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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001

Introduced: March 22, 2001 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Mar 22, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 22, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001 - 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 July 23, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1203: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1203/
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"H.R. 1203: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1203/.
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H.R. 1203, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1203/.
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