Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

This bill would split the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals into two circuits. A smaller Ninth Circuit would cover California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and a new Twelfth Circuit, headquartered in Seattle, would cover Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. It would add 2 appeals judges in California and add federal district judges in several states in stages from 2025 through 2035, plus 3 temporary judgeships in Oklahoma. Pending cases not yet submitted for decision would move to the court that covers their location, and the bill authorizes funding for the new judgeships, adjusted for inflation.

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Sponsors

• Dan Sullivan Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors