13 is not a sacred number, but number 9 is. If the number 9 is multiplied by any single-digit number, adding together the two digits of the product gives the number 9. For example: 9x3 = 27 = 2 + 7 = 9; 9x9 = 81 = 8 + 1 = 9; 9x5 = 45 = 4 + 5 = 9 and so forth.
The number nine holds great significance in cultures spanning all the continents and all time, from South American Mayans to Africans to Europeans to Chinese (there were 9,999 rooms in the Forbidden City). It signifies wisdom, completeness and the eternal. Otoh, the number 13 is unlucky and represents rebellion, the underworld, destruction and ruin. Nine works. Let’s not mess with perfection.
They want 13 to have a justice for each circuit court. We have 13 of them. Makes sense but it should be two democrats and two republicans as choices.