Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1997
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 12, 1997)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1997 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the ninth circuit composed of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the twelfth circuit, composed of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of seven judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle.
Assigns circuit judges of the former ninth circuit to either of the two new circuits based upon their official station, with senior judges permitted election of assignment.
What just happenedMay 15, 1998
Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts.
Who’s behind it
- May 15, 1998Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts.
Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee - Mar 12, 1997IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 12, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2210-2211)
- Mar 12, 1997IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate