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On a Mathematical Argument for Splitting the Ninth Circuit

David H. Kaye
The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law

Jurimetrics, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 329-336, 2008

Abstract:
For more than 30 years, there have been calls to split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals into two smaller courts. This essay examines and finds unconvincing, a recent mathematical argument, based on sampling theory, for splitting the court.

Keywords: court size, sampling, judicial ideology, Ninth Circuit

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Date posted: July 24, 2008 ; Last revised: September 03, 2008

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Kaye, David H., On a Mathematical Argument for Splitting the Ninth Circuit (July 23, 2008). Jurimetrics, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 329-336, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1171381

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David H. Kaye (Contact Author)

The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law ( email )

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