Although congressional fervor to split the nation's largest federal appeals court may be waning, grumbling persisted at the 9th Circuit's annual judicial conference over repeated calls to divide the circuit. Among judges at the conference, one expressed concern that the U.S. Supreme Court may be signaling support for a split, while others criticized a newspaper opinion column that linked the circuit's size to the likelihood of "extreme" decisions.
July 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
While a bill to split the nation’s largest federal appeals court lies dormant in Congress, that didn’t prevent grumbling at the opening of the 9th Circuit’s annual judicial conference over repeated efforts to divide the circuit.
Among judges at the conference, one expressed concern that members of the U.S. Supreme Court may join the split camp, and others criticized a recent newspaper opinion column that linked circuit size to the likelihood of “extreme” decisions.
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