,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ache  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mr4 
,leahy7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide for the appointment of    
additional ,federal circuit and district
 judges1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,judgeship ,act of #bjac4  
#b4 ,circuit judges for the ,circuit    
,courts of ,appeals  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,president shall appoint1 by and   
with the advice and consent of the      
,senate--  7#a7 #d additional circuit   
judges for the ninth circuit court of   
appeals2 and  7#b7 #a additional circuit
 judge for the sixth circuit court of   
appeals4  7b7 ,temporary judgeship  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,president shall      
appoint1 by and with the advice and     
consent of the ,senate #a additional    
circuit judge for the ninth circuit     

court of appeals4  7#b7 ,vacancy not    
filled ,the first vacancy in the office 
of circuit judge in the ninth circuit   
occurring #aj years or more after the   
confirmation date of the circuit judge  
named to fill the temporary circuit     
judgeship created in the ninth circuit  
by paragraph 7#a7 shall not be filled4  
7c7 ,tables ,in order that the table    
contained in section #dd of title #bh1  
,united ,states ,code1 will1 with       
respect to each judicial circuit1       
reflect the changes in the total number 
of permanent circuit judgeships         
authorized as a result of subsection 7a7
 of this section1 such table is amended 
to read as follows3  ,circuits,number of
 ,judges  ,district of ,columbia#aa     
,first#f  ,second#ac  ,third#ad         
,fourth#ae  ,fifth#ag  ,sixth#ag        
,seventh#aa  ,eighth#aa  ,ninth#cc      
,tenth#ab  ,eleventh#ab  ,federal#ab4  4
  #c4 ,district judges for the district 
courts  7a7 ,in general ,the ,president 
shall appoint1 by and with the advice   

and consent of the ,senate--  7#a7 #a   
additional district judge for the       
district of ,delaware2  7#b7 #f         
additional district judges for the      
eastern district of ,california2  7#c7  
#b additional district judges for the   
eastern district of ,texas2  7#d7 #d    
additional district judges for the      
western district of ,texas2  7#e7 #f    
additional district judges for the      
district of ,arizona2  7#f7 #aj         
additional district judges for the      
central district of ,california2  7#g7  
#e additional district judges for the   
northern district of ,california2  7#h7 
#b additional district judges for the   
district of ,colorado2  7#i7 #b         
additional district judges for the      
western district of ,washington2  7#aj7 
#a additional district judge for the    
southern district of ,indiana2  7#aa7 #c
 additional district judges for the     
southern district of ,florida2  7#ab7 #e
 additional district judges for the     
middle district of ,florida2  7#ac7 #a  

additional district judge for the       
western district of ,new ,york2  7#ad7  
#a additional district judge for the    
northern district of ,florida2  7#ae7 #a
 additional district judge for the      
western district of ,wisconsin2  7#af7  
#c additional district judges for the   
southern district of ,california2  7#ag7
 #b additional district judges for the  
eastern district of ,new ,york2  7#ah7  
#b additional district judges for the   
district of ,new ,jersey2  7#ai7 #a     
additional district judge for the       
district of ,idaho2  7#bj7 #b additional
 district judges for the southern       
district of ,texas2  7#ba7 #a additional
 district judge for the district of     
,minnesota2  7#bb7 #a additional        
district judge for the northern district
 of ,georgia2  7#bc7 #a additional      
district judge for the district of      
,nevada2  7#bd7 #a additional district  
judge for the district of ,new ,mexico2 
and  7#be7 #a additional district judge 
for the southern district of ,new ,york4

  7b7 ,temporary judgeships  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,president shall appoint1  
by and with the advice and consent of   
the ,senate--  7,a7 #a additional       
district judge for the eastern district 
of ,california2  7,b7 #a additional     
district judge for the western district 
of ,texas2  7,c7 #d additional district 
judges for the district of ,arizona2    
7,d7 #b additional district judges for  
the central district of ,california2    
7,e7 #a additional district judge for   
the northern district of ,california2   
7,f7 #a additional district judge for   
the middle district of ,florida2  7,g7  
#a additional district judge for the    
southern district of ,california2  7,h7 
#a additional district judge for the    
district of ,new ,jersey2  7,i7 #a      
additional district judge for the       
district of ,minnesota2  7,j7 #a        
additional district judge for the       
western district of ,missouri2  7,k7 #a 
additional district judge for the       
northern district of ,georgia2  7,l7 #a 

