Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 3, 2017)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017
This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
The President must appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit.
The bill: (1) specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions, (2) distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits, (3) allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment, and (4) authorizes administrative coordination between any two contiguous circuits.
What just happenedJan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 3, 2017
- Jan 13, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee - Jan 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 3, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House