S.Amdt. 1926

1. Adds SEC. __. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS IN BORDER STATES wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS IN BORDER STATES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--

   Inserted: (1) 4 additional district judges for the district of Arizona;

   Inserted: (2) 4 additional district judges for the central district of California;

   Inserted: (3) 4 additional district judges for the eastern district of California;

   Inserted: (4) 2 additional district judges for the northern district of California;

   Inserted: (5) 4 additional district judges for the middle district of Florida;

   Inserted: (6) 2 additional district judges for the southern district of Florida;

   Inserted: (7) 1 additional district judge for the district of Minnesota;

   Inserted: (8) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Mexico;

   Inserted: (9) 3 additional district judges for the eastern district of New York;

   Inserted: (10) 1 additional district judge for the western district of New York;

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   Inserted: (11) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Texas;

   Inserted: (12) 2 additional district judges for the southern district of Texas;

   Inserted: (13) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Texas; and

   Inserted: (14) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Washington.

   Inserted: (b) Temporary Judgeships.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--

   Inserted: (A) 1 additional district judge for the district of Arizona;

   Inserted: (B) 1 additional district judge for the central district of California;

   Inserted: (C) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of California;

   Inserted: (D) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Florida;

   Inserted: (E) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Florida;

   Inserted: (F) 1 additional district judge for the district of Idaho; and

   Inserted: (G) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Mexico.

   Inserted: (2) Vacancies.--For each of the judicial districts named in this subsection, the first vacancy arising on the district court 10 years or more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district by this subsection shall not be filled.

   Inserted: (c) Existing Judgeships.--The existing judgeships for the district of Arizona and the district of New Mexico authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273, 116 Stat. 1758), as of the effective date 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.

   Inserted: (d) 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 subsections (a) and (c), such table is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "Districts Judges Alabama: Northern..........................................................7 Middle............................................................3 Southern..........................................................3 Alaska................................................................3 Arizona..............................................................17 Arkansas: Eastern...........................................................5 Western...........................................................3 California: Northern.........................................................16 Eastern..........................................................10 Central..........................................................31 Southern.........................................................13 Colorado..............................................................7 Connecticut...........................................................8 Delaware..............................................................4 District of Columbia.................................................15 Florida: Northern..........................................................4 Middle...........................................................19 Southern.........................................................19 Georgia: Northern.........................................................11 Middle............................................................4 Southern..........................................................3 Hawaii................................................................3 Idaho.................................................................2 Illinois: Northern.........................................................22 Central...........................................................4 Southern..........................................................4 Indiana: Northern..........................................................5 Southern..........................................................5 Iowa: Northern..........................................................2 Southern..........................................................3 Kansas................................................................5 Kentucky: Eastern...........................................................5 Western...........................................................4 Eastern and Western...............................................1 Louisiana: Eastern..........................................................12 Middle............................................................3 Western...........................................................7 Maine.................................................................3 Maryland.............................................................10 Massachusetts........................................................13 Michigan: Eastern..........................................................15 Western...........................................................4 Minnesota.............................................................8 Mississippi: Northern..........................................................3 Southern..........................................................6 Missouri: Eastern...........................................................6 Western...........................................................5 Eastern and Western...............................................2 Montana...............................................................3 Nebraska..............................................................3 Nevada................................................................7 New Hampshire.........................................................3 New Jersey...........................................................17 New Mexico............................................................8 New York: Northern..........................................................5 Southern.........................................................28 Eastern..........................................................18 Western...........................................................5 North Carolina: Eastern...........................................................4 Middle............................................................4 Western...........................................................3 North Dakota..........................................................2 Ohio: Northern.........................................................11 Southern..........................................................8 Oklahoma: Northern..........................................................3 Eastern...........................................................1 Western...........................................................6 Northern, Eastern, and Western....................................1 Oregon................................................................6 Pennsylvania: Eastern..........................................................22 Middle............................................................6 Western..........................................................10 Puerto Rico...........................................................7 Rhode Island..........................................................3 South Carolina.......................................................10 South Dakota..........................................................3 Tennessee: Eastern...........................................................5 Middle............................................................4 Western...........................................................5 Texas: Northern.........................................................12 Southern.........................................................21 Eastern...........................................................8 Western..........................................................14 Utah..................................................................5 Vermont...............................................................2 Virginia: Eastern..........................................................11 Western...........................................................4 Washington: Eastern...........................................................4 Western...........................................................8 West Virginia: Northern..........................................................3 Southern..........................................................5 Wisconsin: Eastern...........................................................5 Western...........................................................2 Wyoming...........................................................3.".

   Inserted: (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for the judicial positions created under this section.

   Inserted: (f) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General shall transfer, for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2017, $8,000,000 from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to the general fund of the Treasury to carry out this section.

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