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S 3259 115th Congress Senate Law Alaska Arizona California Federal appellate courts Federal district courts Guam Hawaii Idaho Judges Judicial procedure and administration Jurisdiction and venue Montana Nevada Northern Mariana Islands Oregon Washington State

Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

Introduced: July 24, 2018 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 2018
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Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

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 new Ninth Circuit shall be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit shall be composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

The bill creates five additional circuit court judgeships—four in the Ninth Circuit and one in the new Twelfth Circuit.

It creates 52 additional district court judgeships in specified judicial districts in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Puerto Rico, and Texas.

Additionally, it converts eight temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

What's happening now July 24, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 3
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jul 24, 2018
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 24, 2018
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3259: Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3259/
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"S. 3259: Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3259/.
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S. 3259, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3259/.
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