United States · Bill · S
S. 1296 (109th)
Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
Introduced
23 June 2005
Last action
26 October 2005 · Committee
Status
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-190.
Sponsors
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
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.
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Timeline
23 June 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7300-7301)
Source: IntroReferral
23 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
26 October 2005
Committee
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-190.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 June 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
- related to → Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
- related to → Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
- related to → Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2005
- related to ← Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005
- related to ← Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1296
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1296
- us · 109-s-1296 · source updated 10 August 2026