"Although Circuit Courts cover all states within a circuit, the judgeships are typically assigned to individual states in the circuit. Counting the retirement of Judge Kozinski, five of the circuit’s vacant seats come from states represented in the Senate by Democrats: one each from Hawaii, Oregon and Washington and two from California. The remaining two seats are from Idaho and Arizona, represented by Republicans."
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Friday, December 22, 2017
2018: Expect a Fight Over 9th Cir. Seats
Law360 presents: Kozinski's Exit Escalates Fight Over 9th Circ. Seats, noting, "The Ninth Circuit is set to have the most vacancies of any circuit court in the country next year — seven — including planned retirements."