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SEC. _. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS IN BORDER STATES.

(a) IN GENERAL."The President shall appoint, byand with the advice and consent of the Senate"

(1) 4 additional district judges for the districtof Arizona;

(2) 4 additional district judges for the centraldistrict of California;

(3) 4 additional district judges for the easternof California;

(4) 2 additional district judges for the northerndistrict of California;

(5) 4 additional district judges for the middledistrict of Florida;

(6) 2 additional district judges for the southerndistrict of Florida;

(7) 1 additional district judge for the district ofMinnesota;

(8) 1 additional district judge for the district ofNew Mexico;

(9) 3 additional district judges for the easterndistrict of New York;

(10) 1 additional district judge for the westerndistrict of New York;

(11) 1 additional district judge for the easterndistrict of Texas;.

(12) 2 additional district judges for the southerndistrict of Texas;

(13) 1 additional district judge for the westerndistrict of Texas; and

(14) 1 additional district judge for the westerndistrict of Washington.

(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS."

(1) IN GENERAL."The President shall appoint,by and with the advice and consent of the Senate"

(A) 1 additional district judge for the districtof Arizona;

(B) 1 additional district judge for the centraldistrict of California;

(C) 1 additional district judge for thenorthern district of California;

(D) 1 additional district judge for the middledistrict of Florida;

(E) 1 additional district judge for thesouthern district of Florida;

(F) 1 additional district judge for the districtof Idaho; and

(G) 1 additional district judge for the districtof New Mexico.

(2) VACANCIES."For each of the judicial districtsnamed in this subsection, the first vacancy.arising on the district court 10 years or more aftera judge is first confirmed to fill the temporary dis3trict judgeship created in that district by this sub4section shall not be filled.

(c) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS."The existing judgeshipsfor the district of Arizona and the district of New Mexicoauthorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century Depart8ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (PublicLaw 107-273, 116 Stat. 1758), as of the effective dateof this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title28, United States Code, and the incumbents in those of12fices shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28,United States Code, as amended by this Act.

(d) TABLES."In order that the table contained insection 133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with re16spect to each judicial district, reflect the changes in thetotal number of permanent district judgeships authorizedas a result of subsections (a) and (c), such table is amend19ed to read as follows:''Districts JudgesAlabama: ...............................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 7Middle ........................................................................................... 3Southern ....................................................................................... 3Alaska ................................................................................................... 3Arizona ................................................................................................. 17Arkansas: ..............................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 5Western ......................................................................................... 3California: .............................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 16.''Districts JudgesEastern ......................................................................................... 10Central .......................................................................................... 31Southern ....................................................................................... 13Colorado ................................................................................................ 7Connecticut ........................................................................................... 8Delaware ............................................................................................... 4District of Columbia ............................................................................. 15Florida: .................................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 4Middle ........................................................................................... 19Southern ....................................................................................... 19Georgia: ................................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 11Middle ........................................................................................... 4Southern ....................................................................................... 3Hawaii .................................................................................................. 3Idaho ..................................................................................................... 2Illinois: ..................................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 22Central .......................................................................................... 4Southern ....................................................................................... 4Indiana: ................................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 5Southern ....................................................................................... 5Iowa: .....................................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 2Southern ....................................................................................... 3Kansas .................................................................................................. 5Kentucky: ..............................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 5Western ......................................................................................... 4Eastern and Western .................................................................... 1Louisiana: .............................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 12Middle ........................................................................................... 3Western ......................................................................................... 7Maine .................................................................................................... 3Maryland ............................................................................................... 10Massachusetts ....................................................................................... 13Michigan: ..............................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 15Western ......................................................................................... 4Minnesota ............................................................................................. 8Mississippi: ...........................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 3Southern ....................................................................................... 6Missouri: ...............................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 6Western ......................................................................................... 5Eastern and Western .................................................................... 2Montana ................................................................................................ 3Nebraska ............................................................................................... 3Nevada .................................................................................................. 7New Hampshire .................................................................................... 3.''Districts JudgesNew Jersey ........................................................................................... 17New Mexico .......................................................................................... 8New York: .............................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 5Southern ....................................................................................... 28Eastern ......................................................................................... 18Western ......................................................................................... 5North Carolina: ....................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 4Middle ........................................................................................... 4Western ......................................................................................... 4North Dakota ....................................................................................... 2Ohio: .....................................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 11Southern ....................................................................................... 8Oklahoma: .............................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 3Eastern ......................................................................................... 1Western ......................................................................................... 6Northern, Eastern, and Western .................................................. 1Oregon .................................................................................................. 6Pennsylvania: ........................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 22Middle ........................................................................................... 6Western ......................................................................................... 10Puerto Rico ........................................................................................... 7Rhode Island ......................................................................................... 3South Carolina ...................................................................................... 10South Dakota ....................................................................................... 3Tennessee: ............................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 5Middle ........................................................................................... 4Western ......................................................................................... 5Texas: ...................................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 12Southern ....................................................................................... 21Eastern ......................................................................................... 8Western ......................................................................................... 14Utah ...................................................................................................... 5Vermont ................................................................................................ 2Virginia: ................................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 11Western ......................................................................................... 4Washington: ..........................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 4Western ......................................................................................... 8West Virginia: .......................................................................................Northern ....................................................................................... 3Southern ....................................................................................... 5Wisconsin: .............................................................................................Eastern ......................................................................................... 5Western ......................................................................................... 2Wyoming ............................................................................................... 3.''..

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS."Thereare authorized to be appropriated such sums as may benecessary to provide appropriate space and facilities forthe judicial positions created under this section.

(f) FUNDING."Notwithstanding any other provisionof law, the Attorney General shall transfer, for each ofthe fiscal years 2008 through 2017, $8,000,000 from theDepartment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to the gen9eral fund of the Treasury to carry out this section..