Early last year we took a look at how often Federal Circuit judges sit. A lot has happened since then, including two new judges joining the court. Below is an updated chart showing data through the August 2022 sitting...more
One would think that the current state of federal law would be clear as to where a plaintiff may commence, and thereafter maintain, his/her action. However, that is not the case; particularly within the Second Circuit, and...more
NFJE annually opens its NFJE Symposium to appellate judges from all over the country and from all walks of life without regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity or sexual orientation. But NFJE...more
A couple weeks ago we wrote about how often Federal Circuit judges sit in a given year (see How Often Do Federal Circuit Judges Sit?). Spoiler: they sit a lot. In that post, though, we looked at the data for each judge...more
Since we’re all about data at Federal Circuitry, we thought we’d take a quick look at what our data show about how often Federal Circuit judges sit each year. To quantify that, we looked at how many different panel days each...more
Last week, we noted that the Ninth Circuit’s visiting judges together perform the work of roughly 6 additional Ninth Circuit judges. But who, exactly, secures an invite to help serve as these supplemental members of the Ninth...more