,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #a1 #bjaf,mr4 
,da9es 7= himself & ,mr4 ,sullivan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = !
 appo9tm5t ( additional ,f$]al circuit  
judges1 to divide ! ,n9? ,judicial      
,circuit ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates into #b      
circuits1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,circuit
 ,c\rt ( ,appeals ,re/ructur+ &         
,mod]nization ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,=m] n9? circuit ,! t]m  
=m] n9? circuit means ! n9? judicial    
circuit ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z 9 exi/5ce on
 ! day be=e ! effective date ( ?is ,act4
  7#b7 ,new n9? circuit ,! t]m new n9?  
circuit means ! n9? judicial circuit ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates e/abli%$ by ! am5dm5t    
made by section #c7b77;,a74  7#c7       
,twelf? circuit ,! t]m twelf? circuit   
means ! twelf? judicial circuit ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates e/abli%$ by ! am5dm5t made
 by section #c7b77;,b74  #c4 ,numb] &   
composition ( circuits ,section #da (   
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ ! table1 
by /rik+ ?irte5 & ins]t+ f\rte52 &  7#b7
 9 ! table--  7,a7 by /rik+ ! item      
relat+ to ! n9? circuit & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  ,ninth,california1 ,guam1      
,hawaii1 ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4 2  &   
7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to !  
elev5? circuit ! foll[+3                
,twelfth,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,idaho1      
,montana1 ,nevada1 ,oregon1 ,wa%+ton4 4 
#d4 ,judge%ips  7a7 ,new ,judge%ips ,!  
,presid5t %all appo9t1 by & ) ! advice &
 cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 #e additional       
circuit judges = ! new n9? circuit c\rt 
( appeals1 ^: (ficial duty /ation %all  
be 9 ,cali=nia4  7b7 ,tempor>y          
,judge%ips  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t ( judges ,! 
,presid5t %all appo9t1 by & ) ! advice &
 cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 #b additional       
circuit judges = ! =m] n9? circuit c\rt 
( appeals1 ^: (ficial duty /ation %all  

be 9 ,cali=nia4  7#b7 ,effect (         
vacancies ,! fir/ #b vacancies occurr+  
on ! new n9? circuit c\rt ( appeals #aj 
ye>s or m aft] judges are fir/ confirm$ 
to fill bo? tempor>y circuit judge%ips  
creat$ by ?is subsection %all n be      
fill$4  7c7 ,effective ,date ,?is       
section %all take effect on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #e4 ,numb] (      
circuit judges ,! table 9 section       
#dd7;a7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ! item 
relat+ to ! n9? circuit & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  ,n9?#bj  2  &  7#b7 by ins]t+  
aft] ! item relat+ to ! elev5? circuit !
 foll[+3  ,twelf?#ad  4  #f4 ,places (  
circuit c\rt ,! table 9 section #dh7;a7 
( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ! item relat+ to 
! n9? circuit & ins]t+ ! foll[+3        
,ninth,honolulu1 ,pasad5a1 ,san         
,francisco4 2  &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] ! 
item relat+ to ! elev5? circuit !       
foll[+3  ,twelfth,las ,vegas1 ,pho5ix1  
,portl&1 ,seattle4 4  #g4 ,location (   

,twelf? ,circuit headqu>t]s ,! (fices ( 
! ,circuit ,executive ( ! ,twelf?       
,circuit & ! ,cl]k ( ! ,c\rt ( ! ,twelf?
 ,circuit %all be locat$ 9 ,pho5ix1     
,arizona4  #h4 ,assignm5t ( circuit     
judges ,ea* circuit judge ( ! =m] n9?   
circuit :o is 9 regul> active s]vice &  
^: (ficial duty /ation on ! day be=e !  
effective date ( ?is ,act--  7#a7 is 9  
,cali=nia1 ,guam1 ,hawaii1 or ! ,nor!rn 
,m>iana ,isl&s %all be a circuit judge (
 ! new n9? circuit z ( t effective date2
 &  7#b7 is 9 ,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,idaho1
 ,montana1 ,nevada1 ,oregon1 or ,wa%+ton
 %all be a circuit judge ( ! twelf?     
circuit z ( t effective date4  #i4      
,election ( assignm5t by s5ior judges   
,ea* judge :o is a s5ior circuit judge (
 ! =m] n9? circuit on ! day be=e !      
effective date ( ?is ,act--  7#a7 may   
elect to be assign$ to ! new n9? circuit
 or ! twelf? circuit z ( t effective    
date2 &  7#b7 %all notify ! ,director ( 
! ,adm9i/rative ,(fice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,c\rts ( ! election made "u p>agraph   

