DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS.

SEC. 203. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS. (a) In General.— The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— (1) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Arkansas; (2) 2 additional district judges for the northern district of California; (3) 5 additional district judges for the central district of California; (4) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of California; (5) 2 additional district judges for the district of Connecticut; (6) 2 additional district judges for the middle district of Florida; (7) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Florida; (8) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Florida; (9) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Georgia; (10) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Illinois; (11) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Iowa; (12) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Louisiana; (13) 1 additional district judge for the district of Maine; 104 STAT. 5100 (14) 1 additional district judge for the district of Massachusetts; (15) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Mississippi; (16) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Missouri; (17) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Hampshire; (18) 3 additional district judges for the district of New Jersey; (19) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Mexico; (20) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of New York; (21) 3 additional district judges for the eastern district of New York; (22) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of North Carolina; (23) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Ohio; (24) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Oklahoma; (25) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Oklahoma; (26) 1 additional district judge for the district of Oregon; (27) 3 additional district judges for the eastern district of Pennsylvania; (28) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Pennsylvania; (29) 1 additional district judge for the district of South Carolina; (30) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Tennessee; (31) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Tennessee; (32) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Tennessee; (33) 2 additional district judges for the northern district of Texas; (34) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Texas; (35) 5 additional district judges for the southern district of Texas; (36) 3 additional district judges for the western district of Texas; (37) 1 additional district judge for the district of Utah; (38) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Washington; (39) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of West Virginia; (40) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of West Virginia; and (41) 1 additional district judge for the district of Wyoming. (b) Existing Judgeships.— (1) The existing district judgeships for the western district of Arkansas, the northern district of Illinois, the northern district of Indiana, the district of Massachusetts, the western district of New York, the eastern district of North Carolina, the northern district of Ohio, and the western district of Washington authorized by section 202(b) of the Bankruptcy Amendments and 104 STAT. 5101Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–353, 98 Stat. 347–348) shall, as of the effective date of this title, 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 title. (2) (A) The existing 2 district judgeships for the eastern and western districts of Arkansas (provided by section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date of this title) shall be district judgeships for the eastern district of Arkansas only, and the incumbents of such judgeships shall hold the offices under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this title. (B) The existing district judgeship for the northern and southern districts of Iowa (provided by section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date of this title) shall be a district judgeship for the northern district of Iowa only, and the incumbent of such judgeship shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this title. (C) The existing district judgeship for the northern, eastern, and western districts of Oklahoma (provided by section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date of this title) and the occupant of which has his or her official duty station at Oklahoma City on the date of the enactment of this title, shall be a district judgeship for the western district of Oklahoma only, and the incumbent of such judgeship shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this title. (c) Temporary Judgeships.— The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— (1) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Alabama; (2) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of California; (3) 1 additional district judge for the district of Hawaii; (4) 1 additional district judge for the central district of Illinois; (5) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Illinois; (6) 1 additional district judge for the district of Kansas; (7) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Michigan; (8) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Missouri; (9) 1 additional district judge for the district of Nebraska; (10) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of New York; (11) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Ohio; (12) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Pennsylvania; and (13) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Virginia. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the judicial districts named in this subsection, occurring 5 years or more after the effective date of this title, shall not be filled. (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 104 STAT. 5102district judgeships authorized as a result of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, such table is amended to read as follows: “Districts Judges Alabama: Northern 7 Middle 3 Southern 3 Alaska 3 Arizona 8 Arkansas: Eastern 5 Western 3 California: Northern 14 Eastern 6 Central 27 Southern 8 Colorado 7 Connecticut 8 Delaware 4 District of Columbia 15 Florida: Northern 4 Middle 11 Southern 16 Georgia: Northern 11 Middle 4 Southern 3 Hawaii 3 Idaho 2 Illinois: Northern 22 Central 3 Southern 3 Indiana: Northern 5 Southern 5 Iowa: Northern 2 Southern 3 Kansas 5 Kentucky: Eastern 4 Western 4 Eastern and Western 1 Louisiana: Eastern 13 Middle 2 Western 7 Maine 3 Maryland 10 Massachusetts 13 Michigan: Eastern 15 Western 4 Minnesota 7 Mississippi: Northern 3 Southern 6 Missouri: Eastern 6 Western 5 Eastern and Western 2 Montana 3 Nebraska 3 Nevada 4 New Hampshire 3 New Jersey 17 104 STAT. 5103 New Mexico 5 New York: Northern 4 Southern 28 Eastern 16 Western 4 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 9 South Dakota 3 Tennessee: Eastern 5 Middle 4 Western 5 Texas: Northern 12 Southern 18 Eastern 7 Western 10 Utah 5 Vermont 2 Virginia: Eastern 9 Western 4 Washington: Eastern 4 Western 7 West Virginia: Northern 3 Southern 5 Wisconsin: Eastern 4 Western 2 Wyoming 3.