1.Temporary judgeships for
district courts
(a)Additional
temporary judgeships
(1)The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate—
(A)1 additional
district judge for the eastern district of California; and
(B)1 additional
district judge for the district of Nebraska.
(2)The first vacancy in the office of district judge in each
of the offices of district judge authorized by this subsection, occurring 10
years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the
temporary district judgeship created in the applicable district by this
subsection, shall not be filled.
(b)Extension of
certain temporary judgeshipsSection 203(c) of the Judicial
Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is
amended—
(1)in the second
sentence, by inserting the district of Hawaii,
after
Pennsylvania,
;
(2)in the third
sentence (relating to the district of Kansas), by striking 17
years
and inserting 26 years
;
(3)in the fifth
sentence (relating to the northern district of Ohio), by striking 17
years
and inserting 25 years
; and
(4)by inserting
The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of
Hawaii occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge
named to fill the temporary judgeship created under this subsection shall not
be filled.
after the sixth sentence.
1.This Act may be cited as the
Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy
Judgeships Act of 2010
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Temporary judgeships for
district courts</header>
<section id="id0089E35AB5EC4764B04E4B959200BDC5"><enum>101.</enum><header>Temporary judgeships
for district courts</header>
<subsection id="idad4dbc58-d1c7-4f04-a927-fcbcbd3a6f57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional temporary
judgeships</header>
<paragraph id="id01562043-9c29-49a5-8287-43b5472dfb4e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9c1a163c-ae35-40a9-9e79-6362adfdc0a8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 additional district
judge for the eastern district of California; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d76938d-9b86-42d7-b529-499a5f130e69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 additional district
judge for the district of Nebraska.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45d6c8e6-613b-4f75-8400-fdc63f7b91d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies not
filled</header><text>The first vacancy in the office of district judge in each
of the offices of district judge authorized by this subsection, occurring 10
years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the
temporary district judgeship created in the applicable district by this
subsection, shall not be filled.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id880dc3e8-7e56-4eb9-a957-0316e29cac96"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of certain
temporary judgeships</header>
<paragraph id="id39734392E58D4094AA3A94C842B85B3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Judicial Improvements
Act of 1990</header><text>Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of
1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id53c38ade-d9e7-4259-9628-7c5ee0db469c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the third sentence
(relating to the district of Kansas), by striking <quote>19 years</quote> and
inserting <quote>26 years</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47b4343a-aa12-49ca-a84b-155012002f8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the sixth sentence
(relating to the northern district of Ohio), by striking <quote>19
years</quote> and inserting <quote>25 years</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida3335ec9-2552-4658-9bea-2e3982e33819"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the seventh sentence
(relating to the district of Hawaii), by striking <quote>16 years</quote> and
inserting <quote>20 years</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB77E51D024C94E728D23D17091DF5CF8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>21st Century Department
of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act</header><text>Section 312(c)(2) of
the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public
Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3FFD4251EEA548B79D776474111285AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The
first vacancy</quote> and inserting <quote>Except with respect to the district
of Arizona, the central district of California, and the eastern district of
Texas, the first vacancy</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31C2ED25A6EB4C93809062E38C63F692"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding <quote>The
first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Arizona, the
central district of California, and the eastern district of Texas authorized by
this subsection, occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation date of the
judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in the applicable
district by this subsection, shall not be filled.</quote> at the end.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Bankruptcy
Judgeships</header>
<section id="id3EFCC4F313864EBBAD37BE143C99C1EB"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H020146483CFB40FCBB154AE407D8E95D"><enum>202.</enum><header>Additional permanent
offices of bankruptcy judges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/152">Section 152(a)(2)</external-xref> of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE73D120F78B543E8ADE3AAFB215AF728"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the item relating to
the eastern and western districts of Arkansas by striking <quote>3</quote> and
inserting <quote>4</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE107F07CA4B14D2DA82886031257471A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the eastern
district of California by striking <quote>6</quote> and inserting
<quote>8</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FC27901A74C4A20B95FA6291D582A66"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the district of
Delaware by striking <quote>1</quote> and inserting <quote>6</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EAED8CF2E37459AA1C81668F7E9FBBC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the middle district
of Florida by striking <quote>8</quote> and inserting <quote>9</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C5E4F6B03E14E53B36684C652BE859F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the northern
district of Florida by striking <quote>1</quote> and inserting
<quote>2</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5113A80A986C424D9D59D26B2228DEEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the southern
