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Additional Judgeships or Conversion of Existing Judgeships Recommended by the Judicial Conference 2007
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Circuit/District
Authorized Judgeships
Judicial Conference Recommendation
U.S. COURTS OF APPEALS
13 P, 2 T
First
6
1P
Second
13
2P
Third
14
2P
Sixth
16
1P
Eighth
11
2P
Ninth
28
5P, 2T
U.S. DISTRICT COURTS
38P, 14T, 5T/P, 1T/E
Alabama, Middle
3
1T
Arizona
13
4P, 1T, T/P
California, Northern
14
2P, 1T
California, Eastern
6
4P
California, Central
28
4P, 1T
Colorado
7
1P, 1T
Florida, Middle
15
4P, 1T
Florida, Southern
18
2P, 1T
Hawaii*
4
T/P
Idaho
2
1T
Indiana, Southern
5
1P
Iowa, Northern
2
1T
Kansas*
6
T/P
Minnesota
7
1P
Missouri, Eastern
8
T/P
Missouri, Western
6
1P
Nebraska
3
1P
Nevada
7
1T
New Jersey
17
1T
New Mexico
7
1P, 1T, T/P
New York, Eastern
15
3P
New Work, Western
4
1P
Ohio, Northern
12
T/E
Oregon
6
1P, 1T
South Carolina
10
1P
Texas, Eastern
8
1P
Texas, Southern
19
2P
Texas, Western
13
1P
Utah
5
1T
Virginia, Eastern
11
1P
Washington, Western
7
1P
     
P = PERMANENT; T = TEMPORARY; T/P = TEMPORARY MADE PERMANENT
T/E = EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY
* If the temporary judgeship lapses, the recommendation is amended to one additional permanent judgeship.
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