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Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

USA116th CongressS-722| Senate 
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (3)
Martha McSally (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act 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 new Ninth Circuit shall be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit shall be composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The bill creates five additional circuit court judgeships—four in the Ninth Circuit and one in the new Twelfth Circuit. It creates 56 additional district court judgeships in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Additionally, it converts eight temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 116-215: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2019
AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaCaribbean areaColoradoDelawareFederal appellate courtsFederal district courtsFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIndianaJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationKansasMinnesotaMissouriMontanaNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York StateNorth CarolinaNorthern Mariana IslandsOregonPuerto RicoTexasU.S. territories and protectoratesWashington State

Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

USA116th CongressS-722| Senate 
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act 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 new Ninth Circuit shall be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit shall be composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The bill creates five additional circuit court judgeships—four in the Ninth Circuit and one in the new Twelfth Circuit. It creates 56 additional district court judgeships in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Additionally, it converts eight temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (3)
Martha McSally (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 116-215: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaCaribbean areaColoradoDelawareFederal appellate courtsFederal district courtsFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIndianaJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationKansasMinnesotaMissouriMontanaNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York StateNorth CarolinaNorthern Mariana IslandsOregonPuerto RicoTexasU.S. territories and protectoratesWashington State