Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act
- Last Action
- 2/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-02-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-02 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (2)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Subjects
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Federal appellate courts
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Montana
- Nevada
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oregon
- Washington State
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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