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SCOTUS case reversal rates (2007 - Present)

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This page covers cases granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for appellate review in which SCOTUS reversed the lower court's ruling. Original jurisdiction cases cannot be considered affirmed or reversed since SCOTUS is the first and only court that rules in the case.

When the U.S. Supreme Court is asked to review a case, a petition for a writ of certiorari must be filed within 90 days of a lower court’s ruling. Each term, approximately 7,000 to 8,000 new petitions are filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. During its weekly conference—a private meeting of the justices—the court reviews petitions and decides whether or not to grant certiorari. The court accepts and hears arguments in about 80 cases per term and settles 100 or more cases without hearing arguments. Granting certiorari requires affirmative votes from four justices.[1][2]

Reversal rates for October Term 2024-2025

See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2024-2025

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued opinions in 67 cases during its October 2024 term. This does not include three cases that were dismissed as improvidently granted. SCOTUS reversed 47 lower court decisions (74.6 percent) and affirmed 16 decisions (25.4 percent).

This term's reversal rate was 3.2 percentage points higher than the average rate of reversal since 2007 (71.4 percent). Thirteen of the October 2024 term cases originated in the Fifth Circuit the most from any circuit (including state courts). The Ninth Circuit had five cases reversed and four cases affirmed, and the Fifth Circuit had eight cases reversed and three cases affirmed.[3] Since 2007, the Ninth Circuit had a reversal rate of 79.4 percent. That is the highest reversal rate, followed by the Sixth Circuit with a 79.3 percent reversal rate. Of the Article III circuits—the ordinal circuits, the D.C. Circuit, and the Federal Circuit—the court with the lowest rate of overturned decisions is the Seventh Circuit at 63.2 percent.

Data chart

Reversal rates (2007-present)

This page compiles statistics going back to 2007 because that is the earliest year reliable data on cases by circuit is available on SCOTUSblog. If you know of earlier datasets that we could include here, please contact us.


Since 2007, SCOTUS has released opinions in 1,313 cases. Of those, it reversed a lower court decision 938 times (71.4 percent) while affirming a lower court decision 363 times (27.6 percent). In that time period, SCOTUS has decided more cases originating from the Ninth Circuit (247) than from any other circuit. The next-most Article III circuit court is the Fifth Circuit, which had 118 decisions. During that span, SCOTUS overturned a greater number and percentage of cases originating from the Ninth Circuit (196, or 79 percent).

The Supreme Court hears and reaches decisions in an average of 72.9 cases each year. There are a number of major decisions SCOTUS can make—affirm a lower court's ruling, reverse it, affirm in part, and reverse in part. This data only examines when a court affirms or reverses a lower court's decision. The vast majority of SCOTUS cases originate in a lower court—either one of the 13 appeals circuits, state-level courts, or U.S. district courts. Original jurisdiction cases cannot be considered affirmed or reversed since SCOTUS is the first and only court that rules in the case.

Reversal rate charts

Below is the total data ranging from 2007 to the most recent term listed by the court of origination, including U.S district courts and state courts. Information from 2007 to 2021 was compiled from end-of-term data gathered by SCOTUSblog.[4] Information for the October Term 2022 and 2023 were compiled from our Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023 and Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024 pages, sourced directly from the court. Information from the 2024-2025 term was compiled from end-of-term data gathered by SCOTUSblog.[3]

Data by term

Click on the tabs below to see decision data for each individual term. Terms generally run from the October of that year to the June of the following year. The 2017 term, for example, took place from October 2017 to June 2018. However, in rare cases, the term runs into July. The 2019 term, for example, ran from October 2019 to July 2020.

2024

See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2024-2025

The court's 2025 term ran from October 2024 to July 2025. It decided 67 cases, reversing a lower court in 47 (74.6 percent) of them. The Fifth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (13). The Fifth Circuit overturned cases the most times (10).[3]

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2024
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 2 0 2 100.0%
Second Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Third Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Fourth Circuit 8 0 8 100.0%
Fifth Circuit 13 3 10 76.9%
Sixth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Seventh Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Eighth Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Ninth Circuit 4 0 4 100.0%
Tenth Circuit 5 0 5 100.0%
Eleventh Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
D.C. Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Federal Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0.0%
State Court 4 1 3 75.0%
U.S. District Court 0 0 0 0.0%
Total 63 16 47 74.6%

