Temporary assignment of district judges among circuits

Section 292 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit may in the public interest— (1) upon request by the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit, designate and assign one or more district judges of the Ninth Circuit to sit upon the Court of Appeals of the Twelfth Circuit, or a division thereof, whenever the business of that court so requires; and (2) designate and assign temporarily any district judge of the Ninth Circuit to hold a district court in any district within the Twelfth Circuit. (g) The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit may in the public interest— (1) upon request by the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, designate and assign one or more district judges of the Twelfth Circuit to sit upon the Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit, or a division thereof, whenever the business of that court so requires; and (2) designate and assign temporarily any district judge of the Twelfth Circuit to hold a district court in any district within the Ninth Circuit. (h) Any designation or assignment under subsection (f) or (g) shall be in conformity with the rules or orders of the court of appeals of, or the district within, as applicable, the circuit to which the judge is designated or assigned..