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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2000

Introduced: March 7, 2000 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 8, 2000
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Mar 7, 2000
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 7, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1233-1234)
Mar 7, 2000
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2000 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into: (1) the ninth circuit, composed of Arizona, California, and Nevada, consisting of 20 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the twelfth circuit, composed of Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of eight 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's happening now March 8, 2000

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.