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Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act

Introduced: February 2, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2017
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Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act

This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

The President must appoint five additional judges for the new Ninth Circuit and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit.

The bill designates the locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions.

The Circuit Executive and the Clerk of the Court of the Twelfth Circuit shall be located in Phoenix, Arizona.

The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit may elect their circuit assignment.

The bill authorizes the temporary assignment of circuit and district judges of the former Ninth Circuit between the new circuits.

What's happening now February 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 196 Related bill Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017
  • HR 250 Related bill Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016
  • S 276 Related bill Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017
  • HR 1598 Related bill Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017
  • S 3259 Related bill Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 2, 2017
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 295: Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-295/
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