Judicial Drift Measured

1. Judicial ideology, as in whether it leans left or right
2. they tend to shift more to the left
3. as in former correspondent Linda Greenhouse; when justices are first appointed, there is a lot of pressure for them to not toe the line, but as they serve longer, this pressure goes away and they can be more centrist.
4. when judges are first appointed, they want to fit in to their party so they hold onto beliefs pretty strongly but this grip fades as time goes on and they become accepted.
5. no one really remembers rulings on conservative matters, but more liberal ones like Brown v Board go down in history and are generally celebrated.
6. republicans show their distaste for Roberts because of his general shift to the left and his decisions on the affordable healthcare act
7. i think the most realistic is the greenhouse effect because i know that old people don't really care about other peoples' opinions as much when they grow old and i don't see why justices in the SCOTUS should be any different.