district of Florida by striking <quote>5</quote> and inserting
<quote>7</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D1E89DB40FD4AB1A3F99028907B2F10"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the northern
district of Georgia by striking <quote>8</quote> and inserting
<quote>10</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D6397815F714AA28F4D36BF7FDB10B3"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the southern
district of Georgia by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting
<quote>3</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80B02F017A1449AD9BA3B58E811D038F"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the district of
Maryland by striking <quote>4</quote> and inserting <quote>7</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5A1B8EC95BE481597EA99C62FCF8828"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the eastern
district of Michigan by striking <quote>4</quote> and inserting
<quote>7</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5448A594EF4C058550644D9FE4E2A6"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the northern
district of Mississippi by striking <quote>1</quote> and inserting
<quote>2</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DD00C5F436F4CFB94C744E147779167"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the district of
Nevada by striking <quote>3</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85AA7968EF5F4752998007C0596C2AF2"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the district of New
Hampshire by striking <quote>1</quote> and inserting <quote>2</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H534A8E6EC3F441E3B29B8979D288C61E"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the district of New
Jersey by striking <quote>8</quote> and inserting <quote>9</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8952ED8D0F5143F88471C3D75A46685C"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the northern
district of New York by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting
<quote>3</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFB66F39194D4181B70BF32BFABA4A40"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the southern
district of New York by striking <quote>9</quote> and inserting
<quote>10</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC244CDBDDA804A10B02C30B53E5E3B2A"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the eastern
district of North Carolina by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting
<quote>3</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12FBA70BA06746999C9D97F279F8EFB5"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the western
district of North Carolina by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting
<quote>3</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9145AEAA331A4BECBF91504BFFA0695A"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the middle district
of Pennsylvania by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting
<quote>3</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5005980E78574396BEE80DEAA76E59B1"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the eastern
district of Tennessee by striking <quote>3</quote> and inserting
<quote>4</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5382A0D0745C485F946BF1D0528ABE19"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the western
district of Tennessee by striking <quote>4</quote> and inserting
<quote>5</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23785E31E2A7413EB69EEE0891DD661E"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the eastern
district of Virginia by striking <quote>5</quote> and inserting
<quote>6</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CDDB82438064D4B8B628F806FEEE6CE"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the item relating to the southern
district of West Virginia by striking <quote>1</quote> and inserting
<quote>2</quote> .</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF0F3AFFBB324446D8955C912E03D842E"><enum>203.</enum><header>Conversion of certain
temporary offices of bankruptcy judges to permanent offices</header>
<subsection id="HCC96247AE0F54579A8D421C77A544A02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conversion of certain
temporary offices established by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/8">Public Law
109–8</external-xref></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
temporary offices of bankruptcy judges established by section 1223(b)(1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/8">Public Law
109–8</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/152">28 U.S.C. 152</external-xref> note) for the
following districts are hereby converted so as to be included in the permanent
offices of bankruptcy judges that are added by the amendments made by section
202 with respect to the corresponding districts:</text>
<paragraph id="H41F03881C91043DA84164B59A84914D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The eastern district of
California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB18987FE485F449C91AD9346E9A574DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The district of
Delaware.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12238B3E37BD43528CE46E0630945FA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The southern district of
Florida.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1B5BD5632D643B5B86008A35CA20978"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The southern district of
Georgia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31B58213915E4A09817BE89DEC3E1CAD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The district of
Maryland.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09FB5D06BC2C4C1D86224525EF588D6F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The district of New
Jersey.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C9D7582CC674519827BB92A2983736A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The northern district of
New York.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB81FFA52998D457391FBB62FB8587697"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The southern district of
New York.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0BB02C88149410BAE7E59284C85F4B4"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The eastern district of
North Carolina.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81094136B1F14F5E8BFEADEFD33CCFBA"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The middle district of
Pennsylvania.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5E12B95D57E4E52A0B103722E642798"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The western district of
