I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1272 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2009 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the conversion of a temporary judgeship for the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship.

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Conversion of temporary judgeship to permanent judgeship for the district of Hawaii

(a)

In general

The existing judgeship for the district of Hawaii authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 101–650; 104 Stat. 5089) shall, as of the date of enactment of this Act, be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbent in that office shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act. (b)

Tables

In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the total number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a result of subsection (a) of this section, the item relating to Hawaii is amended to read as follows: Hawaii4 .