To create an additional judgeship for the eastern district of California, and for other purposes.

Directs the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5274 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5274

     To create an additional judgeship for the eastern district of 
                  California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2004

    Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Ose, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Cardoza) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To create an additional judgeship for the eastern district of 
                  California, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Additional Permanent District Judgeship.--The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional 
district judge for the eastern district of California.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--In order that the table 
under section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the 
change in the number of permanent judgeships authorized for the eastern 
district of California by subsection (a), such table is amended in the 
item relating to the eastern district of California by striking ``6'' 
and inserting ``7''.
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