U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Dec. 24, 2009
9th Circuit's En Banc Gets Own Review
Defense lawyers, government prosecutors and circuit judges themselves have complained that the en banc system of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has strayed well beyond the case at hand to unnecessarily make new law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The en banc system may be in trouble at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
In three recent cases, defense lawyers, government prosecutors and circuit judges themselves have complained that 11-judge limited en banc panels have strayed well beyond the case at hand to unnecessarily make new law.
Arthur D. Hellman, a professor at the University of Pittsburg...
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