We currently have 13 circuit courts, which are our appellate courts. And so, at a very minimum, we need that number of justices to match up with the number of appellate courts. Additionally, The last time we expanded the court was 150 years ago. We have a few more people in this country, which means we have a few more cases. And the level of complexity that our cases now have is next level. (48:17–48:21)
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Asserts that the last expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court occurred 150 years ago.
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