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October term 2022-2023">Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2021-2022" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022">Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2020-2021" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2020-2021">Supreme Court cases, October term 2020-2021</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2019-2020" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2019-2020">Supreme Court cases, October term 2019-2020</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2018-2019" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2018-2019">Supreme Court cases, October term 2018-2019</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2017-2018" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2017-2018">Supreme Court cases, October term 2017-2018</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2016-2017" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2016-2017">Supreme Court cases, October term 2016-2017</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2015-2016" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2015-2016">Supreme Court cases, October term 2015-2016</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_and_courts" title="United States Supreme Court cases and courts">All earlier cases</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/History_of_the_Supreme_Court" title="History of the Supreme Court">HISTORY OF THE COURT</a> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_and_courts#Cases_by_chief_justice" title="United States Supreme Court cases and courts">Cases by chief justice</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_and_courts#Cases_by_decade" title="United States Supreme Court cases and courts">Cases by decade</a></li></ul></li> <li>Recent vacancies <ul><li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2022" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2022">2022 VACANCY AND JACKSON CONFIRMATION</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2020" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2020">2020 VACANCY AND BARRETT CONFIRMATION</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2018:_An_overview" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2018: An overview">2018 VACANCY AND KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION</a></li> <li><a href="/Supreme_Court_vacancy,_2017:_An_overview" title="Supreme Court vacancy, 2017: An overview">2017 VACANCY AND GORSUCH CONFIRMATION</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div> <table class="infobox" style="text-align: center; width:20%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e"><big><b><a href="/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States"><span style="color:#ee971e;">SCOTUS</span></a></b><big> </big></big></th></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/File:Seal_of_SCOTUS.png" class="image"><img alt="Seal of SCOTUS.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/9b/Seal_of_SCOTUS.png/135px-Seal_of_SCOTUS.png" decoding="async" width="135" 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October term 2019-2020">2019-2020 term</option><option value="Supreme Court cases, October term 2018-2019">2018-2019 term</option><option value="Supreme Court cases, October term 2017-2018">2017-2018 term</option><option value="Supreme Court cases, October term 2016-2017">2016-2017 term</option><option value="Supreme Court cases, October term 2015-2016">2015-2016 term</option></select><button value="Submit" class="form-control" text="Submit">Submit</button></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Judgeships </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Posts:</b> 9</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Judges:</b> 9</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Judges </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Chief:</b> <a href="/John_Roberts_(Supreme_Court)" title="John Roberts (Supreme Court)">John Roberts</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Active:</b> <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Samuel_Alito">Samuel Alito</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Amy_Coney_Barrett">Amy Coney Barrett</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Neil_Gorsuch">Neil Gorsuch</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson">Ketanji Brown Jackson</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elena_Kagan">Elena Kagan</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brett_Kavanaugh">Brett Kavanaugh</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Roberts_(Supreme_Court)">John Roberts</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sonia_Sotomayor">Sonia Sotomayor</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Clarence_Thomas_(Supreme_Court)">Clarence Thomas</a></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p><p>This page covers cases granted <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for appellate review in which SCOTUS <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> the lower court's ruling. <a href="/Original_jurisdiction" title="Original jurisdiction">Original jurisdiction</a> cases cannot be considered <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span> or <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> since SCOTUS is the first and only court that rules in the case. </p><p>When the U.S. Supreme Court is asked to review a case, a petition for a <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>A court's written order commanding the recipient to either do or refrain from doing a specified act. </p>">writ</span></i> of <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> 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 <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i>. The court accepts and hears arguments in about 80 cases per term and settles 100 or more cases without hearing arguments. Granting <i><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Latin for 'to be more fully informed.' It is an 'order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-courts.pdf'><i>Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts</i>, 'Understanding the Federal Courts,' accessed May 23, 2019</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">certiorari</span></i> requires affirmative votes from four justices.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Reversal_rates_for_October_Term_2023-2024"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Reversal rates for October Term 2023-2024</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Data_chart"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Data chart</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Reversal_rates_(2007-present)"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Reversal rates (2007-present)</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Reversal_rate_charts"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Reversal rate charts</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Data_by_term"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Data by term</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#2023"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#2021"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#2019"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">2019</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#2017"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">2017</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#2015"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#2011"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">2011</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#2010"><span class="tocnumber">16</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#2009"><span class="tocnumber">17</span> <span class="toctext">2009</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">18</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#2007"><span class="tocnumber">19</span> <span class="toctext">2007</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#The_circuits"><span class="tocnumber">19.1</span> <span class="toctext">The circuits</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">19.2</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">19.3</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Reversal_rates_for_October_Term_2023-2024">Reversal rates for October Term 2023-2024</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2023-2024" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024">Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The <a href="/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> (SCOTUS) issued opinions in 62 cases during its <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2023-2024" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024">October 2023 term</a>. In this count, we included two cases: <i><a href="/Carnahan_v._Maloney" title="Carnahan v. Maloney">Carnahan v. Maloney</a></i> (2023) that was <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>'[T]he ruling by a judge that all or a portion (one or more of the causes of action) of the plaintiff's lawsuit is terminated (thrown out) at that point without further evidence or testimony.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=538'><i>Law.com</i>, 'Dismiss,' accessed April 1, 2021</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">dismissed</span> and <i><a href="/Moyle_v._United_States" title="Moyle v. United States">Moyle v. United States</a></i> (2023), that was <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>'[T]he ruling by a judge that all or a portion (one or more of the causes of action) of the plaintiff's lawsuit is terminated (thrown out) at that point without further evidence or testimony.'