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Judicial Statistics
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Southern California Appellate News
State Stats are out!
The 2021 Court Statistics Report on Statewide Caseload Trends is now out and available here!These stats come with this disclaimer: FISCAL YEAR 2019 -20 DATA WERE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED DUE TO…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
The Pandemic Didn’t Slow Down the Sixth Circuit
We keep up on statistics important to our clients, such as the time it takes to decide appeals, and we were especially interested to see how the pandemic had affected…
China Justice Observer
SPC Issues 2020 Work Report
By Publisher
On the afternoon of Mar. 8, Zhou Qiang, the President of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), delivered a report on the work of the SPC to the fourth session of the 13th NPC.…
Southern California Appellate News
Bad Data?
At The Lectern points out that the Judicial Council's official Court Statistic Report (which was recently revised) still seems wrong. For instance, the stats say that the Supreme Court granted…
Southern California Appellate News
Revised Stats Report Posted!
The Revised 2020 Court Statistics Report has now been posted here! (The original report, posted in Sept. 2020, was pulled on Dec. 31, 2020 to be "updated" because some of…
Illinois Supreme Court Review
What Are the Reversal Rates in Criminal Cases for the Divisions of Chicago’s First District, 1990-2020?
By Kirk Jenkins
This week, we’re reviewing the reversal rates for the Appellate Court in criminal cases since 1990. First up, the six Divisions of Chicago’s First District of the Appellate Court. Since…
Reverse & Render
Texas Supreme Court statistics for 2020
This past year presented some unique challenges for the judiciary, and specifically for the Supreme Court of Texas. The court confronted a pandemic, a ransomeware attack, and some unusual election-year…
Illinois Supreme Court Review
How Has Justice Karmeier Voted in Domestic Relations Cases?
By Kirk Jenkins
Since joining the Court, Justice Karmeier has participated in 37 domestic relations cases. He has voted for defendants in 18 cases and against them 19 times. Between 2005 and 2009,…
Illinois Supreme Court Review
How Did Domestic Relations Defendants Fare at the Supreme Court From 2000 to 2009?
By Kirk Jenkins
Between 2000 and 2009, the Supreme Court decided 33 domestic relations cases. Defendants won 14 of those cases and lost 19. From 2000 to 2004, defendants won nine cases and…
California Supreme Court Review
How Did Defendants Fare in Criminal Sentencing Cases 1990-1999?
By Kirk Jenkins
Between 1990 and 1999, the Supreme Court decided 54 criminal sentencing cases. The Court sided with defendants in only one-third of those cases, finding against defendants 36 times. Between 1990…