Political Quotes

“if a litigant in the ninth circuit, which covers the areas that have already been spoken of, has a case heard before a Federal district judge or a bankruptcy court and they are displeased with how the case turns out, they have a right to appeal that case. Under the framework of the courts that we have now in this country, that is appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. That is what we are talking about here today--what happens when a case is appealed from a lower Federal court to the ninth circuit, which is an intermediary step before it goes to the U.S. Supreme Court. That is what we are talking about. It is extremely important if you are involved in the judicial process. There isn't a court that is more important than a circuit court, a Federal circuit court of appeals. We are very fortunate in the ninth circuit to have the chief judge of the ninth circuit, not only one of the distinguished jurists of this country but also a graduate of Stanford Law School with a great academic record, but, most important for this Senator, is a Nevadan, born in Nevada, went to school in Nevada until he got into law school. I have spent a lot of time with Judge Hug learning about the ninth circuit. I would ask the Members of this body to reflect upon what the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee said. The ninth circuit is doing an excellent job. They are reducing caseload.”