,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dggi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #a1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,young introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize    
additional district judges for the      
district courts and convert temporary   
judgeships4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,judicial          
,understaffing ,delays ,getting         
,emergencies ,solved ,act or the        
,,judges ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,judicial
 ,conference of the ,united ,states     
requested the creation of #fe new       
district judges in its #bjai report4    
7#b7 ,the ,judicial ,conference of the  
,united ,states has named #db vacancies 
as judicial emergencies4  7#c7 ,in      
fiscal year #bjai1 there were #def1hbg  
pending cases1 averaging #fgd per       
judgeship1 of which #ae4h percent were  
over #c years old4  #c4 ,additional     

district judges for the district courts 
7a7 ,additional judgeships  7#a7 #bjba  
,on or after ,january #ba1 #bjba1 the   
,president shall appoint1 by and with   
the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 
7,a7 #b additional district judges for  
the district of ,arizona2  7,b7 #d      
additional district judges for the      
central district of ,california2  7,c7  
#c additional district judges for the   
eastern district of ,california2  7,d7  
#b additional district judges for the   
northern district of ,california2  7,e7 
#b additional district judges for the   
southern district of ,california2  7,f7 
#a additional district judge for the    
district of ,colorado2  7,g7 #a         
additional district judge for the       
district of ,delaware2  7,h7 #c         
additional district judges for the      
middle district of ,florida2  7,i7 #b   
additional district judges for the      
southern district of ,florida2  7,j7 #a 
additional district judge for the       
district of ,idaho2  7,k7 #a additional 

district judge for the southern district
 of ,indiana2  7,l7 #a additional       
district judge for the northern district
 of ,iowa2  7,m7 #a additional district 
judge for the district of ,nevada2  7,n7
 #b additional district judges for the  
district of ,new ,jersey2  7,o7 #a      
additional district judge for the       
district of ,new ,mexico2  7,p7 #a      
additional district judge for the       
eastern district of ,new ,york2  7,q7 #a
 additional district judge for the      
southern district of ,new ,york2  7,r7  
#a additional district judge for the    
eastern district of ,texas2  7,s7 #a    
additional district judge for the       
southern district of ,texas2 and  7,t7  
#c additional district judges for the   
western district of ,texas4  7#b7 #bjbe 
,on or after ,january #ba1 #bjbe1 the   
,president shall appoint1 by and with   
the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 
7,a7 #b additional district judges for  
the district of ,arizona2  7,b7 #e      
additional district judges for the      

central district of ,california2  7,c7  
#b additional district judges for the   
eastern district of ,california2  7,d7  
#b additional district judges for the   
northern district of ,california2  7,e7 
#b additional district judges for the   
southern district of ,california2  7,f7 
#a additional district judge for the    
district of ,colorado2  7,g7 #c         
additional district judges for the      
middle district of ,florida2  7,h7 #a   
additional district judge for the       
northern district of ,florida2  7,i7 #a 
additional district judge for the       
southern district of ,florida2  7,j7 #a 
additional district judge for the       
northern district of ,georgia2  7,k7 #a 
additional district judge for the       
southern district of ,indiana2  7,l7 #b 
additional district judges for the      
district of ,new ,jersey2  7,m7 #a      
additional district judge for the       
eastern district of ,new ,york2  7,n7 #a
 additional district judge for the      
western district of ,new ,york2  7,o7 #a

 additional district judge for the      
district of ,puerto ,rico2  7,p7 #a     
additional district judge for the       
eastern district of ,texas2  7,q7 #a    
additional district judge for the       
southern district of ,texas2 and  7,r7  
#c additional district judges for the   
western district of ,texas4  7b7        
,conversion of temporary judgeships ,the
 existing judgeships for the district of
 ,hawaii1 the district of ,kansas1 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 northern district of ,alabama1  
the district of ,arizona1 the central   
district of ,california1 the southern   
district of ,florida1 the district of   
,new ,mexico1 the western district of   
,north ,carolina1 and the eastern       
district of ,texas 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 date of enactment 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  7c7 ,technical   
and conforming amendments ,the table    
contained in section #acc7;a7 of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking the items relating to 
,alabama and inserting the following3   
,alabama3,northern#h,middle#c,southern#c
 2  7#b7 by striking the item relating  
to ,arizona and inserting the following3
 ,arizona#ag 2  7#c7 by striking the    
items relating to ,california and       
inserting the following3                
,california3,northern#ah;,eastern#aa;,ce
ntral#cg,southern#ag 2  7#d7 by striking
 the item relating to ,colorado and     
inserting the following3 ,colorado#i 2  
7#e7 by striking the item relating to   

,delaware and inserting the following3  
,delaware#e 2  7#f7 by striking the     
items relating to ,florida and inserting
 the following3                         
,florida3,northern#e,middle#ba,southern#
ba 2  7#g7 by striking the items        
relating to ,georgia and inserting the  
following3                              
,georgia3,northern#ab,middle#d,southern#
c 2  7#h7 by striking the item relating 
to ,hawaii and inserting the following3 
,hawaii#d 2  7#i7 by striking the item  
relating to ,idaho and inserting the    
following3 ,idaho#c 2  7#aj7 by striking
 the items relating to ,indiana and     
inserting the following3                
,indiana3,northern#e,southern#g 2  7#aa7
 by striking the items relating to ,iowa
 and inserting the following3           
,iowa3,northern#c,southern#c 2  7#ab7 by
 striking the item relating to ,kansas  
and inserting the following3 ,kansas#f 2
  7#ac7 by striking the items relating  
to ,missouri and inserting the          
following3                              

,missouri3,eastern#g,western#e;,eastern 
and ,western#b 2  7#ad7 by striking the 
item relating to ,nevada and inserting  
the following3 ,nevada#h 2  7#ae7 by    
striking the item relating to ,new      
,jersey and inserting the following3    
,new ,jersey#ba 2  7#af7 by striking the
 item relating to ,new ,mexico and      
inserting the following3 ,new ,mexico#h 
2  7#ag7 by striking the items relating 
to ,new ,york and inserting the         
following3 ,new                         
,york3,northern#e,southern#bi;,eastern#a
g,western#e 2  7#ah7 by striking the    
items relating to ,north ,carolina and  
inserting the following3 ,north         
,carolina3,eastern#d,middle#d,western#e 
2  7#ai7 by striking the item relating  
to ,puerto ,rico and inserting the      
following3 ,puerto ,rico#h 2  and  7#bj7
 by striking the items relating to      
,texas and inserting the following3     
,texas3,northern#ab,southern#ba;,eastern
#aj,western#ai 4  #d4 ,,gao report on   
vacant and underutilized courthouses    

,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall make publicly available a 
report identifying ,federal courthouses 
that are vacant or underused4  #e4      
,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 ,act1 including such sums as may be
 necessary to provide appropriate space 
and facilities for the judicial         
positions created by this ,act or an    
amendment made by this ,act4