A 50% reversal rate is normal so its not a stretch to say 40% - 60% is within reasonable expectations and not cause for alarm.

Recall that only appealed cases can be overturned so its already a skewed sample set.

A more informative figure would be # of reversals to total number of rulings.

And even that would be a little misleading because many reversals result from appeals where the defense realizes they screwed up and do a better job the 2nd time.

I have heard it used for judges whom were thought to oppose abortion.

I'll take Sotomayor any day over worthless scumbags like Roberts, Alito, Thomas, and Scalia.

Roberts hasn't been so bad.

Thomas just sleeps all day.

Alito and Scalia are scum, though, right to the bone.

Roberts hasn't been that bad....yet. He hasn't had much time to be that way yet. But the 4 I mentioned always vote together....the wrong way.