[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3154 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3154

To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
                         the State of Florida.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1998

    Mr. Canady of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Goss) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
                         the State of Florida.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Florida Federal Judgeship Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE FLORIDA DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate--
            (1) 3 additional district judges for the middle district of 
        Florida; and
            (2) 2 additional district judges for the southern district 
        of Florida.
    (b) Temporary Judgeship.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district 
        judge for the middle district of Florida.
            (2) First vacancy not filled.--The first vacancy in the 
        office of district judge in the middle district of Florida, 
        occurring 7 years or more after the confirmation date of the 
        judge named to fill a temporary judgeship created by this 
        subsection, shall not be filled.
    (c) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, reflects the changes in the total number 
of permanent district judgeships authorized by subsection (a) of this 
section, the item relating to Florida in such table is amended to read 
as follows:

``Florida:
    Northern................................................         4 
    Middle..................................................        14 
    Southern................................................      18''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, including such sums 
as may be necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for the 
judicial positions created by this Act.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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