S. 2184 — Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2000

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2000 - 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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2000-03-07
Introduced in Senate
2000-03-07
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1233-1234)
2000-03-07
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2000-03-08
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2000

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