Sen. Crapo Proposes Splitting the Ninth Circuit Court to Create a New Twelfth Circuit
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U.S. senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch proposed the Judicial Reorganization Act of 2025 on July 21, 2025. The bill seeks to create a new federal circuit court by splitting the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals into two in order to help relieve the current case backlog.
A fresh proposal from Idaho's Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch seeks to carve out a new appellate court by excising conservative-leaning states from the West's largest circuit, leaving California in a shrunken 9th. The plan faces steep political hurdles despite arguments for better administration.
Senate Republicans will revive a proposal to cleave the Ninth Judicial Circuit, creating a Twelfth circuit overseeing federal cases from seven Western states. The Ninth—long considered a 'liberal' circuit by Republicans—is the largest and busiest of the federal circuits.
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Congressional Bill
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Judicial Reorganization Act of 2025
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