Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc Procedures Act of 1999
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 19, 1999)
Provides that a majority of the judges shall be required to sit on a court en banc for such circuit (currently, 11 judges must sit on a court en banc).
Requires that: (1) the Court be organized into no fewer than three administrative units based on geographic regions; (2) each panel of the Court be assigned to an administrative unit; and (3) in any case or controversy heard by any panel of an administrative unit, at least one judge of that unit be assigned to that panel (currently, there is no requirement that the Court have geographical representation on its panels).
What just happenedJul 20, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Jul 20, 1999IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 20, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8884-8885)
- Jul 20, 1999IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate