Screaming Bean |
Monday, September 15, 2003
From the "I can't believe I didn't know that" department... Maybe I slept through that part of Civ Pro, or Con Law, or Legal Research...but I didn't know that each circuit is assigned a justice from the Supreme Court. Since the California recall debacle is in the 9th circuit, an emergency appeal can be handled by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, since she has jurisdiction over appeals from the 9th Circuit. (Thanks to Jurist for the information.) And if you, like myself, wanted to know how the rest of the circuits are divvied up, feel free to look at this allotment table. (in pdf format)
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