what percentage of cases does the supreme court accept certiorari?
The Supreme Court Press is not responsible for any errors on this website. What is the Probability that Certiorari will be Granted? Getting a case heard by the Supreme Court is considerably more difficult than gaining admission to Harvard. In 2010, there were 5,910 petitions for a Writ of Certiorari filed with the Supreme Court, but cert was granted for only 165 cases. That is a success rate of only 2.8%. (In contrast, Harvard admitted 5.9% of its applicants in the year 2012).