Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001

Summary

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into: (1) the ninth circuit, composed of Arizona, California, and Nevada, consisting of 20 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the twelfth circuit, composed of Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of eight judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle. Assigns circuit judges of the former ninth circuit to either of the two new circuits based upon their official station, with senior judges permitted election of assignment.

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Timeline

1. 15 February 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 15 February 2001

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1477)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 February 2001

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1465-1466)

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4. 15 July 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6731-6732)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 15 February 2001 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2001

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 February 2001

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Sponsors

• Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

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