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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 22, 2025

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025

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.

What's happening now January 22, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Fulcher, Russ

Idaho · Jan 22, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 634: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-634/

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"H.R. 634: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-634/.

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H.R. 634, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-634/.

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