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 94 STAT. 1994

PUBLIC LAW 96-452—OCT. 14, 1980

Public Law 96-452 96th Congress An Act Oct. 14, 1980 [H.R. 7665]

To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the fifth judicial circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fifth Circuit United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be o°A^* eals Reor- ^i*®^ ^ ^^^ "Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of ganization Act of

1980. 28 USC 1 note.

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SEC. 2. Section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the text before the table, by striking out "eleven" and inserting in lieu thereof "twelve"; (2) in the table, by striking out the item relating to the fifth circuit and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "Fifth

District of the Canal Zone, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas.";

and (3) at the end of the table, by adding the following new item: "Eleventh

Alabama, Florida, Georgia.".

SEC. 3. The table in section 44(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the item relating to the fifth circuit and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "Fifth

14";

and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "Eleventh

12".

SEC. 4. The table in section 48 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the item relating to the fifth circuit and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "Fifth

New Orleans, Fort Worth, Jackson.";

and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "Eleventh

Atlanta, Jacksonville, Montgomery.".

Assignments. SEC. 5. Each circuit judge in regular active service of the former 28 USC 41 note, fifth circuit whose official station on the day before the effective date of this Act— (1) is in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas is assigned as a circuit judge of the new fifth circuit; and (2) is in Alabama, Florida, or Georgia is assigned as a circuit judge of the eleventh circuit. Senior judges, SEC. 6. Each judge who is a senior judge of the former fifth circuit assignment Q^ ^he day before the effective date of this Act may elect to be 28 USC 41 note assigned to the new fifth circuit or to the eleventh circuit and shall

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