1.This Act may be cited as the
Emergency Judicial Relief Act of
2012
.
2.Federal district
judgeships
(a)Additional
permanent district judgeshipThe President shall appoint, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate—
(1)2
additional district judges for the district of Arizona;
(2)4
additional district judges for the eastern district of California;
(3)1
additional district judge for the district of Minnesota;
(4)1
additional district judge for the southern district of Texas; and
(5)2
additional district judges for the western district of Texas.
(b)Conversion of
temporary judgeshipsThe existing judgeships for the district of
Arizona and the central district of California authorized by section 312(c) of
the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (28
U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 107–273; 116 Stat. 1788), as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28,
United States Code, and the incumbents in those offices shall hold the office
under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this
Act.
(c)Technical and
conforming amendmentsThe table contained in section 133(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)by striking the
item relating to the district of Arizona and inserting the following:
;
(2)by striking the
item relating to California and inserting the following:
California:
Northern14
Eastern10
Central28
Southern13
;
(3)by striking the
item relating to the district of Minnesota and inserting the following:
;
and(4)by striking the
item relating to Texas and inserting the following:
Texas:
Northern12
Eastern20
Central7
Southern15
.
(d)Section 1914(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking $350
and inserting
$360
.
3.Additional place
of holding courtSection 84(b)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting
Bakersfield,
after shall be held at
.