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H.R. 634 119th Congress House

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two judicial circuits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Michael K. Simpson 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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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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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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