,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fged ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #aj1 #bjah,mr4 ,issa 7for himself and ,mr4 ,goodlatte7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to modify the structure of the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,court ,imbalance ,restructure ,concerning ,updates to ,impacted ,tribunals ,act of #bjah or the ,,circuit ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,divisions of the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit 7a7 ,establishment of divisions 7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #c of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ej4 ,divisions of the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit 7a7 ,in general ,the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit is divided into four divisions to be known as the ,northern1 ,middle1 ,southern1 and ,circuit ,divisions as follows3 7#a7 ,northern ,division ,the ,northern ,division comprises the judicial districts of ,alaska1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,oregon1 ,eastern ,washington1 and ,western ,washington4 7#b7 ,middle ,division ,the ,middle ,division comprises the judicial districts of ,eastern ,california1 ,northern ,california1 ,guam1 ,hawaii1 ,nevada1 and the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 7#c7 ,southern ,division ,the ,southern ,division comprises the judicial districts of ,arizona1 ,central ,california1 and ,southern ,california4 7#d7 ,circuit ,division ,the ,circuit ,division comprises all judicial districts within the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit4 7b7 ,circuits in which decisions reviewable 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in sections #abib7;c71 #abib7;d71 and #abie1 appeals from reviewable decisions of the district and territorial courts embraced in the ,ninth ,circuit shall be taken to the division of the court of appeals for the division embracing the district4 7#b7 ,circuit division ,the following appeals shall be taken to the ,circuit ,division3 7,a7 ,appeals of final agency actions4 7,b7 ,appeals from the ,united ,states ,tax ,court4 7,c7 ,appeals from another division of the court in the case that #b or more divisions have made final decisions on a matter of law that conflict4 7,d7 ,appeals from another division in the case that such division has denied an application for a rehearing en banc with respect to the matter appealed4 7c7 ,assignment of judges ,the judges appointed to the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit shall serve among the divisions as follows3 7#a7 ,except for the ,circuit ,division1 eleven judges shall serve on each division4 7#b7 ,the ,circuit ,division shall be composed of the chief judge1 and #d judges randomly selected from each other division4 ,except with regard to the chief judge1 and initial assignments to the ,circuit ,division1 each judge serving on the ,circuit ,division shall serve for non-renewable #c-year term4 ,with regard to initial appointments1 of the judges assigned to serve on the ,circuit ,division1 #d judges shall be assigned for #a year1 #d judges shall be assigned for #b years1 and #d judges shall be assigned for #c years1 which assignments shall be made on a random basis4 7#c7 ,in the case that a judge serving on the ,circuit ,division is recused1 another judge serving on the division of that judge's regional division may serve in the place of the judge who is recused4 7#d7 ,section #de shall apply with respect to-- 7,a7 the designation of the chief judge of the circuit2 and 7,b7 the designation of the presiding judge in each division1 as though the division were a court of appeals4 7d7 ,panels2 hearings2 quorum ,section #df shall apply to each division as though the division were a court of appeals4 ,section #f of ,public ,law #ie-dhf 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #da note7 shall not apply to the divisions established under this section4 7e7 ,clerks and employees ,section #gaa shall apply to each division as though the division were a court of appeals4 7f7 ,precedent ,except with respect to a decision of a ,circuit ,division described in subsection 7b77#b77;,c71 the decision of one division is not binding on other divisions4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #c of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item related to section #di the following3 #ej4 ,divisions of the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #abid of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting after sections the following #ej2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#d74 7c7 ,reports 7#a7 ,federal ,judicial ,center report ,not later than #h years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,judicial ,center shall conduct a study on the effectiveness and the efficiency of the divisions of the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit and submit to the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states a report which includes the results of the study1 and information related to the activities of the divisions4 7#b7 ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states recommendations ,not later than one year after receiving the report under paragraph 7#a71 the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress recommendations related to the divisional structure of the ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit1 including whether such structure should be continued with or without modification4 #c4 ,circuit judges for the circuit courts of appeals 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate1 #e additional circuit judges for the ninth circuit court of appeals4 7b7 ,tables ln order that the table contained in section #dd of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 will1 with respect to each judicial circuit1 reflect the changes in the total number of permanent circuit judgeships authorized as a result of subsection 7a7 of this section1 such table is amended to read as follows3 ,circuits,number of ,judges,district of ,columbia#aa;,first#f,second#ac,third#ad ;,fourth#ae;,fifth#ag,sixth#af,seventh#a a;,eighth#aa,ninth#cd,tenth#ab;,eleventh #ab;,federal#ab 4