; and (B) by adding at the end the following The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the northern district of Alabama occurring 26 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district by this subsection, shall not be filled. . (c) Tables The table contained in section 133 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Districts Number of Judges Alabama: Northern 7 Middle 3 Southern 3 Alaska 3 Arizona 13 Arkansas: Eastern 5 Western 3 California: Northern 15 Eastern 7 Central 29 Southern 13 Colorado 7 Connecticut 8 Delaware 4 District of Columbia 15 Florida: Northern 4 Middle 16 Southern 18 Georgia: Northern 11 Middle 4 Southern 3 Hawaii 3 Idaho 2 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 17 New Mexico 7 New York: Northern 5 Southern 28 Eastern 15 Western 4 North Carolina: Eastern 4 Middle 4 Western 5 North Dakota 2 Ohio: Northern 11 Southern 8 Oklahoma: Northern 3 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 12 Southern 20 Eastern 8 Western 15 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. . (d) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on February 1, 2025. 3. District judges for the district courts in 2027 (a) In general The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— (1)