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Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced: August 4, 2023 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2023
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Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2023

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, Oregon, Washington, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Aug 4, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 88: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-88/
MLA
"H.R. 88: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-88/.
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H.R. 88, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-88/.
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[H.R. 88: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-88/)
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