With the U.S. Supreme Court beginning its 2009 term next month, we conduct our 25th annual review of the performance of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit over the past term, and briefly discuss the Second Circuit decisions scheduled for review during the new term.

During the 2008 term, the Court issued 61 decisions reviewing opinions by the federal courts of appeals. The Court reversed or vacated judgments in 48, as the performance table shows.