[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 372 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 372

 To provide for making a temporary judgeship for the northern district 
   of Alabama permanent, and creating a new judgeship for the middle 
                          district of Alabama.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 8 (legislative day, January 30), 1995

  Mr. Heflin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for making a temporary judgeship for the northern district 
   of Alabama permanent, and creating a new judgeship for the middle 
                          district of Alabama.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS IN ALABAMA.

    (a) Existing Judgeship Made Permanent.--The existing district 
judgeship for the northern district of Alabama authorized under section 
203(c)(1) of the Federal Judgeship Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 104 
Stat. 5101; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) shall, as of the effective date of this 
Act, be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, 
and the incumbent in such office shall hold the office under section 
133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this section.
    (b) Additional Judgeship.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for 
the middle district of Alabama.
    (c) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, shall, with respect to each judicial 
district in Alabama, reflect the changes in the total number of 
permanent district judgeships authorized as a result of subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section, such table is amended by amending the item 
relating to Alabama to read as follows:

``Alabama:
    ``Northern....................................                    8
    ``Middle......................................                    4
    ``Southern....................................                3.''.
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