S. 1686102nd CongressSenate Bill

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1991

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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.

Introduced Aug 2, 1991
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Slade Gorton

Republican

U.S. Senator · WA

7 cosponsors — all Republican

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