US SB2490 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada. The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior circuit judges currently stationed in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, or Nevada may elect their circuit assignment. For each circuit judge in regular service who elects to be assigned to the new Ninth Circuit, the President shall appoint one additional circuit judge for the Twelfth Circuit.

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Title

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-03SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

HB166 (Related) 2015-02-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
HB4457 (Same As) 2016-02-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
SB2477 (Related) 2016-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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