Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017

Summary

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The President must appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. The bill: (1) specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions, (2) distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits, (3) allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment, and (4) authorizes administrative coordination between any two contiguous circuits.

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Timeline

1. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 January 2017

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2017

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Sponsors

• Michael Simpson · R · Sponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Cosponsor
• Greg Gianforte · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2019
• related to ← Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016
• related to ← Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017
• related to ← Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act
• related to ← Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017
• related to ← Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2015