Splits the large Ninth Federal Appeals Court into two, adding two new judges to handle cases.
This bill would split the large Ninth Federal Appeals Court into two smaller courts. It would create a new Twelfth Circuit for some Western states and add two new judges. This would change how federal appeals are heard for millions of Americans in the Western U.S.
Today, the Ninth Judicial Circuit covers nine states and two territories, and there are thirteen federal appeals circuits in total. If this bill becomes law, there would be fourteen federal appeals circuits, and the Ninth Circuit would be split into two smaller circuits, with two additional judges appointed to serve them. This would change the judicial structure for millions of Americans in the Western United States.
S 2360 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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