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President Signs Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012

David Goch, Washington Legislative Counsel | May 31, 2012

On May 25, President Barack Obama signed H.R. 4967, the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012, into law, averting a crisis in the bankruptcy court's system by reauthorizing 29 temporary judgeships in 14 states and Puerto Rico.

The temporary judgeships extended by the law include:

• The Central District of California: 3 judgeships
• The Eastern District of California: 1 judgeship
• The District of Delaware: 5 judgeships
• The Southern District of Florida: 2 judgeships
• The Southern District of Georgia: 1 judgeship
• The District of Maryland: 3 judgeships
• The Eastern District of Michigan: 1 judgeship
• The Northern District of New York: 1 judgeship
• The Eastern District of North Carolina: 1 judgeship
• The Middle District of North Carolina: 1 judgeship
• The Eastern District of Pennsylvania: 1 judgeship
• The Western District of Pennsylvania: 1 judgeship
• The District of Puerto Rico: 2 judgeships
• The Eastern District of Tennessee: 1 judgeship
• The Western District of Tennessee: 1 judgeship
• The District of Nevada: 1 judgeship
• The District of New Jersey: 1 judgeship
• The District of South Carolina: 1 judgeship
• The Eastern District of Virginia: 1 judgeship

The legislation also increases the Chapter 11 filing fee from $1,000 to $1,167.

The legislation's effective date is 180 days after the date of enactment.

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