[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1585

To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
             the State of Florida, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 1998

 Mr. Mack (for himself and Mr. Graham) 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 additional Federal district judges in 
             the State of Florida, 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. 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, will reflect the changes in the total 
number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a result of 
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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