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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001
Introduced: February 15, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6731-6732)
Feb 15, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1477)
Feb 15, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1475-1477)
Feb 15, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1465-1466)
Feb 15, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6731-6732)
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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