challenging statute is unconstitution and you can go directly on appeal, skipping over the court of appea appeals. that is the end of the must decides. nowadays we have some. >> that must be part of the reason. there has to be several reasons that the numbers have dropped. that could be. >> it's part. >> the current court appears to be more active in questioning from the bench. they have been gathered. is this the matter of judging or is this personality-driven or are the court conferences and know you don't disclose what's going on inside. does that add to the initiative to ask more questions from the bench and communicate with each other? how would you explain the increase in the number of questions from the bench in oral argument? >> maybe women ask more questions. i don't know. what do you think? >> i think it was on the rise even before there were three female justices. >> women and also the law professors. >> law professors. that has to be it. >> and that -- it is very much a matter of individual style. i know when i was a new justice, justice blackman came to see me and said i want to give