HEADS UP! SCOTUS Justices Assigned New Circuit Courts
On November 20, 2020, the Supreme Court announced new assignments of its Justices to the various Circuit Court Districts. “A circuit justice is primarily responsible for emergency requests (for example, an application to block an execution or to allow it to go forward) from the geographic area covered by his or her circuit, as well as more mundane matters, such as requests to extend filing deadlines. However, justices can and often do refer significant emergency requests to the full court – a role that has taken on increased importance in recent years with the sharp uptick in activity on the court’s “shadow docket.” [Emphasis added.] A map of geographical regions covered by each circuit is available here.” Below is that map. Following is the list of the justices and the circuit courts.