[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 349 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 349

To provide for the appointment of additional judges for the district of 
                              New Mexico.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2005

 Mr. Domenici 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 judges for the district of 
                              New Mexico.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO.

    (a) Permanent District Judgeships.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate, 2 additional district 
        judges for the district of New Mexico.
            (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 New Mexico and inserting the 
        following:

 ``New Mexico...............................................      8.''.
    (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 district of New Mexico.
            (2) Vacancy not filled.--The first vacancy in the office of 
        district judge in the district of New Mexico 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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