of this Act: Provided, That no more than one of them may be a judge of a court established by local law.' and inserting `pursuant to chapter 13 of title 28, United States Code, or a recalled senior judge of the former District Court of the Virgin Islands. The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit may assign to the appellate division a judge of a court of record of the Virgin Islands, except that no more than 1 of the judges sitting in the appellate division at any session may be a judge of a court established by local law.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(r) Additional References- Any reference in any provision of law to the `District Court of the Virgin Islands' shall, on and after the effective date of this section, be deemed to be a reference to the United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(s) Effective Date- This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Any complaint or proceeding pending in the District Court of the Virgin Islands on the effective date of this section may be pursued to final determination in the United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as provided in section 104(s), this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the `Enhanced Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.
The following judgeships shall be filled in the manner prescribed in
(1) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern and western districts of Arkansas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern district of California.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) 2 additional bankruptcy judgeships for the middle district of Florida.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) 2 additional bankruptcy judgeships for the northern district of Georgia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the southern district of Georgia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern district of Kentucky.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the district of Maryland.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) 3 additional bankruptcy judgeships for the eastern district of Michigan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the southern district of New York.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(10) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the western district of Pennsylvania.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(11) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the western district of Tennessee.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(12) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern district of Texas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(13) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the district of Utah.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 203. TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.
(a) Authorization for Additional Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships- The following judgeships shall be filled in the manner prescribed in
(1) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the northern district of Florida.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) 2 additional bankruptcy judgeships for the middle district of Florida.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the northern district of Indiana.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the northern district of Mississippi.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the district of Nevada.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the western district of North Carolina.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) 1 additional bankruptcy judgeship for the southern district of Ohio.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Vacancies-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) DISTRICTS WITH SINGLE APPOINTMENTS- Except as provided in paragraph (2), the first vacancy occurring in the office of bankruptcy judge in each of the judicial districts set forth in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the appointment date of the bankruptcy judge appointed under subsection (a) to such office, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
shall not be filled.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA- The 1st and 2d vacancies in the office of bankruptcy judge in the middle district of Florida--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the respective 1st and 2d appointment dates of the bankruptcy judges appointed under subsection (a)(2), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
shall not be filled.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Eligibility for Subsequent Appointments- A judge holding office in any of the districts enumerated in subsection (a) shall, at the expiration of the term of the judge (other than by reason of paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of subsection (b)), be eligible for reappointment as a bankruptcy judge in that district.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 204. CONVERSION OF EXISTING TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.
(a) Judgeships Authorized by
(1) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the district of Delaware authorized by paragraph (3).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the southern district of Illinois authorized by paragraph (4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the district of Puerto Rico authorized by paragraph (7).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Judgeships Authorized by
(1) The 4 temporary bankruptcy judgeships for the district of Delaware authorized by subparagraph (C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the southern district of Georgia authorized by subparagraph (E).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) One of the 3 temporary bankruptcy judgeships for the district of Maryland authorized by subparagraph (F).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern district of Michigan authorized by subparagraph (G).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the district of New Jersey authorized by subparagraph (I).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the northern district of New York authorized by subparagraph (K).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the southern district of New York authorized by subparagraph (L).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern district of North Carolina authorized by subparagraph (M).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the eastern district of Pennsylvania authorized by subparagraph (N).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(10) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the district of South Carolina authorized by subparagraph (S).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(11) The temporary bankruptcy judgeship for the western district of Tennessee authorized by subparagraph (Q).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 205. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
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(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of the Congress that bankruptcy judges in the eastern district of California should conduct bankruptcy proceedings on a daily basis in Bakersfield, California.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 206. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--NINTH CIRCUIT REORGANIZATION
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the `Judicial Administration and Improvements Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
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(1) FORMER NINTH CIRCUIT- The term `former ninth circuit' means the ninth judicial circuit of the United States as in existence on the day before the effective date of this title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) NEW NINTH CIRCUIT- The term `new ninth circuit' means the ninth judicial circuit of the United States established by the amendment made by section 303(2)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) TWELFTH CIRCUIT- The term `twelfth circuit' means the twelfth judicial circuit of the United States established by the amendment made by section 303(2)(B).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 303. NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF CIRCUITS.
