[Federal46]

There is no way the Democrats would vote their lawyer comrades off the federal gravy train. That will never happen.

[Lockbox]

Since Federal Judges are appointed for life, Congress may take away a court, but if then later create a court in that area the Judge may have a great argument for their court back.

I kind of like fewer Federal Courts, the Libs will be unable to get a like minded judge to legislate from the bench! 🤣

[Wuli]

“There is no way the Democrats would vote their lawyer comrades off the federal gravy train. That will never happen.”

Keep in mind that while it would take Dim majorities in both the House and the Senate, it can be done. And, by abolishing an entire court and establishing a new one the sitting POTUS, if also a Dim, would be able to name all the justices of the new court - the entire court with lifetime Dim’s appointed. Yes, it could be done.

But modern U.S. history does not have the electorate electing one party to head all three branches of the federal government for long (more than two years) so it is not likely to happen.

We, Conservatives, have been talking about doing something similar for years - breaking up the ninth circuit court into two courts. We have political reasons, but there are practical reasons as well - the territory the ninth circuit covers California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and Alaska. That was O.K. “back in the day” when so much of the west was not as settled as it is today. The court docket of the ninth circuit is too crowded.