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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Jun 19, 2005 01:30pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Sunday, June 19, 2005 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Congressional Republicans are hoping again to split the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers nine Western states, including Washington, saying a breakup is the best way to reduce the caseload of the circuit's federal judges.
This week, Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., plans to introduce a bill to split the circuit into three parts. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, has introduced legislation this year that would create at least one, if not two, new appellate courts for the area.
And because the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has linked the addition of any new judgeships across the country to dividing the circuit, lawmakers may have reason to view the prospect with an open mind.
"The situation is continuing to get worse for the 9th Circuit," Ensign said in a telephone interview Thursday. "It has by far the most cases per jurist, and it's just too large and too unwieldy."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who has fiercely opposed efforts to split the circuit, responded to questions by saying the real issue is the number of judges handling cases. "If there is a way to reduce the caseload of the 9th Circuit's judges in a fair and honest manner," she said in a statement, "I am open to considerations." |
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