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 98 STAT. 348

PUBLIC LAW 98-353—JULY 10, 1984

one additional district judge for the northern district of Indiana, one additional district judge for the district of Massachusetts, one additional district judge for the western district of New York, one additional district judge for the eastern district of North Carolina, one additional district judge for the northern district of Ohio, and one additional district judge for the western district of Washington. The first vacancy in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this subsection, occurring five years or more after the effective date of this Act, shall not be filled. President of U.S. (c) For the judgeships created in subsections (a) and (b), the 28 USC 133 note. President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, no more than twenty-nine of such judges prior to January 21, 1985. 28 USC 133 note. (d) The existing district judgeship for the district of Minnesota and the existing district judgeship for the northern district of Ohio, heretofore authorized by section 2 of the Act of October 20, 1978 28 USC 133 note. (Public Law 95-486, 92 Stat. 1631), shall, as of the effective date of this Act, be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbents of those offices shall henceforth hold their offices under section 133, as amended by this Act. 28 USC 133. (e) In order that the table contained in section 133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with respect to each judicial district, reflect the changes in the total number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a result of subsections (a) and (c) of this section, such table is amended to read as follows: "Districts Alabama: Northern Middle Southern Alaska Arizona Arkansas: Eastern Western Eastern and Western California: Northern Eastern Central Southern Colorado. Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida: Northern Middle Southern Georgia: Northern Middle Southern Hawaii Idaho Illinois: Northern Central Southern Indiana: Northern Southern

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