Tennessee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H074F0FE632FB4A8DA102B260A4F36164"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The eastern district of
Virginia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72E178D53E1E42A0A7B859B58C366389"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The district of
Nevada.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F84841CEABD410F811F3DE951FAB2EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conversion of certain
temporary offices established by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/361">Public Law
102–361</external-xref></header><text>The temporary offices of bankruptcy
judges established by section 3(a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/361">Public Law
102–361</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/152">28 U.S.C. 152</external-xref> note) for the
following districts are hereby converted so as to be included in the permanent
offices of bankruptcy judges that are added by the amendments made by section
202 with respect to the corresponding districts:</text>
<paragraph id="H2D66AE509C2B49678B91D7975018C3CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The district of
Delaware.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCDEB6DF927B4BDEBC6918F52D0E90B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The district of New
Hampshire.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C07A40975F0449A9E28835823278B63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The eastern district of
Tennessee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAA2C43625944408298B89127B12F5E16"><enum>204.</enum><header>Extension of certain
temporary offices of bankruptcy judges established by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/8">Public Law
109–8</external-xref></header>
<subsection id="HBBD6933C8D6C42C5AE43EC1520F0A619"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The temporary offices of bankruptcy judges
established for the eastern district of Pennsylvania and the middle district of
North Carolina by section 1223(b)(1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/8">Public Law
109–8</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/152">28 U.S.C. 152</external-xref> note) are extended
until the 1st vacancy occurring in the office of a bankruptcy judge in the
respective district resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or
removal of a bankruptcy judge and occurring 5 years or more after the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0C8D7718C65F402382D52EFD9352D718"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability of other
provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in subsection (a), all other provisions of section 1223(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/8">Public Law
109–8</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/152">28 U.S.C. 152</external-xref> note) remain
applicable to the temporary offices of bankruptcy judges referred to in
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB3DE8ADA317E4CB495439E671ADF7FB7"><enum>205.</enum><header>Paygo offset</header>
<subsection id="H2C9F81F01AD847E1A529BC23D063A3F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bankruptcy filing
fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1930">Section 1930(a)</external-xref> of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4D0759D8E7724E1CB48AFFFE5C1554FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D7E4E49D55549A280FB97E1F1A433F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by
striking <quote>$245</quote> and inserting <quote>$246</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D585B1EFA264397B6FA190AFA252BBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by
striking <quote>$235</quote> and inserting <quote>$236</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83DC1C24944E4BE19FA181645E4435FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by striking
<quote>$1,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,050</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE36ACE79EF7459D8171032F27101154"><enum>(b)</enum><header>United States Trustee
Fund</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/589a">Section 589a(b)</external-xref> of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B9354835B5D417F992E09C561206F47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2FBB464F4FD5478C9229C4B0D2E992D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by
striking <quote>40.46</quote> and inserting <quote>40.28</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD19AD42DAC16480BBAD8379CFF205B73"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking
<quote>28.33</quote> and inserting <quote>28.15</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA583363409B4E20A95184FBFFC6E7B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by
striking <quote>55</quote> and inserting <quote>52.38</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H086B6D055036461F97B6F1277AA3DF97"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collection and
deposition of miscellaneous bankruptcy fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 406(b) of the Judiciary
Appropriations Act, 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/162">Public Law 101–162</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1931">28 U.S.C.
1931</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA30A324518CA459AA28B4A507BD8105D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>28.87</quote> and inserting <quote>28.74</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21E557EBF0D649F3B455602E50C9571E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>35.00</quote> and inserting <quote>34.77</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB765C0809BF84EFEABD7082E953DC461"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>25</quote> and inserting <quote>23.81</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H51A47F3F39A441749EC799587C189D66"><enum>206.</enum><header>Effective
dates</header>
<subsection id="H9BDFCE056CF34D62B0A4CB367AD60013"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (b), this title and the amendments made by this title shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB1F623856504D2BAD59D339EBB449D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by section 205 shall take effect 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section>Amend the title so as to read:
An Act to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships
and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other
purposes.
.
July 21, 2010
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the
title