,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #daii ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ai1 #bjbd,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 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 of #bjbd or the ,,judges ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,article ,,iii of the ,constitution of the ,united ,states gives ,congress the power to establish judgeships in the district courts of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,congress has not created a new district court judgeship since #bjjc and has not enacted comprehensive judgeship legislation since #aiij4 7#c7 ,this represents the longest period of time since district courts of the ,united ,states were established in #aghi that ,congress has not authorized any new permanent district court judgeships4 7#d7 ,by the end of fiscal year #bjbb1 filings in the district courts of the ,united ,states had increased by #cj percent since the last comprehensive judgeship legislation4 7#e7 ,as of ,march #ca1 #bjbc1 there were #fhf1gig pending cases in the district courts of the ,united ,states1 with an average of #dia weighted case filings per judgeship over a #ab-month period4 7#f7 ,to deal with increased filings in the district courts of the ,united ,states1 the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states requested the creation of #ff new district court judgeships in its #bjbc report4 #c4 ,additional district judges for the district courts 7a7 ,additional judgeships 7#a7 #bjbe ,on or after ,january #ba1 #bjbe1 the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7,a7 #a additional district judge 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 #c additional district judges for the northern district of ,california2 7,e7 #a additional district judge 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 #b additional district judges for the middle 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 district of ,idaho2 7,l7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,indiana2 7,m7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,iowa2 7,n7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,nebraska2 7,o7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,new ,jersey2 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 northern district of ,texas2 7,t7 #b additional district judges for the southern district of ,texas2 and 7,u7 #c additional district judges for the western district of ,texas4 7#b7 #bjbi ,on or after ,january #ba1 #bjbi1 the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7,a7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,arizona2 7,b7 #d additional district judges for the central district of ,california2 7,c7 #b additional district judge for the eastern district of ,california2 7,d7 #c additional district judges for the northern district of ,california2 7,e7 #a additional district judge 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 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,florida2 7,j7 #b additional district judges for the southern district of ,florida2 7,k7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,georgia2 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 southern district of ,new ,york2 7,o7 #a additional district judge for the western district of ,new ,york2 7,p7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,texas2 7,q7 #b additional district judge for the southern district of ,texas2 and 7,r7 #c additional district judges for the western district of ,texas4 7b7 ,temporary judgeships 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7,a7 #b additional district judges for the eastern district of ,oklahoma2 and 7,b7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,oklahoma4 7#b7 ,vacancies not filled ,the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this subsection1 occurring #e 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#c7 ,effective date ,this subsection shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjbe4 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 item relating to ,arizona and inserting the following3 ,arizona#ad 2 7#b7 by striking the items relating to ,california and inserting the following3 ,california3,northern#bj;,eastern#aj;,ce ntral#cf,southern#ae 2 7#c7 by striking the item relating to ,colorado and inserting the following3 ,colorado#i 2 7#d7 by striking the item relating to ,delaware and inserting the following3 ,delaware#f 2 7#e7 by striking the items relating to ,florida and inserting the following3 ,florida3,northern#e,middle#bj,southern# bj 2 7#f7 by striking the items relating to ,georgia and inserting the following3 ,georgia3,northern#ac,middle#d,southern# c 2 7#g7 by striking the item relating to ,idaho and inserting the following3 ,idaho#c 2 7#h7 by striking the items relating to ,indiana and inserting the following3 ,indiana3,northern#e,southern#f 2 7#i7 by striking the items relating to ,iowa and inserting the following3 ,iowa3,northern#c,southern#c 2 7#aj7 by striking the item relating to ,nebraska and inserting the following3 ,nebraska#d 2 7#aa7 by striking the item relating to ,new ,jersey and inserting the following3 ,new ,jersey#bj 2 7#ab7 by striking the items relating to ,new ,york and inserting the following3 ,new ,york3,northern#e,southern#cj;,eastern#a g,western#e 2 7#ac7 by striking the items relating to ,texas and inserting the following3 ,texas3,northern#ac,southern#bc;,eastern #i,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