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28 U.S.C. § 42 — Allotment of Supreme Court justices to circuits

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28 U.S.C. § 42 — Allotment of Supreme Court justices to circuits

The Chief Justice of the United States and the associate justices of the Supreme Court shall from time to time be allotted as circuit justices among the circuits by order of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice may make such allotments in vacation.

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The Chief Justice of the United States and the associate justices of the Supreme Court shall from time to time be allotted as circuit justices among the circuits by order of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice may make such allotments in vacation.

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28 U.S.C. § 41 — Number and composition of circuits

The thirteen judicial circuits of the United States are constituted as follows: CircuitsComposition District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia. FirstMaine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island. SecondConnecticut, New York, Vermont. ThirdDelaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands. FourthMaryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia. FifthDistrict of the Canal Zone, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas. SixthKentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee. SeventhIllinois, Indiana, Wisconsin. EighthArkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. NinthAlaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii. TenthColorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming. EleventhAlabama, Florida, Georgia. FederalAll Federal judicial districts.

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28 U.S.C. § 42 — Allotment of Supreme Court justices to cir-

Page 13 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 43 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION BY FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS; TERMINATION OF COURT Pub. L. 96–452, § 11, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1996, provided that: ‘‘The court of appeals for the fifth circuit as con- stituted on the day before the effective date of this Act [Oct. 1, 1981] may take such administrative action as may be required to carry out this Act [amending sec- tions 41, 44, and 48 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section]. Such court shall cease to exist for administrative purposes on July 1, 1984.’’ APPEALS COURT ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS Pub. L. 95–486, § 6, Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1633, provided that: ‘‘Any court of appeals having more than 15 active judges may constitute itself into administrative units complete with such facilities and staff as may be pre- scribed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and may perform its en banc function by such number of members of its en banc courts as may be prescribed by rule of the court of appeals.’’ NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Pub. L. 95–157, § 1(a), Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1265, pro- vided that the Northern Mariana Islands be part of the same judicial circuit as Guam, i.e., the Ninth Circuit. See section 1694(a) of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. COMMISSION ON REVISION OF THE FEDERAL APPELLATE SYSTEM Pub. L. 92–489, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 807, as amended by Pub. L. 93–420, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1153, provided for the establishment, membership, travel expenses, personnel, experts and consultants, administrative and research services, cooperation of other governmental agencies, and appropriations of not to exceed $606,000 of a Commission on Revision of the Federal Court Appel- late

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