Since joining the Court, Justice Kruger has written thirty-two majority opinions. Six involved civil procedure. Five each were government and administrative law, tort law and employment law. Justice Kruger has written two majorities involving constitutional law and insurance law and
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California Supreme Court Review, published by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, focuses on detailed analysis and commentary related to the California Supreme Court's decisions and appellate practices. The blog covers trends in majority opinion lengths, unanimity rates, and caseload changes in both civil and criminal cases. It also addresses practical differences in appellate procedures across neighboring states, providing insights for appellate practitioners. The content includes data-driven reviews of court opinions, discussions on litigation strategies, and updates on regulatory and administrative law developments relevant to California's highest court.
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Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Leondra Kruger (Part 4 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Justice Kruger has voted with the majority in 94.06% of all civil cases. She was in the majority in 96.3% of cases in 2015, 83.33% in 2016, 90.48% in 2017, 100% in 2018, 97.06% in 2019, 96.55% in 2020 and…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Leondra Kruger (Part 3 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Since joining the Court, Justice Kruger has voted to affirm in civil cases 71 times. She has cast split votes – affirm in part, reverse in part – 21 times and has voted to reverse 110 times. Affirm votes have…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Leondra Kruger (Part 2 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Since joining the Court in 2015, Justice Kruger has written 49 opinions in civil cases: 32 majorities, 10 concurrences and seven dissents. All of her dissents were in 2016 (4 dissents) and 2017 (3 dissents). Justice Kruger wrote two concurrences…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Leondra Kruger (Part 1 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
This week, we begin our review of the tenure of Justice Leondra Kruger. Justice Kruger took her seat in 2015, replacing Justice Joyce L. Kennard. Since joining the Court, Justice Kruger has participated in 219 civil cases – 27 in…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Goodwin Liu (Part 6 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Justice Liu has written 67 majority opinions in criminal cases since joining the Court in 2011. He has written 27 majority opinions in criminal cases (40.3% of the total). He has written ten opinions in sentencing cases, seven in criminal…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Goodwin Liu (Part 5 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
In this and the following post, we’ll be completing our six-part review of Justice Goodwin Liu’s tenure to date, looking at the areas of civil and criminal law in which he’s written his majority and minority opinions. Note once again…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Goodwin Liu (Part 4 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
In part 4 of our review of Justice Liu’s tenure, we’re reviewing the data on how in sync with the Court’s shifting majorities he has been during his tenure. More specifically, we’re calculating the percentage of civil and criminal cases…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Goodwin Liu (Part 3 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Today, we’re continuing our review of Justice Goodwin Liu’s tenure with an in-depth look at his voting record on the Court.
Since joining the Court, Justice Liu has cast 106 votes to affirm, 157 votes to reverse and 24 split…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Goodwin Liu (Part 2 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Since joining the Court in 2011, Justice Liu has written 84 opinions in civil cases – 52 majority opinions, 22 concurrences and 10 dissents. His heaviest year for majority opinions was 2013 with eight. His lightest full years, with four…