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S. 562: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003

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S. 562: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-06 · Law · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003

Plain summary

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit into: (1) the ninth circuit, composed of California and Nevada, consisting of 25 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the twelfth circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of 13 judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle. Authorizes a circuit judge of the former ninth circuit who is in regular active service or who is a senior judge to elect to be assigned to either of the two new circuits.

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Official text

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-s562 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108