Yesterday, we reviewed the average length of the Court’s opinions – majorities, concurrences and dissents – for the years 1990 through 2003. Today, we’re bringing the numbers up to the present day.
We noted yesterday that majority opinions seemed to have gotten slightly longer on average for the years 1990 through 2003. For the years
This week, we’re turning our attention to a new subject – how has the average length of the Court’s majority, concurring and dissenting opinions in civil cases changed between 1990 and 2017? In studying the numbers, we’re looking for evidence on two points: are opinions getting consistently longer or shorter, whether because of the evolution
Yesterday, we reviewed average votes to affirm in criminal cases for the First District’s Divisions and the first five Divisions of the Second District. Today, we’re reviewing the data for the rest of the state.
Division Six of the Second District had a votes to affirm of four or more in only three years (1998,
Last week, we delved more deeply into how each District and Division of the Court of Appeal has fared before the Supreme Court, reviewing the yearly average votes to affirm each court’s decision in civil cases. This week, we’re reviewing the numbers for criminal cases from 1990 to 2017.
Division One of the First District
Today, we’re concluding our review of the average votes to affirm decisions in civil cases of each District and Division of the Court of Appeal between 1990 and 2017.
For Division Six of the Second District, average votes to affirm was at four or more Justices in seven years since 1990 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2000,
For the past two weeks, we’ve reviewed and compared the reversal rates for every District and Division of the Court of Appeal in civil and criminal cases at the Supreme Court. But all affirmances and all reversals aren’t created equal, which is a problem with inferring too much from a reversal rate alone. Whether the
Last time, we compared the twenty-eight year reversal rate for each District and Division of the Court of Appeal in civil and criminal cases before the Supreme Court. Then we began our review of the year-by-year data in criminal cases for the First District, and the first half of the Divisions of the Second District.
Earlier this week, we looked at the reversal rates of the various Districts and Divisions of the Court of Appeal in civil cases before the Supreme Court. Today and tomorrow, we’re reviewing the data for the Court’s criminal docket.
But before we turn to the court-by-court numbers, let’s compare overall rates, both among the courts
Yesterday, we began our court-by-court review of the three-year floating reversal rates of every District and Division of the Court of Appeal in civil cases decided by the Supreme Court. Today, we’re concluding that project with Divisions 5-8 of the Second District and the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Districts.
From 1990 to 2017, the
This week, we’re taking a close look at the reversal rates of the various Districts and Divisions of the Court of Appeal in civil cases. As always, we’re defining “criminal” cases in the data as criminal prosecutions, quasi-criminal actions (habeas corpus), juvenile and mental health cases that arise out of alleged criminal activity, and attorney