,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbf,mr4  
,morelle 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,williams (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mull91 & ,mrs4 ,ramirez7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = ! allotm5t ( 
,supreme ,c\rt ju/ices to circuits1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,supreme ,c\rt ,ju/ice 
,circuit ,rid+ ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!     
,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,circuit 
rid+1 ! sy/em ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ju/ices
 travel+ ! c\ntry to s]ve z judges ( !  
v>i\s ,f$]al circuit c\rts1 0 an        
ess5tial compon5t ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt's  
practice = ! fir/ #aba ye>s ( its       
hi/ory4 ,see ,david ,r4 ,/ras1 ,:y      
,supreme ,c\rt ,ju/ices ,%\ld ,ride     
,circuit ,aga91 #fea ,,m9n4 ,l4 ,,rev4  
#agaj1 #agaa 7#bjjg72 see also ,/u>t v4 
,laird1 #e ,u4,s4 7#a ,cran*7 #bii      
7#ahjc7 7reject+ con/itutional          

objections to circuit rid+74 ,t practice
 end$ 9 #aiaa4  7#b7 ,= ! ju/ices1 !    
practice ( circuit rid+ expos$ ! ju/ices
 to life outside ( ,wa%+ton & br\ght !m 
clos] to ! ,am]ican public4  7#c7       
,today's ju/ices1 9 contra/1 sp5d r\ghly
 #i mon?s a ye> cloi/]$ 9 ! ,supreme    
,c\rt build+ 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 r5d]+    
decisions & issu+ op9ions on "s ( ! mo/ 
consequ5tial issues ( ! day4 ,see ,/ras1
 supra1 at #agaa4  7#d7 ,! pr9cipal     
hi/orical argum5ts aga9/ circuit rid+   
reg>d$ burd5some travel & a burgeon+    
docket4 ,bo? conc]ns h dissipat$4       
,mod]n-day travel is conv5i5t & !       
,supreme ,c\rt's docket has %runk       
consid]ably4 ,accord+ to an analysis by 
,adam ,feldman1 a lawy] & political     
sci5ti/ :o publi%es empirical "w on !   
,supreme ,c\rt1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt's      
workload has /eadily decl9$ s9ce !      
#aifjs4 ,inde$1 by ! mid-#bjajs1 !      
,supreme ,c\rt 0 decid+ few] cases ?an x
 has s9ce ! ,civil ,w> & ,recon/ruction4
 ,adam ,feldman1 ,look+ ,back to ,make  

,s5se ( ! ,c\rt's 7,relatively7 ,light  
,workload1 ,,empirical ,,scotus 7,jan4  
#i1 #bjah74  7#e7 ,today1 ! public's    
confid5ce 9 ! ,supreme ,c\rt is ne>     
hi/oric l[s4 ,joseph ,copel&1 ,favorable
 views ( ,supreme ,c\rt rema9 ne>       
hi/oric l[1 ,,pew ,,rs* ,,ctr4 7,aug4   
#h1 #bjbd74 ,mo/ ,am]icans _c ev5 "n a  
s+le ,supreme ,c\rt ju/ice4 ,see ,emily 
,birnbaum1 ,poll3 ,m ?an half (         
,am]icans c't "n a s+le ,supreme ,c\rt  
ju/ice1 ,,roll ,,call 7,aug4 #bh1       
#bjah74  7#f7 ,= ^! reasons1 re/or+ !   
practice ( circuit rid+ w\ld help to    
re/ore ! public's tru/ 9 ! ju/ices1 br+ 
!m clos] to ! p1 & expose !m to life    
outside ( ! seclud$ conf9es ( ,wa%+ton1 
,,dc4 ,z !n-pr(essor 7n[ judge7 ,david  
,/ras obs]v$1 a mod]n =m ( circuit rid+ 
w\ld ensure t ju/ices ga9 exposure to a 
wid] array ( legal issues1 ! laws (     
v>i\s ,/ates1 & ! difficulties fac$ by  
l[] c\rts 9 implem5t+ ! ,c\rt's sweep+  
7& sometimes conf\nd+7 rul+s ,/ras1     
supra1 at #agaa4  #c4 ,allotm5t (       

,supreme ,c\rt ju/ices to circuits  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #db ( title #bh1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ to read z  
foll[s3  #db4 ,allotm5t ( ,supreme ,c\rt
 ju/ices to circuits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,*ief ,ju/ice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !     
associate ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt    
%all f "t to "t be allott$ z circuit    
ju/ices among ! circuits by ord] ( !    
,supreme ,c\rt4 ,! ,*ief ,ju/ice %all   
make su* allotm5ts = any recess dur+ !  
p]iod beg9n+ on ,july #a & end+ on      
,octob] #a1 or :ile ! c\rt is o!rwise 9 
vacation4 ,a ju/ice may be assign$ to m 
?an "o circuit1 & two or m ju/ices may  
be assign$ to ! same circuit4  7b7      
,process ,a ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt   
allott$ z a circuit ju/ice to a ,unit$  
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals %all s]ve       
consi/5t ) ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ju/ice    
%all sit on n less ?an #a panel ( !     
,c\rt ( ,appeals4  7#b7 ,! ju/ice %all  
sit on "o or m panels ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,c\rts ( ,appeals = n less ?an #aj days 
( oral argum5t dur+ ea* ye>4  7#c7 ,to !

 greate/ ext5t practicable1 a ju/ice    
%all n sit ) ! same judge = m ?an #aj   
days ( oral argum5t dur+ any two-ye>    
p]iod4  7#d7 ,! ju/ice %all engage 9 su*
 s]vice dur+ ! "t p]iod specifi$ 9      
subsection 7a71 pursuant to !           
regulations provid$ 9 subsection 7d74   
7#e7 ,no m ?an "o ju/ice may sit on a   
panel 9 ord] to fulfill ! requirem5ts ( 
?is section4  7#f7 ,! ju/ice is         
ineligible to vote on or p>ticipate 9 an
 en banc rehe>+ ( any matt]4  7#g7 ,!   
ju/ice is eligible to vote = panel      
rehe>+ to ! ext5t t !y 7 a memb] ( !    
orig9al panel4  7#h7 ,! ju/ice may n    
r5d] su* s]vice by video argum5t or     
teleconf]5ce4  7c7 ,s*$ul+ ,! *ief judge
 ( ea* circuit %all s*$ule proce$+s su* 
t ! ju/ices may fulfill ! requirem5ts ( 
?is section4  7d7 ,reimbursem5t (       
necess>y exp5ses ,provision %all be made
 = paym5t ( reasonable travel1 lodg+1 & 
o!r exp5ses incurr$ by ! ju/ices1 & any 
/aff accompany+ a ju/ice1 9 fulfill+ !  
requirem5ts ( ?is section consi/5t )    

section #egjb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  4  7b7 ,disqualification        
,section #dee7;b7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#f7 ,= any consid]ation ( a 
matt] aft] ! ju/ice has p>ticipat$ z a  
circuit ju/ice4  4  7c7 ,regulations ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,*ief ,ju/ice1 9 
consultation ) ! ,judicial ,conf]5ce ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates %all1 aft] appropriate   
public notice & opportunity = comm5t1   
issue relevant regulations = ! process (
 allott+ circuit ju/ices among !        
circuits 9 accordance ) ?is ,act4