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On the recordJuly 9, 2013
I actually can say that and feel that I am being honest in saying so given that the lowest number of appeals per active judge is actually the Eighth Circuit, the lowest number of appeals per authorized judge is the Tenth Circuit.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse defends the necessity of filling judicial seats despite claims to the contrary.

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