&lt;ref&gt;<a target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener' class='external text' href='https://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=538'><i>Law.com</i>, 'Dismiss,' accessed April 1, 2021</a>&lt;/ref&gt; </p>">dismissed</span> as improvidently granted. </p><p>SCOTUS reversed 44 lower court decisions (70.97 percent) and <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span> 15 decisions (24 percent). This term's reversal rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the average rate of reversal since 2007 (71.3 percent). Ten of the October 2023 term cases originated in the <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> and <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a> each, the most from any circuit (including state courts). The Ninth Circuit had five cases <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and four cases <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span>, and the Fifth Circuit had eight cases <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> and three cases <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span>. </p><p>Since 2007, the <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a> had a reversal rate of 80.7 percent. That is the highest reversal rate, followed by the <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> with a 79 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 <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a> at 62.1 percent. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Data_chart">Data chart</span></h3> <center><iframe title="SCOTUS decisions by circuit (Oct. Term 2023-2024)" aria-label="Split Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-6A8i7" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/6A8i7/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="620" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></center> <h2><span id="Reversal_rates_.282007-present.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Reversal_rates_(2007-present)">Reversal rates (2007-present)</span></h2> <p>This page compiles statistics going back to 2007 because that is the earliest year reliable data on cases by circuit is available on <i>SCOTUSblog</i>. If you know of earlier datasets that we could include here, please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">contact us</a>. </p><p><br /> Since 2007, SCOTUS has released opinions in <b>1,250 cases</b>. Of those, it reversed a lower court decision <b>891 times (71.3 percent)</b> while affirming a lower court decision <b>347 times (27.8 percent)</b>. In that time period, SCOTUS has decided more cases originating from the <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a> (243) than from any other circuit. The next-most Article III circuit court is the <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a>, which had 105 decisions. During that span, SCOTUS overturned a greater number and percentage of cases originating from the Ninth Circuit (192, or 79 percent). </p><p>The Supreme Court hears and reaches decisions in an average of 74.3 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. <a href="/Original_jurisdiction" title="Original jurisdiction">Original jurisdiction</a> cases cannot be considered <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court confirming a lower court's decision. </p>">affirmed</span> or <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>The action of an appellate court overturning a lower court's decision. </p>">reversed</span> since SCOTUS is the first and only court that rules in the case. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Reversal_rate_charts">Reversal rate charts</span></h3> <p>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 <i>SCOTUSblog</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Information for the October Term 2022 and 2023 were compiled from our <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2022-2023" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023">Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023</a> and <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2023-2024" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024">Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024</a> pages, sourced directly from the court. </p> <center><iframe title="Overturn rate by circuit (2007 - Present)" aria-label="Column Chart" id="datawrapper-chart-TQRXB" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/TQRXB/8/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="405" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></center> <center><iframe title="SCOTUS decisions by circuit (2007 - Present)" aria-label="Stacked Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-gKzgj" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/gKzgj/10/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="500" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></center> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Data_by_term">Data by term</span></h3> <p>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. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2023">2023</span></h1> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2023-2024" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024">Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2023</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td>First Circuit</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Second Circuit</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Third Circuit</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fourth Circuit</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fifth Circuit</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sixth Circuit</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Seventh Circuit</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eighth Circuit</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ninth Circuit</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tenth Circuit</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eleventh Circuit</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>25.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>D.C. Circuit</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Federal Circuit</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Armed Forces</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>State Court</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td>U.S. District Court</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">62 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">15 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">44 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">70.96% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <p><br /> </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h1> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2022-2023" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023">Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2022</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>71.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>87.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td>11</td> <td>78.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">60 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">17 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">42 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">70% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <p><br /> </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2021">2021</span></h1> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2021-2022" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022">Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2021</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>87.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>25.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">66 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">12 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">54 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">81.8% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h1> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2020-2021" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2020-2021">Supreme Court cases, October term 2020-2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2020</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>71.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td>93.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>25.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">69 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">14 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">55 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">79.7% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2019">2019</span></h1> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2019-2020" title="Supreme Court cases, October term 2019-2020">Supreme Court cases, October term 2019-2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>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). </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2019</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>25.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> <td>90.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>58.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>57.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>62.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>72.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">69 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">23 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">46 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">66.7% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2018</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>42.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td>12</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>42.