I didn't say anything about how additional justices should be picked. Maybe a panel made equally of Ds and Rs could recommend some names to the president, who could then nominate them to the Senate.

Yeah, like that's going to happen. The Left still have a lot of anger and resentment over McConnell's own little court-packing scheme, sitting on Obama's nomination for more than a year, leaving the country with a less than fully staffed Supreme Court the whole time. It worked, but it was it ethical? The Dems don't think so, and are furious about it.

Jim

There are just so many hours in a day, just so many days in a week. Expanding the court does nothing to alleviate those constraints.

Garland sucks, political tool for Biden, glad he didn't get in. Supremes get about 7,000 cases a year and are supposed to look at 100 to 150. Last year they had 74, looks like they need to up their game with the people they got.

That right there 40 years ago would have been treason.

Schumer should have been booted when he threatened Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. I agree with Rat. Merrick Garland is a leftist tool.

I would figure enough people in NY with enough clout are finally sick of being hostages in their homes after dark, fearing and feeling helpless.

they persuaded their friends in DC to have a look at it.

In the circuit courts, 3 judge panels hear cases. Adding 3 judges means opening another courtroom to hear cases. 9 judges can hear 3 cases at a time, 12 judges can hear 4 cases at a time. At SCOTUS, all the judges sit on every case. Adding judges to SCOTUS won't let more cases be heard.

Like MG said, the circuit courts operate differently. Although I agree with James' point on how some of the work is distributed, all the justices hear all the arguments made before the court. In the circuit courts a 3 judge panel hears it first and makes a ruling. Sometimes that ruling is challenged and brought before a 10 judge panel (9th circuit).

James point about workload distribution is valid, however, there remains the bottleneck of every SC justice hearing every argument, questioning, discussing, and debating. Adding additional justices would not fix this aspect. The circuit courts following the US Constitution would help significantly in reducing the SC workload IMO.

You were actually a Lawyer? Hahahaaaa. How is increasing the number of judges going to lighten their case load?Its not as if they split up and hear different cases.The whole panel of judges has to hear EACH case,then they vote on a decision.If anything,increasing the number of judges would prolong any decisions. I feel sorry for any one you Lawyered for.Hahahaaaaaa JIMMY

Wow, that education money was for not. And to think he feels he's rarely wrong.

Must be up in Alaska,,you can get yer Lawyer License out of a gumball machine. Hahahaaaaaaa

Get rid of them all except one.
One Judge-the hangin judge.

Judge Roy Bean?

dipstick is for anything the liberals want.

Dipstick just enjoys stirring crap and all the attention it gets him.

Of course the justices all attend the hearing of the case. But who do you think writes the opinions? They don't all write opinions on every case. Writing an opinion is most of the work involved in a case. Attending a hearing involves sitting on your arse and maybe asking a few questions.

Increasing the number of justices would increase their workload capacity. Otherwise, why not have just three of them?

Jim

^typical doubletalk....

Justices meet on average just twelve days a month.

The bulk of their work consists of legal research and brief-writing. Much of that work is done by their law clerks, but the justices are involved and have the final word. They can only work on so many appeals per year.

I've handled appeals for either the appellant or appellee in Alaska Superior Courts in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Sitka, and Kotzebue; the US District Court, District of Alaska; and the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I've seen the sausage being made.

Has anyone here ever been involved in an appeal?

Where's Blaine County?

Jim

^your a legend in your own mind^