NINTH CIRCUIT SPLIT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Text of S. 562, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of Reorganization Act of 2003"

Summary of S. 562, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of Reorganization Act of 2003"

Text of H.R. 2723, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003"

Summary of H.R. 2723, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003"

Hearing of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property on "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003, H.R. 2723", October 21, 2003

Testimony of Mary M. Schroeder, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts on H.R. 2723, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003", October 21, 2003

Testimony of Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts on H.R. 2723, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003", October 21, 2003

Testimony of Alex Kozinski, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts on H.R. 2723, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003", October 21, 2003

Testimony of Arthur D. Hellman, Professor of Law and Distinguished Faculty Scholar, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts on H.R. 2723, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003", October 21, 2003

Letter of Northern District of California Chapter to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts on H.R. 2723, "The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003", October 17, 2003

Testimony of William N. LaForge, Chairman, Committee on Government Relations, Federal Bar Association, to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts on the Final Report of the Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals, July 22, 1999

"How Appealing: 20 Questions for Circuit Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit", Appellateblog Web site, March 3, 2003

Author Unknown, Position Paper Opposing H.R. 2723, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003

Greg Mitchell, "It's Time to Split the Circuit", The Recorder, March 21, 2003

Statistical Overview of the Court's Workload, 2002

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