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Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016

Introduced: March 28, 2017 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 [sic]

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.

What's happening now January 13, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 295 Related bill Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act
  • HR 1598 Related bill Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017
  • S 276 Related bill Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017
  • HR 196 Related bill Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 28, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· Mar 28, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Mar 28, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 4, 2017
McSally, Martha
· Jan 4, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 250: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-250/
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"H.R. 250: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-250/.
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H.R. 250, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-250/.
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