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2020-11-22 Government

US Supreme Court Reorganizes Circuit Assignments

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-11-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1

Basically divided up on how they and their assigned states generally vote with a few exceptions.

eg. 2nd & 9th District courts are overseen by a VERY Liberal leaning Judges. which include NY & the West Coast

QUESTIONABLE LEANING
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice
(Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia)

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CONSERVATIVE LEANING JUDGES
Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice
(Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Island, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice
(Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)

Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice
(Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin)

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia)

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LIBERAL LEANING

Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice
(Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island)

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice
(Connecticut, New York, Vermont)

Elena Kagan, Associate Justice
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Washington)

Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice
(Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming)

Posted by NN2N1 2020-11-22 04:31|| 2020-11-22 04:31|| Front Page Top

#2 For the conservative leaning you'd better come with a good argument. For the 'liberal', simply be on their team.

Posted by Cesare 2020-11-22 10:16|| 2020-11-22 10:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Currently in play for the election and now under strict constructionists (with thanks to NN2N1 for organizing the information so it can be easily seen):

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.: Pennsylvania

Brett M. Kavanaugh: Michigan

Amy Coney Barrett: Illinois, Wisconsin

Clarence Thomas: Georgia

Did I miss any?

Posted by trailing wife 2020-11-22 10:38|| 2020-11-22 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Nevada

Posted by Angineck Speager7783 2020-11-22 10:59|| 2020-11-22 10:59|| Front Page Top

#5 As Thomas Jefferson spins even faster in his grave.

Posted by Clem 2020-11-22 10:59|| 2020-11-22 10:59|| Front Page Top

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