[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1830 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1830

   To provide for the appointment of additional temporary bankruptcy 
                    judges, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 1999

   Mr. Coverdell (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Roth, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Mack) 
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 temporary bankruptcy 
                    judges, 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. BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy 
Judgeship Act of 1999''.
    (b) Temporary Judgeships.--
            (1) Appointments.--The following judgeship positions shall 
        be filled in the manner prescribed in section 152(a)(1) of 
        title 28, United States Code, for the appointment of bankruptcy 
        judges provided for in section 152(a)(2) of such title:
                    (A) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the 
                district of Delaware.
                    (B) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the 
                southern district of Florida.
                    (C) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the 
                southern district of Georgia.
                    (D) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the 
                district of Maryland.
                    (E) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the 
                eastern district of North Carolina.
                    (F) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the 
                district of Puerto Rico.
            (2) Vacancies.--The first vacancy occurring in the office 
        of a bankruptcy judge in each of the judicial districts set 
        forth in paragraph (1) that--
                    (A) results from the death, retirement, 
                resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge; and
                    (B) occurs 5 years or more after the appointment 
                date of a bankruptcy judge appointed under paragraph 
                (1);

        shall not be filled.
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