,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ca       
7legislative day1 ,may #cj71 #bjbc,mr4  
,padilla 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 court for the   
eastern district of ,california4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,creating ,additional ,seats to     
,ease ,legally ,overburdened            
,adjudicators' ,dockets ,act of #bjbc or
 the ,,case ,,load ,act of #bjbc4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states ,district    
,court for the ,eastern ,district of    
,california is the ,federal trial court 
for #cd counties1 including #e of the   
fastest-growing cities in ,california1  
serving a population of approximately   
#h1djj1jjj4  7#b7 ,the ,united ,states  
,district ,court for the ,eastern       
,district of ,california is one of the  

largest judicial districts in the       
country1 with approximately #h1djj1jjj  
residents and over #hg1jjj square miles 
of land4 ,yet1 there are only #f        
permanent judgeships1 with #a upcoming  
vacancy pending a nomination elevating a
 sitting district judge4  7#c7 ,based on
 the #bjai census data1 the ratio of    
authorized district judgeships to       
population was #a3a1cfb1eeb4 ,the       
central district of ,california has the 
next highest ratio in the ,state1 nearly
  the size1 with #a3fid1cbc4  7#d7 ,as  
of ,june #bjbb1 the total pending cases 
per judgeship in the ,united ,states    
,district ,court for the ,eastern       
,district of ,california was #a1cjh1    
over #b4f times larger than the average 
for all districts within the ,united    
,states ,court of ,appeals for the      
,ninth ,circuit4 ,pending caseloads     
remain high1 and if a new vacancy opens 
upon the elevation of the district      
judge1 caseloads will once again reach  
this unsustainable level4  #c4          

,additional district judges for the     
eastern district of ,california  7a7    
#bjbe  7#a7 ,additional judgeships ,on  
or after ,january #ba1 #bjbe1 the       
,president shall appoint1 by and with   
the advice and consent of the ,senate1  
#b additional district judges for the   
eastern district of ,california4  7#b7  
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table in section #acc7;a7 of title #bh1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
striking the items relating to          
,california and inserting the following3
                                        
,california3,northern#ad;,eastern#h;,cen
tral#bg,southern#ac 4  7#c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendment made by paragraph   
7#b7 shall take effect on ,january #bj1 
#bjbe4  7b7 #bjbg  7#a7 ,additional     
judgeships ,on or after ,january #e1    
#bjbg1 the ,president shall appoint1 by 
and with the advice and consent of the  
,senate1 #a additional district judge   
for the eastern district of ,california4
  7#b7 ,technical and conforming        

amendment ,the table in section #acc7;a7
 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking the items relating 
to ,california and inserting the        
following3                              
,california3,northern#ad;,eastern#i;,cen
tral#bg,southern#ac 4  7#c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendment made by paragraph   
7#b7 shall take effect on ,january #d1  
#bjbg4  7c7 #bjbi  7#a7 ,additional     
judgeships ,on or after ,january #ba1   
#bjbi1 the ,president shall appoint1 by 
and with the advice and consent of the  
,senate1 #b additional district judges  
for the eastern district of ,california4
  7#b7 ,technical and conforming        
amendment ,the table in section #acc7;a7
 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking the items relating 
to ,california and inserting the        
following3                              
,california3,northern#ad;,eastern#aa;,ce
ntral#bg,southern#ac 4  7#c7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by paragraph   
7#b7 shall take effect on ,january #bj1 

#bjbi4  #d4 ,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 and the amendments made by    
this ,act4