[118th Congress Public Law 203]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 118-203
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To provide for the permanent appointment of certain temporary district 
            judgeships. <<NOTE: Dec. 23, 2024 -  [S. 3998]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Federal 
Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024.>> 
SECTION <<NOTE: 28 USC 1 note.>> 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act 
of 2024''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: State listing.>>  TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS IN THE 
                    DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) <<NOTE: Effective date. 28 USC 133 note.>>  Existing 
Judgeships.--The existing judgeships for the district of Hawaii, the 
district of Kansas, and the eastern district of Missouri authorized by 
section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) and the existing judgeships for the northern 
district of Alabama, the district of Arizona, the central district of 
California, the southern district of Florida, the district of New 
Mexico, the western district of North Carolina, and the eastern district 
of Texas authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century Department of 
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 
133 note) shall, as of the effective date of this Act, 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.

    (b) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, will, with respect to each judicial 
district, reflect the changes in the total number of permanent district 
judgeships authorized as a result of subsection (a) of this section, 
such table is amended--
            (1) by striking the items relating to Alabama and inserting 
        the following:


  ``Alabama:
  Northern.............................  8
  Middle...............................  3
  Southern.............................  3'';
 


            (2) by striking the item relating to Arizona and inserting 
        the following:


  ``Arizona............................  13'';
 


            (3) by striking the items relating to California and 
        inserting the following:


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  ``California:
  Northern.............................  14
  Eastern..............................  6
  Central..............................  28
  Southern.............................  13'';
 


            (4) by striking the items relating to Florida and inserting 
        the following:


  ``Florida:
  Northern.............................  4
  Middle...............................  15
  Southern.............................  18'';
 


            (5) by striking the item relating to Hawaii and inserting 
        the following:


  ``Hawaii.............................  4'';
 


            (6) by striking the item relating to Kansas and inserting 
        the following:


  ``Kansas.............................  6'';
 


            (7) by striking the items relating to Missouri and inserting 
        the following:


  ``Missouri:
  Eastern..............................  7
  Western..............................  5
  Eastern and Western..................  2'';
 


            (8) by striking the item relating to New Mexico and 
        inserting the following:


  ``New Mexico.........................  7'';
 


            (9) by striking the items relating to North Carolina and 
        inserting the following:


  ``North Carolina:
  Eastern..............................  4
  Middle...............................  4
  Western..............................  5''; and
 


            (10) by striking the items relating to Texas and inserting 
        the following:


  ``Texas:
  Northern.............................  12
  Southern.............................  19
  Eastern..............................  8
  Western..............................  13''.
 

            

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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

    Approved December 23, 2024.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3998:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):
            Apr. 19, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 16, considered and passed House.

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