2023

See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024

The court's 2023 term ran from October 2023 to July 2024. It decided 62 cases, reversing a lower court in 44 (71 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit and Fifth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (10 each). The Fifth Circuit overturned cases the most times (8). Five circuits—the First (two), Fourth (one), Sixth (three), Seventh (two) and the Federal Circuits (three)—had all their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2023
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 2 0 2 100.0%
Second Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Third Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Fourth Circuit 1 0 1 100.0%
Fifth Circuit 10 3 8 80.0%
Sixth Circuit 3 0 3 100.0%
Seventh Circuit 2 0 2 100.0%
Eighth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Ninth Circuit 10 4 5 50.0%
Tenth Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Eleventh Circuit 4 3 1 25.0%
D.C. Circuit 5 0 3 60.0%
Federal Circuit 3 0 3 100.0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0.0%
State Court 4 0 4 100.0%
U.S. District Court 1 0 1 100.0%
Total 62 15 44 71%


2022

See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023

The court's 2022 term ran from October 2022 to June 2023. It decided 60 cases, reversing a lower court in 42 (70 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (14), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (11). Three circuits—the Fourth (three), Tenth (two), and the D.C. Circuits (one)—had all their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2022
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Second Circuit 7 2 5 71.4%
Third Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Fourth Circuit 3 0 3 100.0%
Fifth Circuit 8 1 7 87.5%
Sixth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Seventh Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Eighth Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Ninth Circuit 14 3 11 78.6%
Tenth Circuit 2 0 2 100.0%
Eleventh Circuit 1 1 0 0.0%
D.C. Circuit 1 0 1 100.0%
Federal Circuit 2 2 0 0.0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 5 1 4 80.0%
U.S. District Court 1 1 0 0.0%
Total 60 17 42 70%


2021

See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022

The court's 2021 term ran from October 2021 to June 2022. It decided 66 cases, reversing a lower court in 54 (81.8 percent) of them. The 9th Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (12), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (12). Six circuits—the First (five), Second (five), Third (one), Eighth (two), Ninth (12), and D.C. Circuit (two)—had all their decisions reversed, as did all the state courts.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2021
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 5 0 5 100.0%
Second Circuit 5 0 5 100.0%
Third Circuit 1 0 1 100.0%
Fourth Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Fifth Circuit 8 1 7 87.5%
Sixth Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Seventh Circuit 3 2 1 33.3%
Eighth Circuit 2 0 2 100.0%
Ninth Circuit 12 0 12 100.0%
Tenth Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Eleventh Circuit 4 3 1 25.0%
D.C. Circuit 2 0 2 100.0%
Federal Circuit 1 1 0 0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 5 0 5 100.0%
U.S. District Court 4 1 3 75.0%
Total 66 12 54 81.8%

2020

See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2020-2021

The court's 2020 term ran from October 2020 to July 2021. It decided 69 cases, reversing a lower court in 55 (79.7 percent) of them. The 9th Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (16), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (15). Seven circuits—the First (one), Fourth (three), Sixth (five), Seventh (one), Tenth (three), D.C. Circuit (four), and the Federal Circuit (three)—had all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2020
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 1 0 1 100.0%
Second Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Third Circuit 6 2 4 66.7%
Fourth Circuit 3 0 3 100.0%
Fifth Circuit 7 2 5 71.4%
Sixth Circuit 5 0 5 100.0%
Seventh Circuit 1 0 1 100.0%
Eighth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Ninth Circuit 16 1 15 93.8%
Tenth Circuit 3 0 3 100.0%
Eleventh Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
D.C. Circuit 4 0 4 100.0%
Federal Circuit 3 0 3 100.0%
Armed Forces 1 0 1 100.0%
State Court 4 3 1 25.0%
U.S. District Court 1 0 1 100.0%
Total 69 14 55 79.7%

2019

See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2019-2020

The court's 2019 term ran from October 2019 to July 2020. It decided 69 cases, reversing a lower court in 46 (66.7 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (10), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (9). Two circuits, the First and Seventh, had all of their decisions reversed (one decision each).

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2019
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 1 0 1 100.0%
Second Circuit 8 2 6 75.0%
Third Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Fourth Circuit 4 3 1 25.0%
Fifth Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Sixth Circuit 3 3 0 0%
Seventh Circuit 1 0 1 100.0%
Eighth Circuit 1 1 0 0%
Ninth Circuit 10 1 9 90.0%
Tenth Circuit 4 2 2 58.3%
Eleventh Circuit 7 3 4 57.1%
D.C. Circuit 4 1 3 62.8%
Federal Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 11 3 8 72.7%
U.S. District Court 0 0 0 0%
Total 69 23 46 66.7%

2018

The court's 2018 term ran from October 2018 to June 2019. It decided 74 cases, reversing a lower court in 47 (63.5 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (14), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (12). One circuit, the Seventh (one), had all of its decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2018
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Second Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Third Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Fourth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Fifth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Sixth Circuit 7 4 3 42.9%
Seventh Circuit 1 0 1 100%
Eighth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Ninth Circuit 14 2 12 85.7%
Tenth Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Eleventh Circuit 7 4 3 42.9%
D.C. Circuit 3 2 1 33.3%
Federal Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 11 2 9 82.0%
U.S. District Court 3 1 2 66.7%
Total 74 27 47 63.5%

