Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012

Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas.

Converts certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona and the central district of California to permanent judgeships.

Increases the filing fee for most civil actions to $360 (currently, $350).

Adds Bakersfield, California, to the places where the eastern district of California is required to hold court.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3890 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3890

         To provide for additional Federal district judgeships.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2012

 Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California (for himself and Mr. McCarthy of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
         To provide for additional Federal district judgeships.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS.

    (a) Additional Permanent District Judgeship.--The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate--
            (1) 2 additional district judges for the district of 
        Arizona;
            (2) 4 additional district judges for the eastern district 
        of California;
            (3) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
        Minnesota;
            (4) 1 additional district judge for the southern district 
        of Texas; and
            (5) 2 additional district judges for the western district 
        of Texas.
    (b) Conversion of Temporary Judgeships.--The existing judgeships 
for the district of Arizona and the central district of California 
authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century Department of Justice 
Appropriations Authorization Act (28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 107-
273; 116 Stat. 1788), as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall 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 Act.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to the district of 
        Arizona and inserting the following:


``Arizona.......................................................   15'';
 

            (2) by striking the item relating to California and 
        inserting the following:


``California:                                                     ......
  Northern......................................................      14
  Eastern.......................................................      10
  Central.......................................................      28
  Southern......................................................   13'';
 

            (3) by striking the item relating to the district of 
        Minnesota and inserting the following:


``Minnesota.....................................................    8'';
 

        and
            (4) by striking the item relating to Texas and inserting 
        the following:


``Texas:                                                          ......
  Northern......................................................      12
  Eastern.......................................................      20
  Central.......................................................       7
  Southern......................................................   15''.
 

    (d) Increase in Filing Fees.--Section 1914(a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$350'' and inserting ``$360''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL PLACE OF HOLDING COURT.

    Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the 
second sentence by inserting ``Bakersfield,'' after ``shall be held 
at''.
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