In fact, Lincoln & the GOP resisted calls to pack the Court in 1863. Stephen Field's seat left a 6-4 D-appointed majority (Field was a D himself), 1 seat was added bc there were 8 new states, no circuit Justice for CA & OR (Field was from CA).https://twitter.com/MondaireJones/status/1384991134498365440 …
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Stephen Field actually stayed in CA a few months after his appointment to SCOTUS to preside over a treason trial of some Confederates who tried to hijack a ship in San Francisco & lead the state out of the Union.
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We have more circuits than justices and have added circuits since last expansion.
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Oh? So the reduction to the court‘s size during that time period was tied to the circuit riding system and geographic expansion to the country? Do tell Dan!
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