Court Efficiency Act of 2013

Court Efficiency Act of 2013 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional circuit judge for the second circuit court of appeals and one additional circuit judge for the eleventh circuit court of appeals.

Reduces from 11 to 8 the number of circuit judges appointed to the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 699 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 699

  To reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2013

  Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
  Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Flake) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Court Efficiency Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REALLOCATION OF FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate--
            (1) 1 additional circuit judge for the second circuit court 
        of appeals; and
            (2) 1 additional circuit judge for the eleventh circuit 
        court of appeals.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 44(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended in the table--
            (1) in the item relating to the District of Columbia 
        circuit court of appeals, by striking ``11'' and inserting 
        ``8'';
            (2) in the item relating to the second circuit court of 
        appeals, by striking ``13'' and inserting ``14''; and
            (3) in the item relating to the eleventh circuit court of 
        appeals, by striking ``12'' and inserting ``13''.
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