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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 4522 (Introduced in House) — To authorize an additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico and to convert to permanent status the temp... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. District judgeship for the district of Puerto Rico

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The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico. In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the number of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table is amended by striking the item relating to Puerto Rico and inserting the following: Puerto Rico 8
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