[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5273 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5273

  To convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, to 
create an additional judgeship for the district of Nebraska and for the 
        eastern district of California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2004

Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, 
 Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Terry, Mr. Case, Mr. Ose, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Nunes, 
    Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cardoza, and Mr. Moore) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, to 
create an additional judgeship for the district of Nebraska and for the 
        eastern district of California, 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. CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS.

    (a) In General.--The existing district judgeships for the district 
of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the eastern district of Missouri 
authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) shall, as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, 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).
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Hawaii by striking ``3'' and 
        inserting ``4'';
            (2) in the item relating to Kansas by striking ``5'' and 
        inserting ``6''; and
            (3) in the item relating to the eastern district of 
        Missouri by striking ``6'' and inserting ``7''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA.

    (a) Additional Permanent District Judgeship.--The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional 
district judge for the district of Nebraska.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--In order that the table 
under section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the 
change in the number of permanent judgeships authorized for the 
district of Nebraska by subsection (a), such table is amended in the 
item relating to Nebraska by striking ``3'' and inserting ``4''.

SEC. 3. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Additional Permanent District Judgeship.--The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional 
district judge for the eastern district of California.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--In order that the table 
under section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the 
change in the number of permanent judgeships authorized for the eastern 
district of California by subsection (a), such table is amended in the 
item relating to the eastern district of California by striking ``6'' 
and inserting ``7''.
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