Committee votes to shrink Fourth Circuit bench amid dispute over workload data and representation
Sen. Morris’s proposal to cut Fourth Circuit appellate judges from 12 to 8 passed out of committee after judges warned the Fourth Circuit handles an outsized share of writs and complex appeals and civil‑rights groups said the move could reduce diverse representation; senators asked for the Supreme Court study to be added to the record.
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The Senate Judiciary committee voted to report Senate Bill 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, to the full Senate after extended debate about caseload metrics and representation.
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