[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1113 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1113

    To extend certain temporary judgeships in the Federal judiciary.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 1997

   Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
 Hagel, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To extend certain temporary judgeships in the Federal judiciary.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.

    Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101-650; 104 Stat. 5101; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), as amended by Public Law 
104-60 (109 Stat. 635; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
            (2) by striking the last 2 sentences and inserting ``Except 
        with respect to the western district of Michigan and the 
        eastern district of Pennsylvania, the first vacancy in the 
        office of district judge in each of the judicial districts 
        named in this subsection, occurring 10 years or more after the 
        confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary 
        judgeship created by this subsection, shall not be filled. The 
        first vacancy in the office of district judge in the western 
        district of Michigan, occurring after December 1, 1995, shall 
        not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district 
        judge in the eastern district of Pennsylvania, occurring 5 
        years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to 
        fill the temporary judgeship created for such district under 
        this subsection, shall not be filled.''.
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