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HR 4457 114th Congress House

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Feb 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 3, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 29, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016

This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.

The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions.

The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior circuit judges currently stationed in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, or Nevada may elect their circuit assignment. For each circuit judge in regular service who elects to be assigned to the new Ninth Circuit, the President shall appoint one additional circuit judge for the Twelfth Circuit.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2490 Identical bill Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016
  • S 2477 Related bill Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
McSally, Martha
· Mar 22, 2016
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 12, 2016
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4457: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4457/
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