“Examining the Proposal to Restructure the Ninth Circuit”

September 13, 2006

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on "Examining the Proposal to Restructure the Ninth Circuit" for Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

"Examining the Proposal to Restructure the Ninth Circuit"

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226

2:00 p.m.

Panel I

The Honorable Lisa Murkowski

United States Senator [R-AK]

The Honorable Barbara Boxer

United States Senator [D-CA]

The Honorable John Ensign

United States Senator [R-NV]

The Honorable Max Baucus

United States Senator [D-MT]

Panel II

Rachel L. Brand

Assistant Attorney General

Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice

Washington, DC

Panel III

The Honorable Mary Schroeder

Chief Circuit Judge

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Phoenix, AZ

The Honorable Richard Tallman

Circuit Judge

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Seattle, WA

The Honorable Sidney R. Thomas

Circuit Judge

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Billings, MT

The Honorable Diarmuid O'Scannlain

Circuit Judge

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Portland, OR

The Honorable John M. Roll

Chief District Judge

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Panel IV

The Honorable Pete Wilson

Former United States Senator [R-CA]

and Former Governor of California

Bingham McCutchen, Of Counsel

Bingham Consulting Group, Principal

Los Angeles, CA

Dr. John C. Eastman

Chapman University School of Law

Anaheim, CA

William H. Neukom, Esq.

Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP

Seattle, WA