Today, we’re reviewing the data for the average lag time between oral argument and decision in civil cases at the Supreme Court.
During the 1990s, the average time increased significantly. In 1990, there was an average of 61.56 days’ wait from argument to decision. That dropped to 59.23 (1991), 56.42 (1992) and 59.26 (1993), before
Today, we reach a critical milestone in civil litigation at the Supreme Court: the average lag time from the last brief – regardless of whether it’s a party reply brief, an amicus brief or a supplemental brief – to the oral argument. Because of California’s rule that cases must be decided within ninety days following
Last week we reviewed the data for how long party briefing typically took in civil cases at the Supreme Court. This week, we’re looking at the next guideposts. The Supreme Court accepts additional briefs in nearly all its civil cases: amicus briefs; responses to amicus briefs; and supplemental briefs. How long does extra briefing typically
In our last post, we showed that the lag time from the order granting review in civil cases to the filing of the opening brief has edged up over the past thirty years by roughly twenty days. This time, we’re looking at the span for the next guidepost: the average number of days in civil
Our next step in our comprehensive review of lag times at the Supreme Court is the average time from the Court’s order granting review to the filing of the Appellant’s Opening Brief. Absent any extensions, the appellant’s opening brief is due 30 days after the order granting review. (Rule of Court 8.520(a).)
From 1990 to
Last time, as part of our review of lag time data for civil and criminal cases at the Supreme Court, we reviewed the composite lag time data – grant of review to oral argument. For this study, we’ve divided lag time data for civil cases by seven guideposts – Petition for Review filed; Petition granted;
Today, we’re beginning a new series of posts about an area that’s been controversial for generations: the lag time involved in appellate litigation, and the perception that cases take too long to resolve. We’ve published lag time data on the blog before divided into only two numbers: days from grant of review to oral argument
Today, we’re concluding our survey of the originating trial courts for the Supreme Court’s criminal cases from the Sixth District, looking at the numbers for the years 2005 to 2019.
In 2005, the Court decided two criminal cases from Santa Clara county. In 2006, there were four Santa Clara cases and one each from San
Last week, we reviewed the data on which counties accounted for the Sixth District’s civil cases decided by the Supreme Court since 1990. This week, we’re looking at the criminal cases.
In 1990, the Court decided one criminal case each from Santa Clara and Monterey counties. In 1991 and 1992, the Court decided three cases
In 2000, the Supreme Court decided three civil cases from Santa Clara county and one from Monterey. The Court decided two cases from Santa Clara in 2002 and three in 2003, and one case from Santa Cruz in 2004.
In 2010, the Court decided five cases from Santa Clara county and one from Monterey. The