A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-295| Senate
| Updated: 2/2/2017
Steve Daines
Republican Senator
Montana
Cosponsors (2)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The President must appoint five additional judges for the new Ninth Circuit and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. The bill designates the locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The Circuit Executive and the Clerk of the Court of the Twelfth Circuit shall be located in Phoenix, Arizona. The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit may elect their circuit assignment. The bill authorizes the temporary assignment of circuit and district judges of the former Ninth Circuit between the new circuits.
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HR 115-196Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-295| Senate
| Updated: 2/2/2017
Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The President must appoint five additional judges for the new Ninth Circuit and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. The bill designates the locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The Circuit Executive and the Clerk of the Court of the Twelfth Circuit shall be located in Phoenix, Arizona. The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit may elect their circuit assignment. The bill authorizes the temporary assignment of circuit and district judges of the former Ninth Circuit between the new circuits.
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Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-196Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Steve Daines
Republican Senator
Montana
Cosponsors (2)
Judiciary Committee
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AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaFederal appellate courtsGuamHawaiiIdahoJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationMontanaNevadaNorthern Mariana IslandsOregonWashington State