; (14) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Texas; (15) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Texas; and (16) 2 additional district judges for the western district of Texas. (b) Tables The table contained in section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended to read as follows: Districts Number of Judges Alabama: Northern 7 Middle 3 Southern 3 Alaska 3 Arizona 14 Arkansas: Eastern 5 Western 3 California: Northern 16 Eastern 8 Central 31 Southern 14 Colorado 7 Connecticut 8 Delaware 4 District of Columbia 15 Florida: Northern 5 Middle 17 Southern 19 Georgia: Northern 11 Middle 4 Southern 3 Hawaii 3 Idaho 3 Illinois: Northern 22 Central 4 Southern 4 Indiana: Northern 5 Southern 6 Iowa: Northern 3 Southern 3 Kansas 5 Kentucky: Eastern 5 Western 4 Eastern and Western 1 Louisiana: Eastern 12 Middle 3 Western 7 Maine 3 Maryland 10 Massachusetts 13 Michigan: Eastern 15 Western 4 Minnesota 7 Mississippi: Northern 3 Southern 6 Missouri: Eastern 7 Western 5 Eastern and Western 2 Montana 3 Nebraska 4 Nevada 7 New Hampshire 3 New Jersey 18 New Mexico 7 New York: Northern 5 Southern 29 Eastern 15 Western 4 North Carolina: Eastern 4 Middle 4 Western 5 North Dakota 2 Ohio: Northern 11 Southern 8 Oklahoma: Northern 4 Eastern 2 Western 6 Northern, Eastern, and Western 1 Oregon 6 Pennsylvania: Eastern 22 Middle 6 Western 10 Puerto Rico 7 Rhode Island 3 South Carolina 10 South Dakota 3 Tennessee: Eastern 5 Middle 4 Western 5 Texas: Northern 13 Southern 21 Eastern 9 Western 17 Utah 5 Vermont 2 Virginia: Eastern 11 Western 4 Washington: Eastern 4 Western 7 West Virginia: Northern 3 Southern 5 Wisconsin: Eastern 5 Western 2 Wyoming 3. . (c) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on February 1, 2027. 4. District judges for the district courts in 2029 (a) In general The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— (1) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of California