Last week, we reviewed the data on how the Supreme Court’s First District civil and criminal cases were distributed among the counties of the District.  Today, we’re looking at the Second District.

There are only four counties in the Second District – Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.  Given that Los Angeles accounts for 86.62% of the total population of the Second, it’ll surprise no one to hear that it also produces the overwhelming majority of the Second District cases.  Nonetheless, let’s go to the data.

In 1990, the Court decided thirteen cases from Los Angeles and two from Santa Barbara.  In 1991, the Court decided a dozen civil cases from L.A. and two from Ventura.  In 1992, the Court decided fifteen cases from Los Angeles and two from Santa Barbara.  In 1993, all ten of the Court’s Second District civil cases were from Los Angeles.  In 1994, the Court decided fourteen cases from Los Angeles, two from Santa Barbara and one from Ventura.

In 1995, the Court decided seventeen cases from Los Angeles, two from Santa Barbara and one from Ventura.  In 1996, the Court decided sixteen cases from Los Angeles and two from Santa Barbara.  In 1997, the Court decided seventeen cases from Los Angeles, two from Ventura and one from San Luis Obispo.  In 1998, the Court decided seventeen cases from Los Angeles and one from Ventura county.  In 1999, the Court decided twenty cases from Los Angeles and one each from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.

In 2000, the Court decided twenty-one civil cases from Los Angeles and one from San Luis Obispo.  In 2001, the Court decided fifteen cases from L.A. and one from Santa Barbara.  In 2002, the Court decided fourteen cases from Los Angeles, two from Ventura and one from Santa Barbara.  In 2003, the Court decided thirteen cases from Los Angeles and one from Santa Barbara.  In 2004, all twenty-two civil cases decided from the Second District originated in Los Angeles county.

Join us back here next time as we address the years 2005 to 2019.

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