[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3058 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3058

 To provide for additional Federal district judgeships for the eastern 
            district of California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2013

 Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Costa, and 
  Mr. Nunes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for additional Federal district judgeships for 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Central Valley Judicial Relief Act 
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS IN CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Additional Permanent District Judgeships.--The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 6 additional 
district judges for the eastern district of California.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table contained in section 133(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to California and inserting the following:


``California:                                                     ......
  Northern......................................................      14
  Eastern.......................................................      12
  Central.......................................................      27
  Southern......................................................   13''.
 

    (c) Temporary Judgeship.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district 
        judge for the eastern district of California.
            (2) 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 temporary district judgeship created by this 
        subsection, shall not be filled.

SEC. 3. 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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