In our last post, we looked at the originating trial courts for the Supreme Court’s civil docket for the years 2009 through 2013.  With this post, we’re looking at the Court’s criminal docket for the same years.

In 2009, the Court decided a dozen criminal cases from Los Angeles.  The Court decided five cases from Alameda, Riverside and Santa Clara counties, four from San Diego, three from Fresno, Sacramento and Monterey counties, and two from Contra Costa, Kern, Orange, San Bernardino, San Joaquin and Yolo counties.  The Court decided one criminal case apiece from  Imperial, San Mateo, San Francisco, Ventura, Madera, Kings, Lassen, Trinity and Nevada counties.

In 2010, the Court decided eighteen criminal cases from Los Angeles.  The Court decided eight cases from San Diego, seven from Riverside, six from San Bernardino, five from Orange and four from Sacramento County and from the Court’s original jurisdiction.  The Court decided three criminal cases from Alameda County and two from Santa Clara, Ventura and Solano counties.  The Court decided one criminal case each from Contra Costa, Kern, Sonoma, Yuba, Butte, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Tulare, San Luis Obispo, Kings, Lassen and Trinity counties.

In 2011, the Court decided eleven criminal cases from Los Angeles.  The Court decided eight cases from Riverside and six cases from San Diego County.  The Court decided three criminal cases from Orange and Sacramento counties, and two each from Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Ventura and Monterey counties.  The Court decided one criminal case apiece from Alameda, Sonoma, Tulare, Humboldt, Kings and Sutter counties.

In 2012, the Court decided twenty-one criminal cases from Los Angeles.  The Court decided six cases from San Diego, five from Alameda, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, four from Kern County, three from Sacramento, Santa Clara and Yolo counties and two from Sonoma, Ventura and Lassen counties.  The Court decided one criminal case each from Placer, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz,  Yuba, San Francisco, Madera, Napa, Tulare, Solano and Monterey counties.

In 2013, the Court decided thirteen cases from Los Angeles.  The Court decided six cases from Orange County, five from Santa Clara, four from Kern, Riverside and San Diego and two from Contra Costa, San Bernardino and Stanislaus counties.  The Court decided one criminal case each from Alameda, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Monterey and Kings counties, and one certified question appeal from the Northern District of California.

Join us back here next Thursday as we turn our attention to the Court’s most recent years.

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