To provide for the conversion of a temporary judgeship for the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship.

Converts a temporary judgeship for the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 1272 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1272

To provide for the conversion of a temporary judgeship for the district 
                  of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2009

 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the conversion of a temporary judgeship for the district 
                  of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship.

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

SECTION 1. CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP TO PERMANENT JUDGESHIP FOR 
              THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII.

    (a) In General.--The existing judgeship for the district of Hawaii 
authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 
(28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 101-650; 104 Stat. 5089) shall, as of 
the date of enactment of this Act, be authorized under section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, and the incumbent in that office shall 
hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act.
    (b) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the total 
number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a result of 
subsection (a) of this section, the item relating to Hawaii is amended 
to read as follows:

        ``Hawaii...............................................    4''.
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