Today, we’re reviewing the contents of our database, which includes every case decided by the California Supreme Court since January 8, 1990.  For every case, we’ve captured the following data points:

CIVIL CASES:

Official Reporter Citation

California Reporter Citation

Docket Number

Case Name

Petitioner

Petitioner Governmental Entity (Y/N)

Respondent Governmental Entity (Y/N)

Source of Appellate Jurisdiction

Originating Jurisdiction

Trial Court

Trial Judge

Source of Case (Court of Appeal)

Lower Court Dissent (Y/N)

Lower Court Published (Y/N)

Lower Court Disposition

Lower Court Disposition Direction

Petition Filed

Petition Granted

Opening Brief Filed

Reply Brief Filed

Final Brief Filed (Amicus or Supplemental)

Oral Argument

Decision

Lapse of Days Petition Filed to Grant

Lapse Grant to Opening Brief

Lapse Opening Brief to Reply Brief

Lapse Reply Brief to Final Brief (Amicus or Supplemental)

Grant to Oral Argument

Argument to Decision

Issue

Issue Area

Disposition Direction

Dissent Direction

Disposition

Winning Party

Majority Opinion Writer

Concurrence(s) Writer(s)

Dissent(s) Writer(s)

Majority Votes

Minority Votes

Length of Majority Opinion

Length of Concurrence(s)

Length of Dissent(s)

Amici Supporting Petitioner

Amici Supporting Respondent

Amici Supporting Neither

Since 2016:

Total Questions to Petitioner

Total Questions to Respondent

For Each of Seven Justices, including any sitting by designation:

Vote

Questions to Petitioner

Questions to Respondent

Questions in Rebuttal

Join Concurrence (Y/N)

Join Dissent (Y/N)

Direction of Vote

Recusal (Y/N)

Arguing Counsel for Prevailing Party

Arguing Counsel for Losing Party

Arguing Counsel for Amici

 

CRIMINAL CASES:

Official Reporter Citation

California Reporter Citation

Docket Number

Case Name

Petitioner

Petitioner Governmental Entity (Y/N)

Respondent Governmental Entity (Y/N)

Source of Appellate Jurisdiction

Originating Jurisdiction

Trial Court

Trial Judge

Source of Case (Court of Appeal)

Lower Court Dissent (Y/N)

Lower Court Published (Y/N)

Lower Court Disposition

Lower Court Disposition Direction

Death Judgment Certified (in Death Penalty cases)

Petition Filed

Petition Granted

Record Certified

Habeas OSC

Counsel Appointed

Opening Brief Filed

Reply Brief Filed

Final Brief Filed (Amicus or Supplemental)

Oral Argument

Decision

Time Lapse Certified Judgment to Record Certified

Lapse Petition Filed to Granted

Lapse Record Certified to Counsel Appointed

Lapse Petition Filed to Habeas OSC

Lapse Petition Granted to Counsel Appointed

Lapse Counsel Appointed to Opening Brief

Lapse Opening Brief to Reply Brief

Lapse Reply Brief to Amicus or Supplemental Brief

Lapse Last Brief to Oral Argument

Lapse Grant to Oral Argument

Lapse Oral Argument to Decision

Issue

Issue Area

Disposition Direction

Dissent Direction

Disposition

Winning Party

Majority Opinion Writer

Concurrence(s) Writer(s)

Dissent(s) Writer(s)

Majority Votes

Minority Votes

Length of Majority Opinion

Length of Concurrence(s)

Length of Dissent(s)

Amici Supporting Petitioner

Amici Supporting Respondent

Amici Supporting Neither

Since 2016:

Total Questions to Petitioner

Total Questions to Respondent

For Each of Seven Justices, including any sitting by designation:

Vote

Questions to Petitioner

Questions to Respondent

Questions in Rebuttal

Join Concurrence (Y/N)

Join Dissent (Y/N)

Direction of Vote

Recusal (Y/N)

Arguing Counsel for Prevailing Party

Arguing Counsel for Losing Party

Arguing Counsel for Amici

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