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FBaggins

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9. That's no different from just adding to the court

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 11:44 PM

Sep 2020

Having them serve with a lower court doesn't take them off of SCOTUS or keep them off of SCOTUS cases, it just makes them busier.

There's no way to say "oh... you're with the 6th circuit this month so you can't vote on issue X"

Put another way. SCOTUS doesn't have "panel" decisions with a subset of the court. A justice has to recuse herself (or not be seated at the time the case was heard) to not vote on it.

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A Closer Look At Bernie Sanders' Idea To ROTATE SCOTUS Justices To Lower Courts. It's POSSIBLE!! [View all] TrollBuster9090 Sep 2020 OP

trump has loaded lower courts, how to rotate judges and keep out trumpies nt msongs Sep 2020 #1

Trump doesn't play by any rules, why should we be the goody good rule followers? DSandra Sep 2020 #2

Another idea I liked-- lastlib Sep 2020 #3

That's an AWESOME IDEA! I hadn't heard that one. nt TrollBuster9090 Sep 2020 #5

I like the idea BainsBane Sep 2020 #4

It means the SCOTUS Justices rotate out to lower courts, but lower court judges do not rotate UP to TrollBuster9090 Sep 2020 #6

Of all the ideas I've heard about reforming the Court, I like this the best In It to Win It Sep 2020 #7

I agree. BainsBane Sep 2020 #8

That's no different from just adding to the court FBaggins Sep 2020 #9

K&R UTUSN Sep 2020 #10