additional district judge for the       
district of ,nevada2  7,m7 #a additional
 district judge for the district of     
,oregon2  7,n7 #a additional district   
judge for the southern district of ,new 
,york2  7,o7 #a additional district     
judge for the middle district of        
,tennessee2 and  7,p7 #a additional     
district judge for the eastern district 
of ,virginia4  7#b7 ,vacancies not      
filled  7,a7 ,in general ,the first     
vacancy in the office of district judge 
in each of the offices of district judge
 authorized by paragraph 7#a71 except   
for the district of ,arizona and the    
central district of ,california1        
occurring #aj years or more after the   
confirmation date of the judge named to 
fill the temporary district judgeship   
created in the applicable district by   
this subsection1 shall not be filled4   
7,b7 ,arizona ,the first #d vacancies in
 the office of district judge in the    
district of ,arizona occurring #aj years
 or more after the date on which judge  

are confirmed to fill all #d temporary  
district judgeships under paragraph     
7#a77;,c71 shall not be filled4  7,c7   
,central district of ,california ,the   
first #b vacancies in the office of     
district judge in the central district  
of ,california occurring #aj years or   
more after the date on which judge are  
confirmed to fill both temporary        
district judgeships under paragraph     
7#a77;,d71 shall not be filled4  7c7    
,existing judgeships ,the existing      
judgeships for the district of ,kansas  
and the eastern district of ,missouri   
authorized by section #bjc7;c7 of the   
,judicial ,improvements ,act of #aiij   
7,public ,law #aja-fej2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4   
#acc note7 and the existing judgeships  
for the eastern district of ,texas1 the 
district of ,arizona1 the central       
district of ,california1 the southern   
district of ,florida1 the northern      
district of ,alabama1 and the district  
of ,new ,mexico authorized by section   
#cab7;c7 of the #bast ,century          

,department of ,justice ,appropriations 
,authorization ,act 7,public ,law       
#ajg-bgc1 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #acc note71 as  
of the effective date of this ,act1     
shall be authorized under section #acc  
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and
 the incumbents in those offices shall  
hold the office under section #acc of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
amended by this ,act4  7d7 ,tables ,in  
order that the table contained in       
section #acc of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 will1 with respect to    
each judicial district1 reflect the     
changes in the total number of permanent
 district judgeships authorized as a    
result of subsections 7a7 and 7c7 of    
this section1 such table is amended to  
read as follows3  ,districts,number of  
,judges  ,alabama3  ,northern#h         
,middle#c  ,southern#c  ,alaska#c       
,arizona#ai  ,arkansas3  ,eastern#e     
,western#c  ,california3  ,northern#ai  
,eastern#ab  ,central#ch  ,southern#af  
,colorado#i  ,connecticut#h  ,delaware#e

  ,district of ,columbia#ae  ,florida3  
,northern#e  ,middle#bj  ,southern#ba   
,georgia3  ,northern#ab  ,middle#d      
,southern#c  ,hawaii#c  ,idaho#c        
,illinois3  ,northern#bb  ,central#d    
,southern#d  ,indiana3  ,northern#e     
,southern#f  ,iowa3  ,northern#b        
,southern#c  ,kansas#f  ,kentucky3      
,eastern#e  ,western#d  ,eastern and    
,western#a  ,louisiana3  ,eastern#ab    
,middle#c  ,western#g  ,maine#c         
,maryland#aj  ,massachusetts#ac         
,michigan3  ,eastern#ae  ,western#d     
,minnesota#h  ,mississippi3  ,northern#c
  ,southern#f  ,missouri3  ,eastern#g   
,western#e  ,eastern and ,western#b     
,montana#c  ,nebraska#c  ,nevada#h  ,new
 ,hampshire#c  ,new ,jersey#ai  ,new    
,mexico#h  ,new ,york3  ,northern#e     
,southern#bi  ,eastern#ag  ,western#e   
,north ,carolina3  ,eastern#d  ,middle#d
  ,western#d  ,north ,dakota#b  ,ohio3  
,northern#aa  ,southern#h  ,oklahoma3   
,northern#c  ,eastern#a  ,western#f     
,northern1 ,eastern1 and ,western#a     

,oregon#f  ,pennsylvania3  ,eastern#bb  
,middle#f  ,western#aj  ,puerto ,rico#g 
,rhode ,island#c  ,south ,carolina#aj   
,south ,dakota#c  ,tennessee3           
,eastern#e  ,middle #d  ,western#e      
,texas3  ,northern#ab  ,southern#ba     
,eastern#aj  ,western#ag  ,utah#e       
,vermont#b  ,virginia3  ,eastern#aa     
,western#d  ,washington3  ,eastern#d    
,western#i  ,west ,virginia3            
,northern#c  ,southern#e  ,wisconsin3   
,eastern#e  ,western#c  ,wyoming#c4  4  
#d4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this ,act1        
including such sums as may be necessary 
to provide appropriate space and        
facilities for the judicial positions   
created by this ,act4