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S 1327 ESRFH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1327
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 5, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS FOR DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Additional Temporary Judgeships-
(1) IN GENERAL- The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--
(A) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of California; and
(B) 1 additional district judge for the district of Nebraska.
(2) VACANCIES NOT FILLED- The first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this subsection, occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in the applicable district by this subsection, shall not be filled.
(b) Extension of Certain Temporary Judgeships- Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting `the district of Hawaii,' after `Pennsylvania,';
(2) in the third sentence (relating to the district of Kansas), by striking `16 years' and inserting `26 years';
(3) in the fifth sentence (relating to the northern district of Ohio), by striking `15 years' and inserting `25 years'; and
(4) by inserting `The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Hawaii occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created under this subsection shall not be filled.' after the sixth sentence.
Passed the Senate December 4, 2007.
Attest:
Secretary.110th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1327AN ACTTo create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships
NANCY ERICKSON,
Secretary.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.1327 as Referred in House A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships.