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> <td>82.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">74 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">27 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">47 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">63.5% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2017</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>57.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>3</td> <td>12</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>83.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">74 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">19 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">52 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">70.3% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>87.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>82.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">71 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">15 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">56 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">78.9% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2015">2015</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2015</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>55.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>72.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>3</td> <td>17</td> <td>85.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">87 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">31 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">55 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">63.2% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2014</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>87.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>10</td> <td>62.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>40.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">75 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">21 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">53 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">70.7% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2013</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>40.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> <td>81.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>25.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> <td>11</td> <td>91.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>83.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">75 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">20 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">55 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">73.3% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2012</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>83.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>33.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td>12</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>58.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">78 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">22 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">56 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">71.8% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2011">2011</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2011</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>57.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>7</td> <td>17</td> <td>70.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>25.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>63.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">75 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">28 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">47 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">62.7% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2010</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>83.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>7</td> <td>19</td> <td>73.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>57.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">82 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">24 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">57 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">69.5% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2009">2009</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2009</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>85.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>40.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>90.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td>73.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>87.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">83 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">17 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">66 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">79.5% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h1> <p>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). </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2008</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>77.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>3</td> <td>13</td> <td>81.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td>73.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">79 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">18 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">60 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">76.0% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="2007">2007</span></h1> <p>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. </p> <center> <table class="bptable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;"><i>SCOTUS decisions by circuit, 2007</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Court </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Decided </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Affirmed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Reversed </th> <th style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Percent Reversed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_1st_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit">First Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>50.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_2nd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit">Second Circuit</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>28.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_3rd_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit">Third Circuit</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_4th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit">Fourth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_5th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit">Fifth Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_6th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit">Sixth Circuit</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>16.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_8th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_9th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit">Ninth Circuit</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>80.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_10th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit">Tenth Circuit</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_11th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit">Eleventh Circuit</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>66.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">D.C. Circuit</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>75.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Courts_and_judges_by_state" title="Courts and judges by state">State Court</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> <td>81.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Court</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>100% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">71 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">24 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">46 </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">64.8% </th></tr> </tbody></table></center> <div id="stopHeaderTabs" style="display:none;"></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_circuits">The circuits</span></h2> <p>Not sure what circuit you live in? 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vertical-align:middle;" align="center"><a href="/Chief_justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief justice">Former chief justices</a></td><td align="center"> <p><a href="/Warren_Burger" title="Warren Burger">Burger</a> • <a href="/Salmon_Portland_Chase" title="Salmon Portland Chase">Chase</a> • <a href="/Oliver_Ellsworth" title="Oliver Ellsworth">Ellsworth</a> • <a href="/Melville_Weston_Fuller" title="Melville Weston Fuller">Fuller</a> • <a href="/Charles_Evans_Hughes" title="Charles Evans Hughes">Hughes</a> • <a href="/John_Jay" title="John Jay">Jay</a> • <a href="/John_Marshall" title="John Marshall">Marshall</a> • <a href="/William_Rehnquist" title="William Rehnquist">Rehnquist</a> • <a href="/John_Rutledge" title="John Rutledge">Rutledge</a> • <a href="/Harlan_Fiske_Stone" title="Harlan Fiske Stone">Stone</a> • <a href="/William_Howard_Taft" title="William Howard Taft">Taft</a> • <a href="/Roger_Brooke_Taney" title="Roger Brooke Taney">Taney</a> • <a href="/Frederick_Vinson" title="Frederick Vinson">Vinson</a> • <a href="/Morrison_Waite" title="Morrison Waite">Waite</a> • <a href="/Earl_Warren" title="Earl Warren">Warren</a> • </p> <a href="/Edward_Douglass_White" title="Edward Douglass White">White</a></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ccccff; 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