The effort to split up the nation's largest appeals court is getting more attention on Capitol Hill than it has in years. While it remains unpopular with most 9th Circuit judges, the proposal has gained traction in the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose Republican chairman, Arlen Specter, recently came out in favor of the split. Unlike earlier efforts to break up the court -- rooted in cutting down a left-leaning judiciary -- the current attempts aim to reduce a backlog of cases, proponents say.
July 17, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Huntington Beach, Calif., was as sunny and warm last week as one would expect from a town that’s christened itself “Surf City.”
But for most of the judges gathered at a beachside hotel for the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, a gloomy existential angst clouded every seminar, awards ceremony and discussion about the history and future of the circuit.
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