Dividing the Ninth Circuit Court
Official: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2025
This bill changes the structure of the federal court system by dividing the Ninth Circuit into two circuits, which could help manage cases more effectively.
Judicial Administration and Improvement 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, Oregon, Washington, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
1. This bill splits the current Ninth Circuit Court into two separate circuits. 2. The new Ninth Circuit will include California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 3. The Twelfth Circuit will consist of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada. 4. It establishes new locations for the Twelfth Circuit's court sessions, including Las Vegas and Phoenix. 5. Judges from the former Ninth Circuit can choose which new circuit they want to join.
Circuit judges and residents in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.