Senator Barbara Boxer is trying to avoid an “emergency” in the San Fransisco-based 9th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals by forcing a Senate confirmation vote for Lucy Koh before Donald Trump assumes the presidency.
As the new year rears its head, the 9th Circuit is facing a four-seat vacancy: Two are currently empty and two will become vacant when other judges assume senior status at the end of 2016.
Why are four vacancies on a court of 29 active judges an emergency? U.S. courts designate vacancies on the 9th Circuit as emergencies and critical to fill as soon as possible due to the court’s huge caseload, according to University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias.
The 9th Circuit receives about 10,000 to 12,000 cases a year and decides on roughly 6,000.
The court, which has a liberal-leaning reputation, covers nine states from red Arizona, Idaho and Alaska to the blue states of Washington, Hawaii and California, as well as Montana, Oregon and Nevada. With time running out to confirm Judge Lucy Koh and the other vacancies unfilled, it’s increasingly likely President-elect Donald Trump will be able to reshape the influential court.
It looks as if the liberal stranglehold of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals may soon be at an end. This may be cause for “emergency” for liberals such as Boxer, but it’s exactly what the nation ordered. Trump will not only have the ability to re-balance our Supreme Court, but balance out the lower courts, as well.
Source: KQED
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