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If you go back through American history, you will see that every generation has complained about the bias of the Judicial Branch. We tend to get upset when constitutional interpretation does not match our opinion, but history has shown that in the long run our system works.
As far as the 9th Circuit, it does lean a bit to the left. Much of this is due to the fact that it covers a great deal of the country and was under staffed in the late 70's. The result was that we decided to expand the number of judges and Carter got to appoint all of them. As time has gone on, the 9th Circuit has become less and less liberal and as new judges are appointed over the years it will even out. The fervent hope of all of us should be that there is an even balance of those who interpret by the letter of the law and those who interpret by the spirit of the law. Too much literal interpretation results in harsh and often unfair laws. Too much speculative interpretation waters down our legal system. (IMO)
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