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How often does an appellate court reverse the decision of a lower court?
If an appellate court reviews a case of a lower court, how often does the appellate court reverse the decision of the lower court?
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The reversal rate depends on the court, but in general appellate courts frequently reverse the lower courts - they don't bother taking cases if they are just going to affirm the lower court. For example, the US supreme court (the highest appellate court in the US) has a reversal rate of about 75%.
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