If the nonlawyer on the street knows anything about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, it’s that it’s very liberal and very activist. But after eight years of appointments by President Barack Obama, coming after eight years of appointments by President George W. Bush, it is no longer clear that reputation holds true. Indeed, the relative centrism of Obama’s appointees has brought the Ninth Circuit, overall, closer to the middle than it has been in decades.
Special Report:
Obama’s Legacy on the
Federal Bench
This article is part of a series examining President Barack Obama’s imprint on the nation’s courts.
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