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but that the circuit takes more than four months longer than others from the point of filing the appeal to final disposition.
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I don't really like this line of arguing from Brand, as it doesn't seem to take into account anything, such as the case itself, size of the case, those involved, work needed to be done, etc. Seems like a bad way of trying to argue that the Judges have too much work on their hands (which may in fact be true; and seems like a good reason to split.)
But from the article is all seems kind of unnecessary, sure, it'll get the workload of off these guys, but none of them seem to mind, and it would disrupt quite a few things. Especially, couldn't the new Circuit be allowed to re-review cases and turn around those made by the original 9th circuit?
Also, when they taked about partisan issues, isn't the 9th Circuit also doing the wiretapping cases attacking AT&T, etc?