cutting back the percentage of cases personally handled judges.
Americans have always believed that justice must be safeguarded by individuals of unusual learning, wisdom, and integrity. Yet from 1940 to 1980, the number of appeals filed in federal courts jumped by 573 percent, from 3,446 to 23,200. Meanwhile, the number of judges grew by only 131 percent (from 57 to 132). The average judge's caseload has soared from 60 to 175 (or 525, counting the cases that members of the three-judge appeals...