Yesterday, we reviewed the data on the Justices’ agreement rates with each other in divided civil cases between 2002 and 2007. Today, we’re looking at the next six year period, from 2008 to 2013. One change from the last three posts – since five current-day Justices (if you include the recently retired Justice Werdegar) were
Reviewing the Justices’ Agreement Rates in Civil Cases, 2002-2007
Last week, we reviewed the Justices’ agreement rates in civil cases between 1990 and 1995 and 1996 to 2001. This week, we’re taking two further steps – today, agreement rates for the years 2002 to 2007, and tomorrow, Justice-by-Justice agreement rates for the years 2008 through 2013.
Justice Baxter had an agreement rate with the
Reviewing the Justices’ Agreement Rates in Civil Cases, 1996-2001
Yesterday, we reviewed the Justices’ agreement rates in civil cases between 1990 and 1995 – the first in a five-part series bringing the civil data all the way up to 2018. Today, we’re looking at the years 1996 through 2001.
Justice George, who succeeded Chief Justice Lucas as Chief on May 1, 1996 had an
Reviewing the Justices’ Agreement Rates in Civil Cases, 1990-1995
For the past few weeks, we’ve been reviewing the data on how often each of the Justices voted with the majority in non-unanimous civil and criminal cases. For the next three weeks, we’ll be reviewing a related statistic – how often did each Justice agree with each of his or her individual colleagues on the
Who Was the Bellwether Vote in Divided Criminal Cases (2005-2018)?
Last time, we began our review of the year-by-year data on the percentage of divided criminal cases for which the Justices voted with the majority, covering the years 1990 through 2004. Today, we’re looking at the years 2005 through 2018.
Justice Baxter was reliably in the majority of divided criminal cases throughout this period –
Who Was the Bellwether Vote in Divided Criminal Cases (1990-2004)?
Last week, we reviewed the data for how often each Justice of the Court voted with the majority in divided civil cases. This time, we’re on the flipside – how often did each Justice vote with the majority in divided criminal cases? First, we review the years 1990 to 2004.
Justice Arabian had a very
Who Was the Bellwether Vote in Divided Civil Cases (2005-2018)?
Which Justices of the California Supreme Court are most likely to be in the majority in civil cases which draw dissents? Or to put it in a more practice-driven way – if you’re expecting a contentious case, which Justices’ votes are the likeliest indication of how the majority might come out? Last time, we reviewed
Who Was the Bellwether Vote in Divided Civil Cases (1990-2004)?
We’ve shown several times, both on this blog and on our sister blog, the Illinois Supreme Court Review, that there are two key insights one can gain from oral argument: who is likely to win, and how each Justice is likely to vote.
Is it possible to refine the model further to where we
Who Wrote the Longest Majority Opinions in Criminal Cases Each Year Since 1990 (Part 2)?
Last time, we reviewed the distribution of majority opinions in criminal cases among the Justices from 1990 to 2018. This time, we’re looking at the length of the Justices’ opinions – who wrote the longest and shortest majority opinions? Of course, the data here is strongly affected the Court’s death penalty opinions, where majority opinions
Who Wrote the Longest Majority Opinions in Criminal Cases Each Year Since 1990 (Part 1)?
For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the distribution among the Justices of the Court’s majority opinions in civil cases and identifying which Justice each year wrote the longest and shortest opinions. Today, we’re looking at the data for the criminal docket.
In Table 753, we review the distribution of majority opinions between