[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2740 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2740

To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
                  the Southern District of California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Bilbray) 
 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 Southern District of California.

    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 ``Southern California Federal 
Judgeship Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA COURTS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, 3 additional district judges for the 
Southern District of California;
    (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 Southern District of California.
            (2) First vacancy not filled.--The first vacancy in the 
        office of district judge in the Southern District of 
        California, 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 California in such table is amended to 
read as follows:

        ``Southern.............................................  11.''.

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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