(1) in the matter preceding the table, by striking `thirteen' and inserting `fourteen'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) in the table--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) by striking the item relating to the ninth circuit and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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California, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands.';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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(B) by inserting after the item relating to the eleventh circuit the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 304. NUMBER OF CIRCUIT JUDGES.
The table contained in
(1) by striking the item relating to the ninth circuit and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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(2) by inserting after the item relating to the eleventh circuit the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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SEC. 305. PLACES OF CIRCUIT COURT.
The table contained in
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Honolulu, Pasadena, San Francisco.';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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Las Vegas, Missoula, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 306. ASSIGNMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Each circuit judge of the former ninth circuit who is in regular active service and whose official duty station on the day before the effective date of this title--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) is in California, Guam, Hawaii, or the Northern Mariana Islands shall be a circuit judge of the new ninth circuit as of such effective date; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) is in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, or Washington shall be a circuit judge of the twelfth circuit as of such effective date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 307. ELECTION OF ASSIGNMENT BY SENIOR JUDGES.
Each judge who is a senior circuit judge of the former ninth circuit on the day before the effective date of this title may elect to be assigned to the new ninth circuit or the twelfth circuit as of such effective date and shall notify the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts of such election.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 308. SENIORITY OF JUDGES.
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shall run from the date of commission of such judge as a judge of the former ninth circuit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 309. APPLICATION TO CASES.
The following apply to any case in which, on the day before the effective date of this title, an appeal or other proceeding has been filed with the former ninth circuit:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), if the matter has been submitted for decision, further proceedings with respect to the matter shall be had in the same manner and with the same effect as if this title had not been enacted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) If the matter has not been submitted for decision, the appeal or proceeding, together with the original papers, printed records, and record entries duly certified, shall, by appropriate orders, be transferred to the court to which the matter would have been submitted had this title been in full force and effect at the time such appeal was taken or other proceeding commenced, and further proceedings with respect to the case shall be had in the same manner and with the same effect as if the appeal or other proceeding had been filed in such court.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) If a petition for rehearing en banc is pending on or after the effective date of this title, the petition shall be considered by the court of appeals to which it would have been submitted had this title been in full force and effect at the time that the appeal or other proceeding was filed with the court of appeals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 310. TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGES AMONG CIRCUITS.
`(c) The chief judge of the Ninth Circuit may, in the public interest and upon request by the chief judge of the Twelfth Circuit, designate and assign temporarily any circuit judge of the Ninth Circuit to act as circuit judge in the Twelfth Circuit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(d) The chief judge of the Twelfth Circuit may, in the public interest and upon request by the chief judge of the Ninth Circuit, designate and assign temporarily any circuit judge of the Twelfth Circuit to act as circuit judge in the Ninth Circuit.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 311. TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF DISTRICT JUDGES AMONG CIRCUITS.
`(f) The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit may, in the public interest--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(1) upon request by the chief judge of the Twelfth Circuit, designate and assign 1 or more district judges within the Ninth Circuit to sit upon the Court of Appeals of the Twelfth Circuit, or a division thereof, whenever the business of that court so requires; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) designate and assign temporarily any district judge within the Ninth Circuit to hold a district court in any district within the Twelfth Circuit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(g) The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit may in the public interest--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(1) upon request by the chief judge of the Ninth Circuit, designate and assign 1 or more district judges within the Twelfth Circuit to sit upon the Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit, or a division thereof, whenever the business of that court so requires; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) designate and assign temporarily any district judge within the Twelfth Circuit to hold a district court in any district within the Ninth Circuit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(h) Any designations or assignments under subsection (f) or (g) shall be in conformity with the rules or orders of the court of appeals of, or the district within, as applicable, the circuit to which the judge is designated or assigned.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 312. ADMINISTRATION.
The court of appeals for the ninth circuit as constituted on the day before the effective date of this title may take such administrative action as may be required to carry out this title and the amendments made by this title. Such court shall cease to exist for administrative purposes 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 313. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title and the amendments made by this title shall take at the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011 such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, including such sums as may be necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for the judicial positions created by this Act. Funds appropriated pursuant to this section in any fiscal year shall remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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