,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai,mr4
 ,sullivan 7for himself1 ,ms4           
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,ms4      
,mc,sally7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to increase the number of      
judgeships for the ,united ,states      
,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth       
,circuit and certain district courts of 
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,judicial           
,efficiency ,improvement ,act4  #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 #c7b77;,a74  7#c7 ,twelfth      
circuit ,the term twelfth circuit means 
the twelfth judicial circuit of the     
,united ,states established by the      
amendment made by section #c7b77;,b74   
#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 ,guam1 ,hawaii1      
,northern ,mariana ,islands4 2  and     
7,b7 by inserting after the item        
relating to the eleventh circuit the    
following3  ,twelfth,alaska1 ,arizona1  
,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1 ,oregon1     
,washington4 4  #d4 ,circuit court      
judgeships  7a7 ,new ,judgeships ,the   
,president shall appoint1 by and with   
the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 
7#a7 #d additional circuit judges for   
the new ninth circuit1 whose official   

duty station shall be in ,california2   
and  7#b7 #a additional circuit judge   
for the twelfth circuit1 whose official 
duty station shall be in ,idaho4  7b7   
,temporary ,judgeships  7#a7            
,appointment of judges ,the ,president  
shall appoint1 by and with the advice   
and consent of the ,senate1 #b          
additional circuit judges for the former
 ninth circuit1 whose official duty     
station shall be in ,california4  7#b7  
,effect of vacancies ,the first #b      
vacancies in the position of circuit    
judge for the new ninth circuit         
occurring #aj years or more after judges
 are first confirmed to fill both       
temporary circuit judgeships created by 
this subsection shall not be filled4    
7c7 ,effective ,date ,this section shall
 take effect on the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  #e4 ,number of circuit     
judges ,the table 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#bj  2  
and  7#b7 by inserting after the item   
relating to the eleventh circuit the    
following3  ,twelfth#ad  4  #f4 ,places 
of circuit court ,the table in section  
#dh7;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,honolulu1 ,pasadena1 ,san        
,francisco4 2  and  7#b7 by inserting   
after the item relating to the eleventh 
circuit the following3  ,twelfth,las    
,vegas1 ,phoenix1 ,portland1 ,seattle4 4
  #g4 ,location of ,twelfth ,circuit    
headquarters ,the offices of the        
,circuit ,executive of the ,twelfth     
,circuit and the ,clerk of the ,court of
 the ,twelfth ,circuit shall be located 
in ,seattle1 ,washington4  #h4          
,assignment of circuit judges ,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 ,guam1  
,hawaii1 or the ,northern ,mariana      
,islands shall be a circuit judge of the
 new ninth circuit as of that effective 
date2 and  7#b7 is in ,alaska1 ,arizona1
 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1 ,oregon1 or 
,washington shall be a circuit judge of 
the twelfth circuit as of that effective
 date4  #i4 ,election of assignment by  
senior judges ,each judge who is a      
senior circuit judge of the former ninth
 circuit on the day before the effective
 date of this ,act--  7#a7 may elect to 
be assigned to the new ninth circuit or 
the twelfth circuit as of that effective
 date2 and  7#b7 shall notify the       
,director of the ,administrative ,office
 of the ,united ,states ,courts of the  
election made under paragraph 7#a74     
#aj4 ,seniority of judges ,the seniority
 of each judge who is assigned under    
section #h or elects to be assigned     
under section #i shall run from the date
 of commission of the judge as a judge  
of the former ninth circuit4  #aa4      

,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 the 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 that 
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  #ab4 ,temporary assignment of 
circuit judges among circuits ,section  
#bia of title #bh1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7c7 ,the chief judge of 
the ,ninth ,circuit may1 in the public  
interest and upon request by the chief  
judge of the ,twelfth ,circuit1         
designate and assign temporarily any    
circuit judge of the ,ninth ,circuit to 
act as circuit judge in the ,twelfth    
,circuit4  7d7 ,the chief judge of the  
,twelfth ,circuit may1 in the public    
interest and upon request by the chief  
judge of the ,ninth ,circuit1 designate 

and assign temporarily any circuit judge
 of the ,twelfth ,circuit to act as     
circuit judge in the ,ninth ,circuit4  4
  #ac4 ,temporary assignment of district
 judges among circuits ,section #bib of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,the chief judge of the 
,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for  
the ,ninth ,circuit may in the public   
interest--  7#a7 upon request by the    
chief judge of the ,twelfth ,circuit1   
designate and assign one or more        
district judges within the ,ninth       
,circuit to sit upon the ,court of      
,appeals of the ,twelfth ,circuit1 or a 
division thereof1 whenever the business 
of that court so requires2 and  7#b7    
designate and assign temporarily any    
district judge within the ,ninth        
,circuit to hold a district court in any
 district within the ,twelfth ,circuit4 
7g7 ,the chief judge of the ,united     
,states ,court of ,appeals for the      
,twelfth ,circuit may in the public     

interest--  7#a7 upon request by the    
chief judge of the ,ninth ,circuit1     
designate and assign one or more        
district judges within the ,twelfth     
,circuit to sit upon the ,court of      
,appeals of the ,ninth ,circuit1 or a   
division thereof1 whenever the business 
of that court so requires2 and  7#b7    
designate and assign temporarily any    
district judge within the ,twelfth      
,circuit to hold a district court in any
 district within the ,ninth ,circuit4   
7h7 ,any designation or assignment under
 subsection 7f7 or 7g7 shall be in      
conformity with the rules or orders of  
the court of appeals of1 or the district
 within1 as applicable1 the circuit to  
which the judge is designated or        
assigned4  4  #ad4 ,district judges for 
the district courts  7a7 ,additional    
judgeships ,the ,president shall        
appoint1 by and with the advice and     
consent of the ,senate-- 7#a7 #d        
additional district judges for the      
district of ,arizona2  7#b7 #g          

