I'm not so sure of how certain we can be, Keedy. There have been examples in previous appointments where the SCOTUS justice seemed to decide much differently than people were lead to believe prior to the confirmation of the appointment. Justice David Souter is a good example. He was appointed by President Bush 41 with the expectation that he would be a conservative justice. It turned out that his decisions and opinions leaned to the liberal side far more often than anticipated.