United States · Bill · S
S. 1686 (102nd)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1991
Introduced
2 August 1991
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Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
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Summary
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1991 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of the States of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada and Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of the States of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of nine judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle.
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Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/1686
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