7#a74  #aj4 ,s5iority ( judges ,!       
s5iority ( ea* judge :o is assign$ "u   
section #h or elects to be assign$ "u   
section #i %all run f ! date (          
commission ( ! judge z a judge ( ! =m]  
n9? circuit4  #aa4 ,application to cases
 ,! foll[+ apply to any case 9 :i*1 on !
 day be=e ! effective date ( ?is ,act1  
an appeal or o!r proce$+ has be5 fil$ ) 
! =m] n9? circuit3  7#a7 ,except z      
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 if ! matt] has 
be5 submitt$ = decision1 fur!r proce$+s 
) respect to ! matt] %all be _h 9 ! same
 mann] & ) ! same effect z if ?is ,act  
_h n be5 enact$4  7#b7 ,if ! matt] has n
 be5 submitt$ = decision1 ! appeal or   
proce$+1 toge!r ) ! orig9al pap]s1 pr9t$
 records1 & record entries duly c]tifi$1
 %all1 by appropriate ord]s1 be         
transf]r$ to ! c\rt to :i* ! matt] w\ld 
h be5 submitt$ _h ?is ,act be5 9 full   
=ce & effect on ! date on :i* ! appeal 0
 tak5 or o!r proce$+ comm5c$1 & fur!r   
proce$+s ) respect to ! case %all be _h 
9 ! same mann] & ) ! same effect z if ! 

appeal or o!r proce$+ _h be5 fil$ 9 t   
c\rt4  7#c7 ,if a petition = rehe>+ en  
banc is p5d+ on or aft] ! effective date
 ( ?is ,act1 ! petition %all be consid]$
 by ! c\rt ( appeals to :i* ! petition  
w\ld h be5 submitt$ _h ?is ,act be5 9   
full =ce & effect on ! date on :i* !    
appeal or o!r proce$+ 0 fil$ ) ! c\rt ( 
appeals4  #ab4 ,tempor>y assignm5t (    
circuit judges among circuits ,section  
#bia ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7
 ,! *ief judge ( ! ,n9? ,circuit may1 9 
! public int]e/ & ^u reque/ by ! *ief   
judge ( ! ,twelf? ,circuit1 designate & 
assign tempor>ily any circuit judge ( ! 
,n9? ,circuit to act z circuit judge 9 !
 ,twelf? ,circuit4  7d7 ,! *ief judge ( 
! ,twelf? ,circuit may1 9 ! public      
int]e/ & ^u reque/ by ! *ief judge ( !  
,n9? ,circuit1 designate & assign       
tempor>ily any circuit judge ( ! ,twelf?
 ,circuit to act z circuit judge 9 !    
,n9? ,circuit4  4  #ac4 ,tempor>y       
assignm5t ( di/rict judges among        

circuits ,section #bib ( title #bh1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,! *ief judge ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,n9? 
,circuit may 9 ! public int]e/--  7#a7  
^u reque/ by ! *ief judge ( ! ,twelf?   
,circuit1 designate & assign #a or m    
di/rict judges )9 ! ,n9? ,circuit to sit
 ^u ! ,c\rt ( ,appeals ( ! ,twelf?      
,circuit1 or a division !re(1 :5ev] !   
bus9ess ( t c\rt s requires2 &  7#b7    
designate & assign tempor>ily any       
di/rict judge )9 ! ,n9? ,circuit to hold
 a di/rict c\rt 9 any di/rict )9 !      
,twelf? ,circuit4  7g7 ,! *ief judge ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = !     
,twelf? ,circuit may 9 ! public int]e/--
  7#a7 ^u reque/ by ! *ief judge ( !    
,n9? ,circuit1 designate & assign #a or 
m di/rict judges )9 ! ,twelf? ,circuit  
to sit ^u ! ,c\rt ( ,appeals ( ! ,n9?   
,circuit1 or a division !re(1 :5ev] !   
bus9ess ( t c\rt s requires2 &  7#b7    
designate & assign tempor>ily any       
di/rict judge )9 ! ,twelf? ,circuit to  

hold a di/rict c\rt 9 any di/rict )9 !  
,n9? ,circuit4  7h7 ,any designation or 
assignm5t "u subsection 7f7 or 7g7 %all 
be 9 con=mity ) ! rules or ord]s ( !    
c\rt ( appeals (1 or ! di/rict )91 z    
applicable1 ! circuit to :i* ! judge is 
designat$ or assign$4  4  #ad4          
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,transition au?ority 
,! c\rt ( appeals = ! n9? circuit z     
con/itut$ on ! day be=e ! effective date
 ( ?is ,act may take any adm9i/rative   
action t is requir$ to c>ry out ?is ,act
 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  7b7    
,adm9i/rative t]m9ation ,! c\rt describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 %all cease to exi/ =  
adm9i/rative purposes #b ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #ae4       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act1   
includ+ funds = additional c\rt         
facilities4  #af4 ,effective date       
,except z provid$ 9 section #d7;c71 ?is 
,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all 
take effect #a ye> aft] ! date (        

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4