A bill to improve judicial machinery by designating Alabama, Florida, and Georgia as the 5th Judicial Circuit; by designating Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and the Canal Zone as the 11th Judicial Circuit; by dividing the 9th Judicial Circuit, and creating a 12th Judicial Circuit.

Summary

Designates Alabama, Florida, and Georgia as the fifth judicial circuit and Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and the Canal Zone as the eleventh judicial circuit. States that the ninth judicial circuit shall be composed of Alaska, the Eastern and Northern Judicial District of California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Guam. Creates the twelfth judicial circuit, to be composed of Arizona, the Central and Southern Judicial Districts of Californiaa and Nevada.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 February 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gurney, Edward J. [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hruska, Roman L. [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. McClellan, John L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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