,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,biggs 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,young1 and ,mr4 ,duncan7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to divide the ninth      
judicial circuit of the ,united ,states 
into #b circuits1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,judicial           
,administration and ,improvement ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3
  7#a7 ,former ninth circuit ,the term  
former ninth circuit means the ninth    
judicial circuit of the ,united ,states 
as in existence on the day before the   
effective date of this ,act4  7#b7 ,new 
ninth circuit ,the term new ninth       
circuit means the ninth judicial circuit
 of the ,united ,states established by  
the amendment made by section #c4  7#c7 
,twelfth circuit ,the term twelfth      

circuit means the twelfth judicial      
circuit of the ,united ,states          
established by the amendment made by    
section #c4  #c4 ,number and composition
 of circuits ,section #da of title #bh1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in the matter preceding the table1 
by striking thirteen and inserting      
fourteen2 and  7#b7 in the table--  7,a7
 by striking the item relating to the   
ninth circuit and inserting the         
following3 ,ninth,california1 ,hawaii1  
,oregon1 ,washington1 ,guam1 ,northern  
,mariana ,islands4 2  and  7,b7 by      
inserting after the item relating to the
 eleventh circuit the following3        
,twelfth,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,idaho1      
,montana1 ,nevada4 4  #d4 ,number of    
circuit judges ,the table contained in  
section #dd7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking the item relating to the ninth 
circuit and inserting the following3    
,ninth#ba 2  and  7#b7 by inserting     
after the item relating to the eleventh 

circuit the following3 ,twelfth#h 4  #e4
 ,places of circuit court ,the table    
contained in section #dh7;a7 of title   
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 
the eleventh circuit the following3     
,twelfth,las ,vegas1 ,phoenix1          
,anchorage1 ,missoula4 4  #f4 ,election 
of assignment of circuit judges  7a7 ,in
 general ,each circuit judge of the     
former ninth circuit who is in regular  
active service and whose official duty  
station on the day before the effective 
date of this ,act-- 7#a7 is in          
,california1 ,oregon1 ,washington1      
,guam1 ,hawaii1 or the ,northern        
,mariana ,islands shall be a circuit    
judge of the new ninth circuit as of    
such effective date2 and  7#b7 subject  
to subsection 7b71 is in ,alaska1       
,arizona1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 or ,nevada1 
shall be a circuit judge of the twelfth 
circuit as of such effective date4  7b7 
,election by certain circuit judges ,a  
circuit judge in regular active service 

as described in subsection 7a77#b7 may  
elect to be permanently assigned to the 
new ninth circuit as of such effective  
date by notifying the ,director of the  
,administrative ,office of the ,united  
,states ,courts of such election4  7c7  
,vacancies ,for each individual serving 
in the position of circuit judge of the 
former ninth circuit whose official duty
 station on the day before the effective
 date of this ,act is in ,alaska1       
,arizona1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 or ,nevada1 
after the date on which such individual 
ceases to serve as a circuit judge1 the 
,president shall appoint1 by and with   
the advice and consent of the ,senate1  
#a additional circuit judge for the     
twelfth circuit1 without regard to      
whether such individual makes an        
election described in subsection 7b74   
#g4 ,election of assignment by senior   
judges ,each judge who is a senior      
circuit judge of the former ninth       
circuit1 whose official duty station on 
the day before the effective date of    

this ,act is in ,alaska1 ,arizona1      
,idaho1 ,montana1 or ,nevada1 may elect 
to be assigned to the new ninth circuit 
or the twelfth circuit as of such       
effective date and shall notify the     
,director of the ,administrative ,office
 of the ,united ,states ,courts of such 
election4  #h4 ,authorization of        
temporary judgeships  7a7 ,in general   
,for each circuit judge in regular      
active service who elects to be assigned
 to the new ninth circuit under section 
#f7;b71 the ,president shall appoint1 by
 and with the advice and consent of the 
,senate1 #a additional circuit judge for
 the twelfth circuit1 resident in the   
duty station of the circuit judge making
 the election as of the day before the  
effective date of this ,act4  7b7       
,vacancies ,for each appointment made   
under subsection 7a7 for the twelfth    
circuit1 an equal number of             
corresponding vacancies in the position 
of circuit judge for the twelfth circuit
 shall not be filled4  #i4 ,seniority of

 judges  7a7 ,in general ,the seniority 
of each judge-- 7#a7 who elects to be   
assigned to the twelfth circuit under   
section #f7;b72  7#b7 who elects to be  
assigned to the new ninth circuit under 
section #f7;b72 or  7#c7 who elects to  
be assigned to the twelfth circuit under
 section #g1  shall run from the date of
 commission of such judge as a judge of 
the former ninth circuit4  7b7          
,temporary twelfth circuit judges ,the  
seniority of each judge appointed under 
section #h7;a7 shall run from the date  
of commission of such judge as a judge  
of the twelfth circuit4  #aj4           
,application to cases ,the following    
apply to any case in which1 on the day  
before the effective date of this ,act1 
an appeal or other proceeding has been  
filed with the former ninth circuit3    
7#a7 ,except as provided in paragraph   
7#c71 if the matter has been submitted  
for decision1 further proceedings with  
respect to the matter shall be had in   
the same manner and with the same effect

 as if this ,act had not been enacted4  
7#b7 ,if the matter has not been        
submitted for decision1 the appeal or   
proceeding1 together with the original  
papers1 printed records1 and record     
entries duly certified1 shall1 by       
appropriate orders1 be transferred to   
the court to which the matter would have
 been submitted had this ,act been in   
full force and effect on the date on    
which such appeal was taken or other    
proceeding commenced1 and further       
proceedings with respect to the case    
shall be had in the same manner and with
 the same effect as if the appeal or    
other proceeding had been filed in such 
court4  7#c7 ,if a petition for         
rehearing en banc is pending on or after
 the effective date of this ,act1 the   
petition shall be considered by the     
court of appeals to which the petition  
would have been submitted had this ,act 
been in full force and effect on the    
date on which the appeal or other       
proceeding was filed with the court of  

appeals4  #aa4 ,administration  7a7 ,in 
general ,the court of appeals for the   
ninth circuit as constituted on the day 
before the effective date of this ,act  
may take such administrative action as  
may be required to carry out this ,act  
and the amendments made by this ,act4   
7b7 ,administrative termination ,the    
court described in subsection 7a7 shall 
cease to exist for administrative       
purposes #b years after the effective   
date of this ,act4  #ab4 ,effective date
 ,this ,act and the amendments made by  
this ,act shall take effect #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  #ac4 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be     
necessary to carry out this ,act and the
 amendments made by this ,act1 including
 such sums as may be necessary to       
provide appropriate space and facilities
 for any judicial positions created by  
this ,act or an amendment made by this  
,act4