Earlier this week, we began analyzing the Illinois Supreme Court’s experience with automatic death penalty appeals. Yesterday, we began our review of the California Supreme Court’s record, beginning with the year 1994.
In Table 279, we review the Court’s partial and complete reversal rate for the years 2002 through 2009. In 2002, the Court affirmed
Earlier this week, we began our review of the Illinois Supreme Court’s record with death penalty appeals between 1990 and the abolition of the death penalty in 2011. Today and tomorrow, we’re comparing the California Supreme Court’s data on death penalty cases.
In Table 276, we report the number of death penalty appeals the Court
Yesterday, we began our review of the Court’s experience with recusals in criminal cases since 1994. Today, we review the second half of the data.
In 2006, new Justice Corrigan recused in eleven criminal cases. Justice Chin recused in three and Justice Baxter recused twice. In 2007, Justices Corrigan and Baxter recused once each. In
Last week on both the Illinois Supreme Court Review and this blog, we tracked recusals, year-by-year in civil cases. This week on both blogs, we’re tracking the importance of recusals in criminal cases. While recusals in civil cases are often caused by a Justice’s personal or financial interest in a party, the most common cause
Yesterday, we began our review of the Court’s history with recusals, looking at the years 1994 through 2005. Today, we address the Court’s recusals between 2006 and 2017.
In 2006, Justice Corrigan recused in six cases. Justice Werdegar recused four times in civil cases, and Justice Chin recused twice. In 2007, Justice Corrigan recused three
Earlier this week over at the Illinois Supreme Court Review, we reviewed the Illinois Supreme Court’s experience with recusals in civil cases. This week, we’re addressing the same issue here at the California Supreme Court Review. In Illinois, there’s no provision for pro tem Justices, and there must be four votes for any decision.
Earlier this week on the Illinois Supreme Court Review, we pointed out that one would expect that any question certified to the state Supreme Court would be a particularly difficult one, with a lot to be said on both sides. So, we asked – do certified question appeals tend to be decided at the Supreme
Last week, we began our look at the California Supreme Court’s experience since 1994 in appeals which originated in certified questions from the Ninth Circuit. This week, we continue our analysis, looking at how often the defense wins such cases, how closely divided the cases tend to be, and how long they take.
First, let’s
Yesterday, we surveyed where the California Supreme Court’s certified question appeals arose. Today, we turn to a different question: what areas of law do the Court’s certified questions arise in?
We report the first third of the data in Table 258. The Court decided one case in employment law in 2000 and one each in
This week, we begin a new study – a detailed study of the California Supreme Court’s certified questions.
In Table 256, we report the year-by-year certified questions totals on the Court. No certified questions appear among the Court’s opinions between 1994 and 1999. The Court decided two certified question cases in 2000, three in 2001,