Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 24, 2019
9th Circuit issues new general orders on replacement of dead or retired judges
Months after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court for issuing a landmark en banc decision two weeks after the judge who authored the majority opinion died, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has adopted new internal rules aimed at curing confusion about when judges are replaced on a live case.




Months after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court for issuing a landmark en banc decision two weeks after the judge who authored the majority opinion died, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has adopted new internal rules aimed at curing confusion about when judges are replaced on a live case.
The development came with no official announcement, but a document on the court's website shows judges made effective a...
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