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Pete Sessions: “The Ninth Circuit represents some 56 million people, roughly one-fifth of this Nation's population. And this is 25…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2004
The Ninth Circuit represents some 56 million people, roughly one-fifth of this Nation's population. And this is 25 million more people than the next largest circuit. We do believe that addressing this problem by breaking up and adding more circuits would be beneficial, would be beneficial to not only other States and other petitioners, but also to make sure that the effective enforcement of justice was properly achieved in the United States of America.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas
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Discussing the size and impact of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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