2017

The court's 2017 term ran from October 2017 to June 2018. It decided 74 cases, reversing a lower court in 52 (70.3 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (15), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (12). Three circuits, the First (one), Third (three), and Sixth (four), had all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2017
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 1 0 1 100%
Second Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Third Circuit 3 0 3 100%
Fourth Circuit 0 0 0 0%
Fifth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Sixth Circuit 4 0 4 100%
Seventh Circuit 7 3 4 57.1%
Eighth Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Ninth Circuit 15 3 12 80.0%
Tenth Circuit 3 2 1 33.3%
Eleventh Circuit 6 1 5 83.3%
D.C. Circuit 5 1 4 80.0%
Federal Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Armed Forces 1 1 0 0%
State Court 8 2 6 75.0%
U.S. District Court 4 1 3 75.0%
Total 74 19 52 70.3%

2016

The court's 2016 term ran from October 2016 to June 2017. It decided 71 cases, reversing a lower court in 56 (78.9 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (eight), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (seven). Four circuits, the Third (two), Seventh (two), Eighth (two), and Tenth (three), had all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2016
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 1 1 0 0%
Second Circuit 5 1 4 80.0%
Third Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Fourth Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Fifth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Sixth Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Seventh Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Eighth Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Ninth Circuit 8 1 7 87.5%
Tenth Circuit 3 0 3 100%
Eleventh Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
D.C. Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Federal Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 17 3 14 82.4%
U.S. District Court 3 1 2 66.7%
Total 71 15 56 78.9%

2015

The court's 2015 term ran from October 2015 to June 2016. It decided 87 cases, reversing a lower court in 55 (63.2 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (11), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (eight). The Eleventh Circuit was the only circuit to have all three of its decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2015
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 3 2 1 33.3%
Second Circuit 6 4 2 33.3%
Third Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Fourth Circuit 6 3 3 50.0%
Fifth Circuit 9 4 5 55.6%
Sixth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Seventh Circuit 0 0 0 0%
Eighth Circuit 6 4 2 33.3%
Ninth Circuit 11 3 8 72.7%
Tenth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Eleventh Circuit 3 0 3 100%
D.C. Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Federal Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 20 3 17 85.0%
U.S. District Court 3 2 1 33.3%
Total 87 31 55 63.2%

2014

The court's 2014 term ran from October 2014 to June 2015. It decided 75 cases, reversing a lower court in 53 (70.7 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (16), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (10). Four circuits, the Second (one), Third (three), Seventh (three), and Eleventh (five), had all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2014
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 1 1 0 0%
Second Circuit 1 0 1 100%
Third Circuit 3 0 3 100%
Fourth Circuit 6 3 3 50.0%
Fifth Circuit 8 2 6 75.0%
Sixth Circuit 5 1 4 80.0%
Seventh Circuit 3 0 3 100%
Eighth Circuit 8 1 7 87.5%
Ninth Circuit 16 6 10 62.5%
Tenth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Eleventh Circuit 5 0 5 100%
D.C. Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Federal Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 5 3 2 40.0%
U.S. District Court 2 1 1 50.0%
Total 75 21 53 70.7%

2013

The court's 2013 term ran from October 2013 to June 2014. It decided 75 cases, reversing a lower court in 55 (73.3 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (12), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (11). Two circuits, the Third (two) and Eighth (two), had all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2013
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Second Circuit 5 3 2 40.0%
Third Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Fourth Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Fifth Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Sixth Circuit 11 2 9 81.8%
Seventh Circuit 4 3 1 25.0%
Eighth Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Ninth Circuit 12 1 11 91.7%
Tenth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Eleventh Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
D.C. Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Federal Circuit 6 1 5 83.3%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 8 2 6 75.0%
U.S. District Court 1 0 1 100%
Total 75 20 55 73.3%

2012

The court's 2012 term ran from October 2012 to June 2013. It decided 78 cases, reversing a lower court in 56 (71.8 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (14), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (12). Four circuits, the First (one), Sixth (two), Eighth (two), and Eleventh (six), had all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2012
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 1 0 1 100%
Second Circuit 10 4 6 60.0%
Third Circuit 6 1 5 83.3%
Fourth Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Fifth Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Sixth Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Seventh Circuit 3 2 1 33.3%
Eighth Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Ninth Circuit 14 2 12 85.7%
Tenth Circuit 2 2 0 0%
Eleventh Circuit 6 0 6 100%
D.C. Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Federal Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 12 5 7 58.3%
U.S. District Court 0 0 0 0%
Total 78 22 56 71.8%

