Last time, we showed that between 1990 and 1999, as majority opinions in civil cases got substantially shorter, unanimity became significantly more common. What about the criminal docket?
The effect on the criminal side of the docket was even more
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Did Shorter Majorities Increase the Unanimity Rate in Civil Cases (Part 1 – 1990-1999)?
By Kirk Jenkins
At the outset of this series of posts, we noted that analytic research has shown a connection between the length of majority opinions and the unanimity rate. So my next step, now that we’ve reviewed the caseload data from the…
Was the Supreme Court’s Criminal Caseload Declining in the 1990s?
By Kirk Jenkins
Today, we’re looking at the data for the criminal docket at the Supreme Court during the 1990s – specifically (1) the total caseload; (2) the total number of pages of majority opinions written and (3) the average length of the…
Was the Supreme Court’s Civil Caseload Declining in the 1990s?
By Kirk Jenkins
This week, we’re turning our attention from the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court’s docket.
We’ll be reviewing three questions in order to analyze the impact of the slow decline in cases at the Appellate Court: (1) did the Supreme…
Reviewing Declining Dockets Part 6 – Criminal, 2011-2021
By Kirk Jenkins
We’re reviewing the data on declining dockets at the Appellate Court for the years 2011 through 2021 – today, the criminal docket.
Once again – just as with the civil docket – the First District saw the biggest drop from…
Reviewing Declining Dockets Part 5 – Civil, 2011-2021
By Kirk Jenkins
This week, we complete our review of the docket data from the Appellate Court, covering the years 2011 through 2021.
Below is the data for new civil filings at the Appellate Court. Filings in the First District were comparatively stable…
Reviewing Declining Dockets Part 4 – Criminal, 2001-2010
By Kirk Jenkins
This time, we’re reviewing the decline in Appellate Court criminal dockets between 2001 and 2010.
The sharpest decline was in the First District. There were 2,176 new criminal notices of appeal filed in 2000. Although that number rose to 2,334…
Reviewing Declining Dockets, Part 3 – Civil, 2001-2010
By Kirk Jenkins
Last time we reviewed the data for civil dockets in the Districts of the Appellate Court for the years 1997 through 2000. Today, we’re looking at the data for the years 2001 through 2010.
In 2000, the First District saw…
Reviewing Declining Dockets, Criminal Part 1 (1997-2000)
By Kirk Jenkins
Last time, we showed that although civil dockets were down a bit between 1997 and 2000 in the First and Fifth Districts, declines elsewhere in the state were negligible. This time, we look at the criminal dockets for the same…
Reviewing Declining Dockets, Civil Part 1 (1997-2000)
By Kirk Jenkins
Today we’re beginning a series of posts examining the declining dockets at the Appellate Court and assessing the impact on the Supreme Court’s work.
Below, we report the District-by-District new filings numbers for civil cases, 1997-2000 (all data comes from…