Since joining the Court in 2015, Justice Kruger has participated in 20 criminal constitutional law cases.  She has evenly split her votes – 10 for defendants, 10 against.

Only five of these cases were won by defendants below.  Justice Kruger voted to affirm two of those defendants’ wins and voted to reverse three times.

The remaining fifteen cases were lost by the defendants at the Court of Appeal.  Justice Kruger voted to reverse, in whole or in part, eight of those defendants’ losses and voted to affirm seven times.

Since taking his seat last year, Justice Groban has participated in five criminal constitutional law cases, voting for defendants in all five.  One of those cases was won by the defendant below, and Justice Groban voted to affirm.  He voted to reverse all four decisions lost by the defendants below.

Next time, we’ll start our review of another area of law.

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Since joining the Court, Justice Cuellar has participated in twenty criminal constitutional law cases.  He has voted for defendants in 11 of those cases, and against them nine times.

Only five of those cases were won by the defendant at the Court of Appeal.  Justice Cuellar voted to affirm three of those defense wins and to reverse twice.

Fifteen cases were lost by the defendant below.  Justice Cuellar has voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in eight of those cases and has supported affirmance seven times.

Join us back here next Thursday as we conclude our review of the Justices’ voting records in criminal constitutional law cases.

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Since joining the Court, Justice Liu has voted in 36 criminal constitutional law cases.  He has split his votes right down the middle: 18 votes for defendants, 18 votes for prosecution.

Fifteen of those cases were won by the defendants at the Court of Appeal.  Justice Liu voted to affirm in eight of those fifteen cases and voted to reverse seven times.

Justice Liu has participated in twenty-one cases lost by the defendants below.  He has voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in ten of those cases and has voted to affirm 11 times.

Join us back here tomorrow as we continue our review of the Justices’ voting records.

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Since joining the Court, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 37 criminal constitutional law cases.  She has voted for defendants in 11 of those cases, and for prosecution in 26 cases.

Fifteen of those cases were won by the defendants below.  The Chief Justice voted to affirm three of those decisions and voted to reverse 12 times.

Twenty-two of these cases were lost by the criminal defendant at the Court of Appeal.  The Chief Justice voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in eight of those cases while voting to affirm 14 times.

Join us back here next Thursday as we continue our review of the Justices’ voting records.

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Since joining the Supreme Court, Justice Corrigan has participated in 76 criminal constitutional law cases.  She has voted for defendants in 17 cases and has voted against defendants 59 times.  Between 2006 and 2009, Justice Corrigan voted for defendants four times and against defendants 24 times.  Between 2010 and 2019, she voted for defendants 13 times and against them in 35 cases.

Justice Corrigan has participated in 32 criminal constitutional law cases won by the defendant below.  She has voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in 27 of those 32 cases.  From 2006 to 2009, she supported defendants only once, while voting to reverse nine times.  From 2010 to 2019, she voted to affirm four decisions while voting to reverse 23 times.

 

Justice Corrigan has participated in 43 criminal constitutional law cases lost by the defendants below.  She has voted to reverse, in whole or in part, 12 of those decisions while voting to affirm 31 times.  From 2006 to 2009, she voted to reverse three times while voting to affirm in 15 cases.  From 2010 to 2019, she voted to reverse nine decisions while voting to affirm 16 times.

 

Join us back here tomorrow when we’ll turn our attention to the Chief Justice’s voting.

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Today, we’re beginning our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in criminal constitutional law cases.  From 1996 to 2019, Justice Chin participated in 136 such cases.  He voted for defendants in 32 cases and voted for the prosecution 104 times.  From 1996 to 1999, Justice Chin voted for defendants twice and for the prosecution in 14 cases.  From 2000 to 2009, Justice Chin supported the defendants in 19 cases and the prosecution in 53 cases.  From 2010 to 2019, Justice Chin supported the defendants 11 cases and the prosecution 37 times.

Justice Chin participated in 65 criminal constitutional law cases won by the defendants below, voting to affirm ten times and voting to reverse in 55 cases.  Between 2000 and 2009, Justice Chin voted to affirm seven defendants’ wins and voted to reverse 28 times.  Between 2010 and 2019, he voted to affirm three times and to reverse in 20 cases.

