TABLE 1


District Recommendation
Puerto Rico1 temporary and convert the existing temporary position to permanent*
New York (N)1 temporary
New York (E)1 temporary
New York (S)1 temporary
Delaware1 permanent and convert the existing temporary position to permanent
New Jersey1 permanent
Pennsylvania (E)1 temporary
Pennsylvania (M)1 temporary
Maryland3 permanent
North Carolina (E)1 temporary
Virginia (E)1 permanent
Mississippi (S)1 temporary**
Michigan (E)1 permanent
Tennessee (W)1 permanent
California (E)1 temporary
California (C)3 permanent, 1 temporary
Georgia (M)Convert the judgeship shared with Georgia (S) to a full-time position for Georgia (M)
Georgia (S)1 permanent, and convert the judgeship shared with Georgia (M) to a full-time position for Georgia (M)
Florida (S)1 permanent, 1 temporary
TOTALS:24 and convert the existing temporary judgeships in Puerto Rico,   Alabama (N) and Delaware to permanent

  *  ̀At its September 1997 meeting, the Judicial Conference approved transmission of proposed legislation to make permanent the existing temporary judgeship in Puerto Rico. JCUS-SEP 97, pp. 53-54.

**  ̀This position would help in Mississippi (N).

















TABLE 2


U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURTS—FILINGS FOR THE YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31,1980-1998
12 Months Ended 12/31 Total   Bankruptcy   Filings Business Filings Nonbusiness Filings Chapter 7 Filings Chapter 11 Filings Chapter 12 Filings Chapter 13 Filings
1980331,26543,671287,594247,0836,7536,7536,753
1981363,94648,086315,860260,74410,04210,04210,042
1982380,25269,242311,010257,67418,82118,82118,821
1983348,88162,412286,469234,55120,28420,28420,284
1984348,52164,214284,307234,86120,32520,32520,325
1985412,51071,277341,233281,05323,37623,37623,376
1986530,43881,235449,203374,78624,77324,77324,773
1987577,99982,446495,553409,59520,07820,07820,078
1988613,46563,853549,612437,76917,68417,68417,684
1989679,46163,235616,226476,47018,28118,28118,281
1990782,96064,853718,107543,33420,78320,78320,783
1991943,98771,549872,437656,46023,98923,98923,989
1992971,51770,643900,874681,66322,63422,63422,634
1993875,20262,304812,897602,98019,17419,17419,174
1994832,82952,374780,455567,24014,77314,77314,773
1995926,60151,959874,642626,15012,90412,90412,904
19961,178,55553,5491,125,006810,40011,91111,91111,911
19971,404,14554,0271,350,118989,37210,76510,76510,765
19981,442,54944,3671,398,1821,035,6968,3868,3868,386


















TABLE 3


AUTHORIZED BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS
Year Full time Part time Total Public Law
195911067177
196011267179
196113065195
196213660196
196314059199
196416051211
196516051211
196616750217
196717046216
196817545220
196917841219
197018038218
197118437221
197218437221
197318536221
197418536221
197519034224
197621025235
197721424238
197821524239
197921723240
198021921240
198122121242
198222912241
198323011241
7/84232232Pub. L.No. 98-353
10/86284284Pub. L.No. 99-554
11/88291291Pub. L.No. 100-587
8/92326326Pub. L.No. 102-361