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    [OC] Number of Federal Justice over time
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    [OC] Number of Federal Justice over time


    “The number of federal judges in the U.S. has grown dramatically over time! 📊 From just 15 district judges in 1800 to 679 today, with the Courts of Appeals expanding since 1891. The Supreme Court? Locked at 9 since 1869. Justice system evolving!

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    2. ILLSUBS on

      This would be interesting if plotted relative to US population, and if there were more than 6 data points.

    3. PG908 on

      Every 50 years is not the best interval for points. I could maybe see every 25 years since it happens to line up nicely, but that’s still not ideal for a dataset where fine details are available (we know when courts get created, they aren’t some secret).

    4. Tiny-Sugar-8317 on

      This post is just beyond ignorant. The growth in the Federal Judiciary is entirely thr result of population growth. The Supreme Court (as it’s name suggests) is supposed to be the final say in all legal matters. Even if the argument was that they are overburdened that isn’t solved by making the court bigger, only by making more courts. You’d just add another layer of courts between Appeals Courts and the Supreme Court. Expanding the Supreme Court makes no sense in any context outside of trying to pack the court with loyalists who will actively subvert the mission of the court.

      PS: I can only assume the subtext here is that OP wants to see Trump pack the courts to push his agenda through. That would instantly create a Constitutional crisis the likes of which this country has never seen.

    8. mywifemademegetthis on

      The Supreme Court’s size has changed over the years, but this Y axis suggests it has remained constant.

    9. Abication on

      I dont understand the purpose of measuring the supreme court number over time? They’re not supposed to be a representative body, and their jurisdiction is the whole country. Realistically, their number should never change. With the other districts, sure. Population expanse means dividing it into more districts to help handle the case load and ideally keep trials speedier, but that’s not the function of the supreme court, and adding more justices doesn’t solve this.