With the Supreme Court beginning its 2013 term next week, we conduct our 29th 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 upcoming term.
During its 2012 term, the Supreme Court handed down merits opinions reviewing decisions by the U.S. Courts of Appeals in 67 cases, including one summary reversal. The performance of the circuit courts is described in the chart accompanying this article, with the Supreme Court affirming (in whole or in part) 19 decisions (or 28 percent), and reversing 48 (or 72 percent) of these 67 cases.
