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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jul. 4, 2007

9th Circuit Is the Champion of Reversals

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court considered 21 decisions from the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during its 2006-07 term and reversed the nation's largest and most liberal appeals court 19 times, for a reversal rate of 90 percent.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court considered 21 decisions from the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during its 2006-07 term and reversed the nation's largest and most liberal appeals court 19 times, for a reversal rate of 90 percent.
      Even though the 9th Circuit perennially registers high reversal rates, this term's score...

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