Posted on 02/28/2019 3:07:11 PM PST by MaxistheBest
These new and soon-to-be judges will have a significant impact on the median political alignment of the 9th Circuit’s judicial compliment, and will likely make a difference in at least three ways: First, because the 9th Circuit decides many appeals in three-judge panels comprised of both active judges and older, often part-time judges — a group of 18 “senior” judges split 9-9 between Republican and Democratic appointees — these numbers mean any given panel will have a nearly even chance to draw a majority of Republican-appointed judges as Democrat-appointed ones. That means the 9th Circuit will boast a political balance not seen in decades, at least since President Jimmy Carter and a post-Watergate Democratic congressional majority added 10 judgeships to the court in the late 1970s.
Second, it means that en banc panels, which are 11-member super-panels typically made up of randomly selected active judges, have a much greater chance of seating a conservative majority than before Trump took office. En banc panels have extraordinary power to reshape the circuit’s law because they can redecide three-judge panel decisions and even overrule the circuit’s own past precedent.
Third, Trump’s group of nominees includes no slouches. They’re all experienced practitioners with stellar credentials. Accordingly, once fully staffed, the court’s conservative wing will be newly empowered with sharp, young minds capable of steering the law in a more conservative direction over time.
Let’s go beyond the Compost’s exaggerations and get the 5 still vacant 9th Circuit of Appeals judgeships ACTUALLY CONFIRMED IN THE SENATE.
And while the Senate’s at it, there are another 165 federal judgeship slots to fill.
But Traitor Roberts says there are no 0bama Judges....
Maybe the Ninth Circus won’t be a laughingstock any more, but a serious court.
Think of what it will be like after six more years.
Oh come on, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the US has made it clear that there is no difference between democrat appointees and republican ones. Ruth Bader Ginsburg = Clarence Thomas, same thing.
Coming from the mouth of a lying POS with “bathhouse” credentials. Every damn time a big issue with big implications, he swings full left then leaves the country for vacation..
Whatta legacy...
Good. It is clear from how the Dem’s have used the courts to Block Trump at every turn that judge appointments are the key to lasting change,
We’ll see.
This is a significant win, folks. I trust he can replace even more judges on this court.
JoMa
Done. Thank you for posting that.
It’s taken 50 years of judicial fiat to create the socialist paradise of California. We can’t let this orange, rule-of-law maniac destroy all of that in a few short years.
The key to a huge lasting change in this area is ensuring that Trump gets reelected in 2020. If he can get four more years — look out.
En Banc they can still be trouble
It has a long way to go. And no court is safe from activism.
Here are the “oldies” on the Ninth:
2. Alfred T. Goodwin Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 11/30/71 Nixon
3. J. Clifford Wallace Senior Circuit Judge San Diego 06/28/72 Nixon
4. Mary M. Schroeder Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 09/26/79 Carter
5. Jerome Farris Senior Circuit Judge Seattle 09/27/79 Carter
6. Dorothy W. Nelson Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 12/20/79 Carter
7. William C. Canby, Jr.Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 05/23/80 Carter
A “fertile field” for President Trump
And there are 14 Clinton appointees who go back to before 2000. Trump can truly “remake” this court.
The only thing that I could really find on the new 9th circuit judge was that he works for the same law firm the Clinton’s used to funnel money for Russia Gate.
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