This week and next, we’re concluding our trip through the data for the counties of California’s six Court of Appeal districts with the civil and criminal cases from the Sixth District. The Sixth encompasses only four counties: Santa Clara (by far the biggest), San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey. Civil cases from the Sixth District
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Kirk Jenkins brings a wealth of experience to his appellate practice, which focuses on antitrust and constitutional law, as well as products liability, RICO, price fixing, information sharing among competitors and class certification. In addition to handling appeals, he also regularly works with trial teams to ensure that important issues are properly presented and preserved for appellate review. Mr. Jenkins is a pioneer in the application of data analytics to appellate decision-making and writes two analytics blogs, the California Supreme Court Review and the Illinois Supreme Court Review, as well as regularly writing for various legal publications.
Where Did the Fifth District’s Criminal Cases Come From, 2005-2019?
This time, we’re reviewing the most recent data for which trial courts accounted for the Supreme Court’s criminal cases from the Fifth District.
In 2005, the Court decided three cases from Kern county and one each from Fresno, Merced, Tulare and Tuolumne counties. In 2006, the Court decided two cases from Kern and one from …
Where Did the Fifth District’s Criminal Cases Come From, 1990-2004?
This time, we’re reviewing the data on the trial courts which produced the Supreme Court’s criminal cases from the Fifth District.
In 1990, the Court decided only one Fifth District criminal case, which originated in Fresno county. In 1991, the Court decided three cases from Tulare county and one each from Merced and Stanislaus county. …
Where Did the Fifth District’s Civil Cases Come From, 2005-2019?
In recent years, Fifth District civil cases have continued to be relatively uncommon on the Court’s docket. In 2005, the Court decided two cases from Fresno and one each from Kern and Stanislaus counties. In 2006, the Court decided one case from Kern county and one from Tulare. In 2007, the Court decided one case …
Where Did the Fifth District’s Civil Cases Come From, 1990-2004?
For the past two weeks, we’ve been reviewing the data on which county Superior Courts originated the Supreme Court’s civil and criminal decisions from the Fourth District. Next up: the Fifth District.
The Court decided no Fifth District civil cases in 1990. In 1991, the Court decided one case each from Fresno and Kern counties. …
Where Did the Fourth District’s Criminal Cases Come From, 2005-2019?
Today, we’re reviewing the data on the county of origin for the Supreme Court’s Fourth District criminal cases from 2005 to 2019.
In 2005, the Court decided four criminal cases which originated in Orange county, two from San Diego and one from Riverside. In 2006, there was one case from Orange and one from San …
Where Did the Fourth District’s Criminal Cases Come From, 1990-2004?
Last week, we tracked the data for which county trial courts accounted for the Supreme Court’s civil cases from the Fourth District from 1990 to 2019. This week, we’re looking at the criminal side of the ledger.
In 1990, the Supreme Court decided three criminal cases from San Diego county and one from Riverside. In …
Where Did the Fourth District’s Civil Cases Come From, 2005-2019?
In 2005, the Court decided four cases from San Diego, three from Riverside, two from San Bernardino and one from Orange county. In 2006 and 2007, the Fourth District’s smallest counties, Imperial and Inyo, finally broke through with their first civil cases since our data begins in 1990. In 2006, the Court decided four cases …
Where Did the Fourth District’s Civil Cases Come From, 1990-2004?
For the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at the data on which trial courts produced the Supreme Court’s civil and criminal cases for each District of the Court of Appeal, year by year since 1990. This week, we’re looking at the data for civil cases from the Fourth District.
The Fourth District is comprised …
Where Did the Third District’s Criminal Cases Come From, 2005-2019?

Last time, we reviewed the data on which county trial courts originated the Third District criminal cases decided by the Supreme Court between 1990 and 2004. Now let’s finish up with the years 2005 to 2019.
In 2005, the Court decided two criminal cases from Sacramento and one from San Joaquin. In 2006, the Court …