[godfrey n. glad]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_C...urt_of_Appeals

On the Ninth Circuit:

The court is considered by some to have an overly liberal bias, but arguably a majority of its judges are conservatives. While 17 judges have been appointed by Democratic presidents, 5 of those are solid conservatives. Thus only 12 of the Democrat-appointed judges are liberals or moderates, potentially leaving the remaining 15 as conservatives. It is often cited as "the most overturned appeals court in the United States", but this is mostly a product of its high caseload. On a percentage basis, the circuit is not overturned much more than any other.

also

However, some scholars and observers believe that the case against the Ninth Circuit is overstated, and note that the court “is more likely than other circuits to handle complex issues that require legal pioneering in a rapidly changing society.”

from
http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsVi...b=7&docID=1447