| Assume that the 8th Circuit has 10 judges,
including 6 "conservatives" and 4 "liberals." Your case will be decided by a three-judge panel, with the judges randomly drawn. To win your civil rights case, you will have to have a panel with at least 2 liberals. What are the odds you will get it? (Estimate) Answer 46/240 (or about 20%)(The odds of getting 3 liberals are only 1/60) |