Our next data set is the civil cases between 2000 and 2009 from the Third District.
Will County is by far the biggest county in the Third, with 43.25% of the population among the counties which contributed cases in this
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Where Do the Civil Cases from the Second District Reviewed by the Supreme Court Originate (Part II:2000-2009)
By Kirk Jenkins
This week we’re reviewing the county-of-origin data for the civil docket for the years 2000 through 2009.
First, we compare the populations of the Second District counties which produced cases during the decade.
Du Page County had 30.58% of the…
Where Do the Civil Cases Reviewed by the Supreme Court From the Fifth District Originate (Part 1 – 1990-1999)
By Kirk Jenkins
Finally, we come to the Fifth District, the largest District in terms of the total number of counties covered (18) and the next-to-smallest District by population, only a few thousand residents ahead of the Fourth District. St. Clair and Madison…
Where Do the Civil Cases Reviewed by the Supreme Court From the Fourth District Originate (Part 1 – 1990-1999)
By Kirk Jenkins
This time, we’re reviewing the geographic distribution of civil cases from the Fourth District during the 1990s.
The Fourth District has the largest number of counties of the three Districts we’ve reviewed so far – sixteen during this decade –…
Where Do the Civil Cases Reviewed by the Supreme Court From the Third District Originate (Part 1 – 1990-1999)
By Kirk Jenkins
With this post, we’re reviewing the distribution of civil cases from the Third District for the years 1990 through 1999. First, let’s look at the population distribution.
As of the 2000 census, the Third District was large geographically – encompassing…
Where Do the Civil Cases Reviewed by the Supreme Court From the Second District Originate (Part 1 – 1990-1999)
By Kirk Jenkins
Today we begin a new series, looking at the geographic origins of the Supreme Court’s civil docket from the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts of the Appellate Court. (If you’re wondering why we’re not addressing the First District, there’s…
Reviewing the Reversal Rates by Areas of Civil Law for the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts, 2010-2019
By Kirk Jenkins
Today, we’re completing our trip through the reversal rates for the Districts of the Appellate Court, divided by areas of civil law. For this final post, we’re looking at the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts for the years 2010…
Reviewing the Reversal Rates for the Divisions of the First District Appellate Court, 2010-2019
By Kirk Jenkins
For the final phase of our review, we’re looking at the reversal rate at the Supreme Court in civil cases from the First District for the years 2010 through 2019.
We begin with the overall reversal rates for the First…
Reviewing Reversal Rates in the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts by Area of Law, 2000-2009
By Kirk Jenkins
This time, we’re reviewing the reversal rates in civil cases, divided by the area of law, for the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts of the Appellate Court between 2000 and 2009.
Overall, 77.8% of employment law cases were reversed…
Reviewing Reversal Rates in the First District by Area of Civil Law, 2000-2009
By Kirk Jenkins
Today, we’re continuing our review of civil reversal rates of the Districts and Divisions of the Appellate Court, divided by areas of civil law for the years 2000 through 2009.
Overall, the Supreme Court reversed 100% of the decisions from…