[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2961 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2961

To create additional permanent and temporary judgeships for the eastern 
 district of California, to provide for an additional place of holding 
  court in the eastern district of California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2009

  Mr. McCarthy of California (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Daniel E. 
 Lungren of California, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Nunes, and 
 Mr. McKeon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To create additional permanent and temporary judgeships for the eastern 
 district of California, to provide for an additional place of holding 
  court in 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. NEW JUDGESHIPS FOR EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Permanent Judgeships.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, 4 additional district judges for 
the eastern district of California.
    (b) Temporary Judgeship.--
            (1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district 
        judge for the eastern district of California.
            (2) First vacancy not filled.--The first vacancy in the 
        office of district judge in the eastern district of California 
        occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date of the 
        judge named to fill the judgeship created by paragraph (1) 
        shall not be filled.
    (c) Table.--In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, reflects the total number of permanent 
district judgeships authorized by virtue of subsection (a) of this 
section, such table is amended by striking the item relating to 
California and inserting the following:


``California:                                                     ......
  Northern......................................................      14
  Eastern.......................................................      10
  Central.......................................................      27
  Southern......................................................  13.''.
 

    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section, 
including such sums as may be necessary to provide appropriate space 
and facilities for the judicial positions created by this section.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PLACE OF HOLDING COURT.

    Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the 
second sentence by inserting ``Bakersfield,'' after ``shall be held 
at''.
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