Justice Corrigan has participated in 96 criminal sentencing cases since joining the Court, supporting defendants in 36 cases and voting against defendants 60 times.  From 2006 to 2009, she voted for defendants in seven of 24 cases.  From 2010 to 2014, she voted for defendants in 14 cases and against them 23 times.  From 2015 to 2019, she voted for defendants 15 times and against them in 20 cases.

Justice Corrigan has participated in 32 criminal sentencing cases won by the defendants below, voting to affirm in a dozen and to reverse, in whole or in part, 20 times.  From 2006 to 2009, she voted to affirm in three of nine cases.  From 2010 to 2014, she voted to affirm in three cases and to reverse in ten cases.  From 2015 to 2019, she voted to affirm six times and to reverse in four cases.

Justice Corrigan has participated in 64 criminal sentencing cases lost by the defendants below.  She has voted to reverse 24 of those decisions and to affirm 40 times.  From 2006 to 2009, she voted to reverse four times and to affirm in eleven cases.  From 2010 to 2014, she voted to reverse 11 times and to affirm in 13 cases.  From 2015 to 2019, she voted to reverse nine times and to affirm in 16 cases.

Join us back here tomorrow as we review the Chief Justice’s voting record in criminal sentencing cases.

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