# 114-hr-4457: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016

114-hr-4457, Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by MATT SALMON (R-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4457
- Congress: 114
- Title: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2016-02-03
- Sponsor: MATT SALMON (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada. The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior circuit judges currently stationed in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, or Nevada may elect their circuit assignment. For each circuit judge in regular service who elects to be assigned to the new Ninth Circuit, the President shall appoint one additional circuit judge for the Twelfth Circuit.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6304: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, as the "Adolfo 'Harpo' Celaya Post Office".
- 114-hr-5520: Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5035: To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4482: Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4473: Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4457 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4457)

## Related
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- [114-hr-5520: Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5520)
- [114-hr-5035: To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purpo…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5035)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-4482: Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4482)
- [114-hr-4473: Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4473)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4457 (as of 2025-11-18).