Back to the Drawing Board: Reexamining Accepted Criteria for Regional Structure of the Courts of Appeals

Authors

Martha Dragich, University of Missouri School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2011

Abstract

This article aims to determine which of the accepted structural features of the courts of appeals are essential by demonstrating that the federal courts are designed to assure the supremacy and uniformity of federal law, and that regional organization was intended to foster, not to negate, uniformity.

Recommended Citation

Martha Dragich, Back to the Drawing Board: Re-Examining Accepted Premises of Regional Circuit Structure, 12 J. App. Prac. & Process 201 (2011)