Justice Liu has participated in 21 civil cases primarily involving constitutional law issues since taking his seat in 2011. He has voted for defendants in seven cases and against defendants 14 times. Between 2012 and 2016, he voted against defendants in all eight constitutional law cases. Since that time, he has voted for defendants in
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 23 civil constitutional law cases since taking her seat in 2011, voting for defendants in only five cases while voting against defendants 18 times. Between 2011 and 2016, the Chief Justice voted for defendants once while voting against defendants 10 times. Between 2017 and 2019, the Chief Justice voted
Since joining the Court in 2006, Justice Corrigan has participated in 47 civil constitutional law cases, supporting the defendants in 18 cases and the plaintiffs 29 times. Between 2006 and 2010, she voted for defendants in 12 cases and for plaintiffs 10 times. Since that time, Justice Corrigan has supported defendants in civil constitutional law
Today, we begin our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in civil constitutional law cases. During his tenure, Justice Chin has participated in 104 civil constitutional law cases, voting for defendants in 47 cases and against defendants 57 times. Between 1996 and 1999, Justice Chin voted for defendants in six of 17 cases. Justice
Between 2010 and 2019, defendants in civil constitutional law case have won only 10 of 29 cases. Defendants were 4-0 in 2010, but then lost 12 straight cases from 2011 to 2016. Since 2017, defendants have won six and lost seven.
The Court has decided 11 civil constitutional law cases won by the defendants below.
Last time, we reviewed the Court’s voting records for civil cases involving constitutional law issues between 1990 and 1999. This time, we’re looking at the years 2000 through 2009. Overall, defendants won 28 cases while losing 32. Defendants were 9-6 for the years 2001-2002, but 4-6 in 2002 and 2-3 in both 2003 and 2004.
Today, we’re taking up a new area of law in our examination of the Justices’ voting records – constitutional law. Between 1990 and 1999, defendants in constitutional law cases won 25 cases and lost 36. In 1991, defendants were 3-5. They were 1-5 in 1993, 2-4 in 1994 and 5-14 from 1996 to 1999.
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Today, we’re finishing our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in tort cases.
Justice Kruger has participated in 18 tort cases since taking her seat in 2015. She has voted for defendants in seven cases and for plaintiffs in eleven cases. In 2015 and 2016, she voted for plaintiffs in seven of eight cases.
This week, we’re reviewing the voting records in tort cases of our final three Justices: Justices Cuellar, Kruger and Groban.
Justice Cuellar has participated in seventeen tort cases since taking his seat in 2015. He has voted for defendants in seven cases and for plaintiffs ten times. In 2015 and 2016, he supported tort plaintiffs
Justice Liu participated in 31 tort cases from 2012 to 2019. He voted for defendants in 12 of those cases and voted for plaintiffs in 19 cases.
The Court has decided 15 cases won by tort defendants at the Court of Appeal. He has voted to affirm seven of those decisions, voting to reverse, at