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On the recordJuly 24, 1997
I wonder if she meant to say that, in the new ninth circuit, there would be 63 percent new cases and 53 percent judges, and in the twelfth circuit, there would be 37 percent new cases and 42 percent judges, which are the figures that we have from the committee, which hardly reflect a 50 percent increase in the caseload.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Discussing the impact of new judges on caseloads in California during Senate debate.

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