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The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is the largest federal appellate court in the [[United States]], having jurisdiction over many Western states stretching from Arizona in the south to Alaska and Montana in the north, and including the massive states of California and Washington in between.  It covers nearly one-fifth of the American population.  28 active judges and another 20 part-time senior judges sit on the Ninth Circuit, by far the largest number of any federal circuit.

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is the largest [[federal]] appellate court in the [[United States]], having jurisdiction over many Western states stretching from [[Arizona]] in the south to [[Alaska]] and [[Montana]] in the north, and including the massive states of [[California]] and [[Washington]] in between.  It covers nearly one-fifth of the [[American]] population.  28 active judges and another 20 part-time senior judges sit on the Ninth Circuit, by far the largest number of any federal circuit.

The Ninth Circuit is overruled by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] far more than any other circuit, and far beyond proportion even given its larger size:<ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-fitzpatrick11jul11,0,6648289.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions</ref>

The Ninth Circuit is overruled by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] far more than any other circuit, and far beyond proportion even given its larger size:<ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-fitzpatrick11jul11,0,6648289.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions</ref>