U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jan. 3, 2012
9th Circuit divide may deepen with new appointments
Judges who died or exited active duty to take senior status in 2011 left the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seriously shorthanded and now threaten to deepen the bench's political divide in favor of liberals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Judges who died or exited active duty to take senior status in 2011 left the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seriously shorthanded, a deficit that now threatens to deepen the bench's political divide in favor of liberals.
If President Barack Obama gets his way, the circuit's active bench could end up with 20 judges placed by Democrats, leaving only nine Republican appointees. That 69 p...
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