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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 ''Disorder in the Court''], LA Times, 11 July 2007. Accessed 29 Nov 2007. </ref>
:The Supreme Court reviewed 22 cases from the 9th Circuit last term, and it reversed or vacated 19 times. By comparison, the Supreme Court reviewed only five cases, vacating or reversing four, from the next-busiest court of appeals, the 5th Circuit based in New Orleans.
:The Supreme Court reviewed 22 cases from the 9th Circuit last term, and it reversed or vacated 19 times. By comparison, the Supreme Court reviewed only five cases, vacating or reversing four, from the next-busiest court of appeals, the 5th Circuit based in New Orleans.