2011

The court's 2011 term ran from October 2011 to June 2012. It decided 75 cases, reversing a lower court in 47 (62.7 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (24), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (17). Two circuits, the Second (two) and Sixth (five), had all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2011
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Second Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Third Circuit 7 3 4 57.1%
Fourth Circuit 2 2 0 0%
Fifth Circuit 3 3 0 0%
Sixth Circuit 5 0 5 100%
Seventh Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Eighth Circuit 0 0 0 0%
Ninth Circuit 24 7 17 70.8%
Tenth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Eleventh Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
D.C. Circuit 4 3 1 25.0%
Federal Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 11 4 7 63.6%
U.S. District Court 1 0 1 100%
Total 75 28 47 62.7%

2010

The court's 2010 term ran from October 2010 to June 2011. It decided 82 cases, reversing a lower court in 57 (69.5 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (26), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (19). No circuit had all of its decisions reversed this term.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2010
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 2 2 0 0%
Second Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Third Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Fourth Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Fifth Circuit 5 1 4 80.0%
Sixth Circuit 6 1 5 83.3%
Seventh Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Eighth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Ninth Circuit 26 7 19 73.1%
Tenth Circuit 0 0 0 0%
Eleventh Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
D.C. Circuit 0 0 0 0%
Federal Circuit 7 3 4 57.1%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 9 0 9 100%
U.S. District Court 1 1 0 0%
Total 82 24 57 69.5%

2009

The court's 2009 term ran from October 2009 to June 2010. It decided 83 cases, reversing a lower court in 59 (71.1 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (15) and was overturned the most times (11). The Fifth Circuit (four), Sixth Circuit (seven), Eighth Circuit (three), and D.C. Circuit (three) were the circuits to have all of their decisions reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2009
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Second Circuit 7 1 6 85.7%
Third Circuit 5 3 2 40.0%
Fourth Circuit 5 1 4 80.0%
Fifth Circuit 4 0 4 100%
Sixth Circuit 7 0 7 100%
Seventh Circuit 11 1 10 90.9%
Eighth Circuit 3 0 3 100%
Ninth Circuit 15 4 11 73.3%
Tenth Circuit 2 2 0 0%
Eleventh Circuit 10 2 8 80.0%
D.C. Circuit 3 0 3 100%
Federal Circuit 1 1 0 0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 8 1 7 87.5%
U.S. District Court 0 0 0 0%
Total 83 17 66 79.5%

2008

The court's 2008 term ran from October 2008 to June 2009. It decided 79 cases, reversing a lower court in 60 (76.0 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (16), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (13). Seven circuits had all of their decisions reversed: Fourth (five), Sixth (five), Seventh (one), Eighth (four), Tenth (two), D.C. (one), and Federal (four).

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2008
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 4 2 2 50.0%
Second Circuit 9 2 7 77.8%
Third Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Fourth Circuit 5 0 5 100%
Fifth Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Sixth Circuit 5 0 5 100%
Seventh Circuit 1 0 1 100%
Eighth Circuit 4 0 4 100%
Ninth Circuit 16 3 13 81.3%
Tenth Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Eleventh Circuit 3 3 0 0%
D.C. Circuit 1 0 1 100%
Federal Circuit 4 0 4 100%
Armed Forces 1 1 0 0%
State Court 15 4 11 73.3%
U.S. District Court 1 0 1 100%
Total 79 18 60 76.0%

2007

The court's 2007 term ran from October 2007 to June 2008. It decided 71 cases, reversing a lower court in 46 (64.8 percent) of them. The Ninth Circuit originated the most cases decided this term (10), and was also the circuit overturned the most times (eight). The Tenth Circuit was the only circuit to have all of its decisions (two) reversed.

SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2007
Court Decided Affirmed Reversed Percent Reversed
First Circuit 2 1 1 50.0%
Second Circuit 7 5 2 28.6%
Third Circuit 0 0 0 0%
Fourth Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Fifth Circuit 5 1 4 80.0%
Sixth Circuit 3 1 2 66.7%
Seventh Circuit 6 5 1 16.7%
Eighth Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Ninth Circuit 10 2 8 80.0%
Tenth Circuit 2 0 2 100%
Eleventh Circuit 6 2 4 66.7%
D.C. Circuit 5 2 3 60.0%
Federal Circuit 4 1 3 75.0%
Armed Forces 0 0 0 0%
State Court 11 2 9 81.8%
U.S. District Court 2 0 2 100%
Total 71 24 46 64.8%

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See also


Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, “The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload,” accessed February 5, 2024
  2. ↑ SCOTUSblog, “Supreme Court Procedure,” accessed February 5, 2024
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SCOTUSblog, “Supreme Court Procedure,” accessed July 25, 2025
  4. ↑ SCOTUSblog, "STAT PACK ARCHIVE," November 16, 2023
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