Splitting The Ninth Circuit And Preparing For The Future – A Proposal For A Federal Business Court

19 Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L. 307

The burgeoning of economic development in the western United
States has resulted in a Ninth Circuit that is too large by several
measures––geographical size, case load, and number of judges. The
western United States has evolved since the creation of the Ninth
Circuit. The Ninth Circuit needs to change to reflect the progress
within its jurisdiction.