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About the U.S. Courts of Appeals
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Who Serves in Courts of Appeals?
Court of appeals judges, also called circuit judges, usually sit in a panel of three judges to determine whether the law was applied correctly by a lower court or administrative agency.
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Who Serves in Courts of Appeals?
Court of appeals judges, also called circuit judges, usually sit in a panel of three judges to determine whether the law was applied correctly by a lower court or administrative agency.
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I expect it is done for efficiency and expediency due to the case load. They have to determine what to do with appeals from many Distinct Courts under their jurisdiction -
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