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Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005

Introduced: June 23, 2005 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Oct 26, 2005
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-190.
Jun 23, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7300-7301)
Jun 23, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands), and the Twelfth Circuit (to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Requires the President to appoint five additional circuit judges for the new Ninth Circuit and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit.

Specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions. Locates the offices of the new Twelfth Circuit in Phoenix, Arizona.

Assigns active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment.

Specifies the disposition of cases pending in the former Ninth Circuit before the effective date of this Act as follows: (1) proceedings in matters that have been submitted for decision shall continue without regard to this Act; (2) matters not yet submitted for decision must be transferred to the court to which they would have been submitted under this Act; and (3) petitions for rehearing en banc that are pending shall be considered by the court to which they would have been submitted had this Act been in full force and effect at the time that the appeal or other proceeding was filed.

Authorizes the temporary assignment of circuit and district judges of the former Ninth Circuit among the new circuits.

Directs that the former Ninth Circuit shall cease to exist for administrative purposes two years after enactment of this Act.

What's happening now October 26, 2005

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-190.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 211 Related bill Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
  • HR 212 Related bill Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
  • HR 3125 Related bill Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
  • HR 4093 Related bill Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2005
  • S 1301 Related bill Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
  • S 1845 Related bill Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2005
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 23, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1296: Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1296/
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"S. 1296: Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1296/.
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