H.R. 3163 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a new judicial district in California to be comprised of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

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Amends the Federal judicial code to add a new judicial district in California to be comprised of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Provides that court for the new Western District shall be held in Santa Ana.

Provides that any district judge of the Central District of California whose official duty station is in Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino County on the day before the effective date of this Act shall be a district judge of the Western District.

Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a U.S. attorney and a U.S. marshal for the Western District.

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1989-08-04
Introduced in House
1989-08-04
Introduced in House
1989-08-04
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
1989-08-16
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
1990-03-22
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, Admin Office US Courts.
1990-06-13
Subcommittee Hearings Held.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a new judicial district in California to be comprised of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

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