This time, we’re reviewing the average votes to affirm among the Districts and Divisions of the Court of Appeal in cases not affirmed unanimously.  In 2000, Division One of the First District and Division Two of the Second averaged 2.5 votes to affirm.  In 2001, Division Five of the First District averaged six votes to affirm.  In 2002, Division Four of the Second District averaged three votes, while Division One of the First averaged 2.5 votes to affirm.  In 2003, Division Two of the First averaged three votes, while Division Four of the First averaged 2.75.  In 2004, Division Two of the Second District averaged four votes to affirm, while Divisions Two, Three and Four of the First averaged zero.

In 2000, the Fifth District averaged three votes to affirm, while Division One of the Fourth averaged 2.5.  In 2001, Divisions Six and Seven of the Second District and Division One of the Fourth averaged three votes to affirm.  In 2002, Division One of the Fourth District averaged six votes to affirm.  In 2003, Division Five of the Second District averaged three votes to affirm, while Divisions Six and Seven of the Second, Division Three of the Fourth and the Fifth District averaged zero votes.  In 2004, Division Six of the Second District averaged seven votes to affirm.

In 2005, Divisions One and Five of the First District averaged three votes to affirm, while Division Three of the First District and Divisions Two, Three and Four of the Second averaged zero.  In 2006, Division One of the Second District averaged three votes to affirm.  In 2007, Division Three of the First District averaged two votes to affirm.  In 2008, Division Three of the First District averaged three votes, while Divisions One and Five of the First and Division Two of the Second District averaged zero.  In 2009, the only three courts which contributed cases not affirmed unanimously – Divisions Three and Four of the First District and Division Three of the Second – were all reversed unanimously.

In 2005, Division Eight of the Second District averaged four votes to affirm, and Division One of the Fourth averaged 3.5.  In 2006, Division Eight of the Second averaged 3 votes to affirm.  In 2007, Divisions Six and Seven of the Second averaged five votes to affirm, and Division Eight of the Second averaged four.  In 2008, Division Eight of the Second averaged three votes to affirm.  In 2009, Division Eight averaged 2.5 votes.

Join us back here next time as we review the data for the years 2010 through 2020.

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