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Most federal courts currently have a majority of Republican President appointees. Courts with a higher percentage of Republican appointed judges tend to be more conservative than those with many Democratic appointees, although the party of the President who appointed a judge is not always a good indicator of that judge's judicial philosophy and place on the political spectrum. SUPREME COURT COURTS OF APPEALS (SUMMARY OF 13 CIRCUITS COMBINED) PARTISAN MIX OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS FIRST CIRCUIT SECOND CIRCUIT THIRD CIRCUIT FOURTH CIRCUIT FIFTH CIRCUIT Note: The 5th Circuit judges who were transferred to the 11th Circuit in 1982 are not included in the 5th Circuit numbers for 1980. SIXTH CIRCUIT SEVENTH CIRCUIT EIGHTH CIRCUIT NINTH CIRCUIT TENTH CIRCUIT ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Note: In 1980, the 11th Circuit had not yet been created, but the judges that were later transfered to the 11th Circuit from the 5th Circuit are shown here. DC CIRCUIT FEDERAL CIRCUIT Note: The Federal Circuit was created in 1982. The judges that sat on the courts that were combined into the Federal circuit are shown in 1980 for trend comparison purposes. ACRONYM KEY SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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