additional district judges for the      
central district of ,california2  7#c7  
#e additional district judges for the   
eastern district of ,california2  7#d7  
#b additional district judges for the   
northern district of ,california2  7#e7 
#c additional district judges for the   
southern district of ,california2  7#f7 
#a additional district judge for the    
district of ,colorado2  7#g7 #a         
additional district judge for the       
district of ,delaware2  7#h7 #f         
additional district judges for the      
middle district of ,florida2  7#i7 #a   
additional district judge for the       
northern district of ,florida2  7#aj7 #c
 additional district judges for the     
southern district of ,florida2  7#aa7 #a
 additional district judge for the      
northern district of ,georgia2  7#ab7 #a
 additional district judge for the      
district of ,idaho2  7#ac7 #a additional
 district judge for the southern        
district of ,indiana2  7#ad7 #a         
additional district judge for the       

district of ,minnesota2  7#ae7 #a       
additional district judge for the       
district of ,nevada2  7#af7 #c          
additional district judges for the      
district of ,new ,jersey2  7#ag7 #b     
additional district judges for the      
district of ,new ,mexico2  7#ah7 #b     
additional district judges for the      
eastern district of ,new ,york2  7#ai7  
#a additional district judge for the    
southern district of ,new ,york2  7#bj7 
#a additional district judge for the    
western district of ,new ,york2  7#ba7  
#a additional district judge for the    
district of ,puerto ,rico2  7#bb7 #b    
additional district judges for the      
eastern district of ,texas2  7#bc7 #b   
additional district judges for the      
southern district of ,texas2 and  7#bd7 
#d additional district judges for the   
western district of ,texas4  7b7        
,conversion of temporary judgeships ,the
 existing judgeships for the district of
 ,kansas and the eastern district of    
,missouri authorized by section #bjc7;c7

 of the ,judicial ,improvements ,act of 
#aiij 7,public ,law #aja-fej2 #bh       
,u4,s4,c4 #acc note7 and the existing   
judgeships for the district of ,arizona1
 the central district of ,california1   
the southern district of ,florida1 the  
district of ,new ,mexico1 the western   
district of ,north ,carolina1 and the   
eastern district of ,texas authorized by
 section #cab7;c7 of the #bast ,century 
,department of ,justice ,appropriations 
,authorization ,act 7,public ,law       
#ajg-bgc1 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #acc note71 as  
of the date of enactment of this ,act1  
shall be authorized under section #acc  
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and
 the incumbents in those offices shall  
hold the office under section #acc of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
amended by this ,act4  7c7 ,technical   
and conforming amendments ,the table    
contained in section #acc7;a7 of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking the item relating to 
the district of ,arizona and inserting  

the following3 ,arizona#ag 2  7#b7 by   
striking the items relating to          
,california and inserting the following3
                                        
,california3,northern#af;,eastern#aa;,ce
ntral#ce,southern#af 2  7#c7 by striking
 the item relating to the district of   
,colorado and inserting the following3  
,colorado#h 2  7#d7 by striking the item
 relating to the district of ,delaware  
and inserting the following3            
,delaware#e 2  7#e7 by striking the     
items relating to ,florida and inserting
 the following3                         
,florida3,northern#e,middle#ba,southern#
ba 2  7#f7 by striking the items        
relating to ,georgia and inserting the  
following3                              
,georgia3,northern#ab,middle#d,southern#
c 2  7#g7 by striking the item relating 
to ,idaho and inserting the following3  
,idaho#c 2  7#h7 by striking the items  
relating to ,indiana and inserting the  
following3                              
,indiana3,northern#e,southern#f 2  7#i7 

by striking the item relating to ,kansas
 and inserting the following3 ,kansas#f 
2  7#aj7 by striking the item relating  
to ,minnesota and inserting the         
following3  ,minnesota#h 2  7#aa7 by    
striking the items relating to ,missouri
 and inserting the following3           
,missouri3,eastern#h,western#e;,eastern 
and ,western#b 2  7#ab7 by striking the 
item relating to ,nevada and inserting  
the following3  ,nevada#h 2  7#ac7 by   
striking the item relating to ,new      
,jersey and inserting the following3    
,new ,jersey#bj 2  7#ad7 by striking the
 item relating to ,new ,mexico and      
inserting the following3  ,new ,mexico#i
 2  7#ae7 by striking the items relating
 to ,new ,york and inserting the        
following3 ,new                         
,york3,northern#e,southern#bi;,eastern#a
g,western#e 2  7#af7 by striking the    
items relating to ,north ,carolina and  
inserting the following3  ,north        
,carolina3,eastern#d,middle#d,western#e 
2  7#ag7 by striking the item relating  

to ,puerto ,rico and inserting the      
following3 ,puerto ,rico#h 2  and  7#ah7
 by striking the items relating to      
,texas and inserting the following3     
,texas3,northern#ab,southern#ba;,eastern
#aj,western#ag 4  #ae4 ,administration  
7a7 ,transition authority ,the court of 
appeals for the ninth circuit as        
constituted on the day before the       
effective date of this ,act may take any
 administrative action that is 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 date of enactment of    
this ,act4  #af4 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be     
necessary to carry out this ,act1       
including funds for additional court    
facilities4  #ag4 ,effective date       
,except as provided in section #d7;c71  
this ,act and the amendments made by    

this ,act shall take effect #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4