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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. Twenty-eight 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 ''Disorder in the Court''], LA Times, 11 July 2007. Accessed 29 Nov 2007. </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>
[[Rush Limbaugh]] has referred to the Ninth Circuit as the "Ninth Circus" based on its extreme decisions that are frequently reversed.
[[Rush Limbaugh]] has referred to the Ninth Circuit as the "Ninth Circus" based on its extreme decisions that are frequently reversed.
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