U.S. Judiciary Reduces New Ninth Circuit Judgeships Request (2)

The Judicial Conference reduced the number circuit judges it recommended Congress add to the Ninth Circuit and a submitted a larger request of district court picks in its latest proposal.

The new recommendations announced Tuesday included two seats for the California-based circuit and 77 district court judgeships.

The judiciary’s last proposal in 2019 included five seats for the Ninth Circuit along with 65 district court judges in California and other states. The Judicial Conference updates its recommendations every two years.

The new judgeships were the result of the conference’s biennial survey, said Judge Claire V. Eagan, chair of the ...