[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1361 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1361

 To provide for the appointment of 1 additional Federal district judge 
     for the eastern district of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 4, 1997

Mr. Kohl (for himself and Mr. Feingold) 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 the appointment of 1 additional Federal district judge 
     for the eastern district of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT 
              OF WISCONSIN.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Wisconsin Federal 
Judgeship Act of 1997''.
    (b) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for the 
eastern district of Wisconsin.
    (c) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, shall reflect the change in the total 
number of permanent district judgeships authorized under subsection 
(a), such table is amended by amending the item relating to Wisconsin 
to read as follows:

``Wisconsin:
    ``Eastern........................................                5 
    ``Western........................................              2''.
    (d) Holding of Court.--The chief judge of the eastern district of 
Wisconsin shall designate 1 judge who shall hold court for such 
district in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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