[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1805 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1805

To convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, extend 
                  a judgeship, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2001

 Mr. DeWine (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Voinovich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
 Warner, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fitzgerald, and 
  Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, extend 
                  a judgeship, 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 JUDGESHIPS.

    (a) Conversion of Temporary Judgeships to Permanent Judgeships.--
            (1) In general.--The existing judgeships for the eastern 
        district of California, the central district of Illinois, the 
        northern district of New York, and the eastern district of 
        Virginia authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial 
        Improvements Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 101-
        650) as of the effective date of this Act, shall be authorized 
        under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the 
        incumbents in those offices shall hold the office under section 
        133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act.
            (2) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table 
        contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to California and 
                inserting the following:

``California:
    Northern................................................        14 
    Eastern.................................................         7 
    Central.................................................        27 
    Southern................................................      8''; 

                    (B) by striking the item relating to Illinois and 
                inserting the following:

``Illinois:
    Northern................................................        22 
    Central.................................................         4 
    Southern................................................      2''; 

                    (C) by striking the item relating to New York and 
                inserting the following:

``New York:
    Northern................................................         5 
    Southern................................................        28 
    Eastern.................................................        15 
    Western.................................................      4''; 

    and
                    (D) by striking the item relating to Virginia and 
                inserting the following:

``Virginia:
    Eastern.................................................        11 
    Western.................................................      4''. 

    (b) Extension of Temporary Judgeship.--
            (1) In general.--Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvement 
        Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence following paragraph (12), 
                by striking ``and the eastern district of 
                Pennsylvania'' and inserting ``, the eastern district 
                of Pennsylvania, and the northern district of Ohio''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after the third sentence following 
                paragraph (12) ``The first vacancy in the office of 
                district judge in the northern district of Ohio 
                occurring 15 years or more after the confirmation date 
                of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship 
                created under this subsection shall not be filled.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on November 15, 2001.
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