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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 by Rep. Michael K. Simpson
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Latest action · Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What it does
This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit is composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
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