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HR 1033 108th Congress House

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003

Official title: To amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2003 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into: (1) the ninth circuit, composed of California and Nevada, consisting of 20 judges (25 as of February 1, 2005), and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; (2) the tenth circuit, composed of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming, consisting of 14 judges (as of February 1, 2005), and holding regular sessions in Denver, Wichita, and Oklahoma City; and (3) the twelfth circuit, composed of Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of eight judges (ten as of February 1, 2005), and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle.

Authorizes a circuit judge of the former ninth circuit who is in regular active service or who is a senior judge to elect to be assigned to: (1) either the new ninth or twelfth circuit; or (2) the new ninth or tenth circuit if such judge's official station is in Arizona.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1033: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1033/
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"H.R. 1033: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1033/.
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H.R. 1033, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1033/.
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