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What about decisions reversed by a higher court?

Sometimes a higher court reverses the decision of a lower court.  Reversal by a higher court does not in itself indicate the quality of a judge’s work.  For instance, the higher court could be ruling on an issue for the first time or clarifying one of its earlier opinions that served as precedent for the lower court.

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