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snot

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3. Curious about how liberal or conservative that judge is, & who appointed them.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:06 PM

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If they're liberal rather than conservative, it might be overturned on appeal.

(I don't mean to imply that I have any knowledge of the applicable law; I've just found that, e.g., if a judgment is upheld by a notoriously conservative circuit, its odds of surviving higher appeal seem to increase.)

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