S.1192 - Federal Government - A bill to increase the number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases.

A bill to increase the number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Federal Criminal Immigration Courts Act of 2007 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the following permanent judgeships: (1) four additional district judges for the district of Arizona; (2) one additional district judge for the district of New Mexico; (3) two additional district judges for the southern district of Texas; and (4) one additional district judge for the western district of Texas. Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the following temporary judgeships: (1) one additional district judge for the district of Arizona; and (2) one additional district judge for the district of New Mexico. Provides that, for each of the judicial districts named in this Act, the first vacancy arising on the district court [...]

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