[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1340 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1340

To authorize additional judgeships in the middle and southern districts 
                  of Florida, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2003

     Mr. Graham of Florida (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize additional judgeships in the middle and southern districts 
                  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. DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS FOR THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS OF 
              FLORIDA.

    (a) Additional Permanent District Judgeships.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate--
                    (A) 2 additional district judges for the middle 
                district of Florida; and
                    (B) 4 additional district judges for the southern 
                district of Florida.
    (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table under section 
133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to Florida and inserting the following:

``Florida:
    Northern................................................         4 
    Middle..................................................        17 
    Southern................................................     21.''.
    (b) Temporary Judgeship for the Middle District of Florida.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional judge for 
        the middle district of Florida.
            (2) Vacancy not filled.--The first vacancy in the office of 
        district judge in the middle district of Florida occurring 10 
        years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to 
        fill the temporary district judgeship created by this 
        subsection, shall not be filled.
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