So expand SCOTUS to 13 (counting the 11 numbered circuits, the DC Circuit, and the Federal Circuit)... and then abolish the Federal Circuit?
Scott Lemieux @LemieuxLGM
27 Oct 2020
Pelosi being pretty explicit about judicial reform is on the table on Hayes right now, observing the original understanding that the number of Supreme Court justices should track the number or circuits

Oct 27, 2020 · 3:07 AM UTC

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Maybe split the 9th Circuit at the same time as abolishing the Federal Circuit to maintain the principle? Maybe California+Hawaii (San Francisco) vs. all the rest (Seattle)? Or should Arizona and maybe Nevada stick with California?
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Or, even better, California + Hawaii + Nevada in the 9th Circuit, give Arizona to the 10th Circuit, take Wyoming for the new Seattle-based circuit, and get all of Yellowstone National Park at least in one appellate circuit (although still multiple districts, drat!).
Replying to @davidbaron
A ninth Justice was added in 1837. The US population in the 1840 census was 17 million. Today it's ~328 million, 19.3x higher. Therefore, to match population growth, the number of Justices should be ~173.
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Have you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congre… ?
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Replying to @davidbaron
Yes, abolish the Federal Circuit! It is an abomination.
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