S 2184
106th Congress
Senate
Law
Alaska
Appellate courts
Appellate procedure
Arizona
California
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Judges
Judicial districts
Judicial reform
Judicial tenure
Montana
Nevada
Northern Mariana Islands
Oregon
Washington State
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2000
Introduced: March 7, 2000
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
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
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Cosponsors
1