 

Between 1996 and 2019, Justice Chin participated in 71 criminal constitutional law cases lost by the defendants below, voting to reverse 22 times and to affirm in 49 cases.  Between 1996 and 1999, Justice Chin voted to reverse twice and to affirm in seven cases.  Between 2000 and 2009, Justice Chin voted to reverse 12 times and to affirm in 25 cases.  Between 2010 and 2019, Justice Chin voted to reverse eight decisions lost by defendants below and voted to affirm in 17 cases.

Join us back here next week as we continue our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in criminal constitutional law cases.

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Between 2010 and 2019, the Court decided 48 criminal constitutional law cases.  They voted for defendants 15 times and supported the prosecution in 33 cases.  From 2010 to 2014, the Court voted for defendants in only three cases while supporting the prosecution in 23 cases.  From 2015 to 2019, with the increase in Democratic appointees, the Court voted for defendants 12 times and for the prosecution in ten cases.

From 2010 to 2019, the Court decided 23 criminal constitutional law decisions, affirming only four times and reversing, in whole or in part, 19 times.  From 2010 to 2014, the Court affirmed only once while reversing 15 times.  From 2015 to 2019, the Court affirmed three times and reversed four.

Between 2010 and 2019, the Court decided 25 constitutional law cases lost by the defendants at the Court of Appeal, reversing in whole or in part in 11 of those cases and affirming 14 times.  From 2010 to 2014, the Court reversed only twice while affirming eight times.  Between 2015 and 2019, the Court reversed nine times while affirming in six cases.

Join us back here tomorrow as we begin our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in criminal constitutional law cases.

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Between 2000 and 2009, the Supreme Court decided 72 criminal cases principally involving constitutional law.  Defendants won 18 of those cases and lost 54.  Between 2000 and 2002, defendants won nine cases and lost 16.  Between 2003 and 2006, defendants won seven cases and lost 21.  From 2007 to 2009, defendants won only two cases and lost 17.

Defendants won a total of 34 criminal constitutional law cases at the Court of Appeal .  Between 2000 and 2009, they won seven and lost 27 of those cases at the Supreme Court.  From 2000 to 2002, defendants won five and lost eight on such cases.  From 2003 to 2006, defendants won only two cases and lost 12.  From 2007 to 2009, defendants lost all seven cases.

The Court decided 38 criminal constitutional law cases lost by defendants below.  Defendants won 11 of those cases at the Supreme Court and lost 27.  From 2000 to 2002, defendants won four cases and lost eight.  From 2003 to 2006, defendants won five cases and lost nine.  From 2007 to 2009, defendants won two cases and lost 10.

Join us back here next week as we continue our review of the Court’s voting records in criminal constitutional law cases.

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Between 1990 and 1999, the Supreme Court decided 40 criminal cases principally involving constitutional law issues.  Defendants won seven of those cases and lost 33.  Between 1990 and 1992, defendants won four cases and lost seven.  Between 1993 and 1996, defendants won only two of 14 cases.  Between 1997 and 1999, defendants won only one case and lost 14.

The Court decided 23 criminal constitutional law cases won by defendants below.  Defendants won only four of these cases at the Supreme Court and lost 19.  Between 1990 and 1992, defendants won two and lost four.  Between 1993 and 1996, defendants won two and lost nine.  Between 1997 and 1999, defendants lost all six cases.

The Court decided 17 criminal constitutional law cases which defendants had lost below.  At the Supreme Court, defendants won three of those cases and lost 14.  From 1990 to 1992, defendants won two cases and lost three.  From 1993 to 1996, defendants lost all three cases.  From 1997 to 1999, defendants won only one case and lost eight.

Join us back here tomorrow and we’ll review the data for the years 2000 to 2009.

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Like Justice Cuellar, Justice Kruger has participated 40 civil procedure cases since joining the Court.  She has voted with plaintiffs in 26 cases and voted against plaintiffs 14 times.  In 2018 and 2019, she voted for plaintiffs in 14 of 17 cases.

Twenty-four cases were won by plaintiffs at the Court of Appeal.  Justice Kruger has evenly split her votes in those cases, voting to affirm a dozen times and to reverse in twelve.

Fourteen cases were lost by plaintiffs at the Court of Appeal.  Justice Kruger has voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in 12 of those 14 cases.

Justice Groban participated in seven civil procedure cases in 2019, voting for plaintiffs five times and against the plaintiffs twice.  Two of those cases were won by plaintiffs below.  Justice Groban voted to reverse both decisions.  Justice Groban voted to reverse all five civil procedure cases lost by plaintiffs below.

Join us back here next time as we turn our attention to another area of law.

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