Between 2015, when he joined the Court, and 2019, Justice Cuellar has participated in forty civil procedure cases.  He has voted for plaintiffs 26 times and for defendants in 14 cases.

Twenty-four of those cases were won by the plaintiff at the Court of Appeal. Justice Cuellar has voted to affirm 13 of those plaintiffs wins and voted to reverse, in whole or in part, 11 times.

Fourteen cases were lost by the plaintiffs below.  Justice Cuellar has voted to reverse, in whole or in part 11 of those 14 plaintiffs’ losses.

Join us back here next time as we review the voting record of Justice Kruger and Groban.

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Justice Goodwin Liu has participated in 55 civil procedure cases since joining the Court in 2011.  He has supported plaintiffs’ position in 36 of those cases and voted for defendants in 19 cases.  From 2011 to 2015, he voted for plaintiffs in 11 of 18 cases.  Since that time, he has voted for plaintiffs in 25 of 37 cases.

Justice Liu has participated in 33 civil procedure cases won by plaintiffs below.  He has voted to affirm 18 times and to reverse in 15 cases.  From 2011 to 2015, Justice Liu voted to affirm in six of eleven cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted to affirm 12 times in 22 cases.

Justice Liu has participated in 19 civil procedure cases lost by plaintiffs at the Court of Appeal level.  He has voted to reverse in whole or in part in 15 of those 19 cases.  From 2011 to 2015, he voted to reverse in four of six cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted to reverse in 11 of 13 cases.

Join us back here next week as we complete our review of the Justices’ individual voting records in civil procedure cases.

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Since taking her seat in 2011, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 59 civil procedure cases.  She has voted for plaintiffs 37 times and for defendants in 22 cases.  From 2011 to 2015, she supported plaintiffs in 14 of 22 cases.  Since that time, she has voted for plaintiffs in 23 of 37 cases.

The Chief Justice has participated in 36 civil procedure cases won by plaintiffs below, voting to affirm in 19 cases and to reverse 17 times.  From 2011 to 2015, the Chief Justice voted to affirm eight times in fourteen cases.  Since then, she has evenly split her voted in 22 cases.

Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 20 civil procedure cases lost by the plaintiffs below, voting to reverse, in whole or in part, 15 times and to affirm in five cases.  From 2011 to 2015, the Chief Justice voted to reverse in five of seven cases.  Since that time, she has voted to reverse in 10 of 13 cases.

Join us back here next time as we review the voting record in civil procedure cases of Justice Goodwin Liu.

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Justice Corrigan has participated in 92 civil procedure cases since joining the Court in 2006, voting for plaintiffs in 52 cases and for defendants 40 times.  From 2006 to 2010, she voted for plaintiffs in sixteen of thirty-two cases.  From 2011 to 2015, she voted for plaintiffs in fourteen of twenty-three cases.  From 2016 to 2019, she voted for plaintiffs in 22 of 37 cases.

Between 2006 and 2019, Justice Corrigan participated in 51 civil procedure cases won by plaintiffs below, voting to affirm in 25 cases and to reverse 26 times.  Between 2006 and 2010, Justice Corrigan voted to affirm in seven of fourteen cases.  Between 2011 and 2015, Justice Corrigan voted to affirm in eight of fifteen cases.  Between 2016 and 2019, Justice Corrigan voted to affirm in ten of twenty-two cases.

Justice Corrigan has participated in 38 civil procedure cases lost by plaintiffs below.  She has voted to reverse in whole or in part in 24 of those 38 cases.  Between 2006 and 2010, she voted to reverse nine times in eighteen cases.  Between 2011 and 2015, she voted to reverse in five of seven cases.  From 2016 to 2019, she has voted to reverse in ten of thirteen cases.

Join us back here next time as we look at Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye’s voting record in civil procedure cases.

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Between 1996 and 2019, Justice Ming Chin participated in 164 civil procedure cases.  He voted for plaintiffs in 88 cases and for defendants 76 times.  From 1996 to 2000, he supported plaintiffs in 17 of 30 cases.  From 2001 to 2005, he supported plaintiffs in 16 of 31 cases.  From 2006 to 2010, Justice Chin voted for plaintiffs in 19 of 33 cases.  From 2011 to 2015, he supported plaintiffs in 14 of 23 cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted for plaintiffs in 22 cases and for defendants 15 times.

Justice Chin participated in 87 civil procedure cases won by the plaintiffs below.  He voted to affirm in 44 of those cases, and to reverse, in whole or in part, in 43 cases.  From 1996 to 2000, Justice Chin voted to affirm in eight of twenty cases.  From 2001 to 2005, he voted to affirm in nine of fifteen cases.  From 2006 to 2010, Justice Chin voted to affirm in nine of fifteen cases.  From 2011 to 2015, Justice Chin voted to affirm in eight of fifteen cases.  From 2016 to 2019, Justice Chin voted to affirm plaintiffs’ wins in ten of twenty-two cases.

Justice Chin has participated in 74 civil procedure cases lost by the plaintiffs below.  He has voted to reverse in whole or in part in 42 of those cases and to affirm in 32 cases.  From 1996 to 2000, he has voted to reverse in ten of twenty cases.  From 2001 to 2005, he has voted to reverse in seven of sixteen cases.  From 2006 to 2010, he has voted to reverse in ten of eighteen cases.  From 2011 to 2015, he has voted to reverse in five of seven cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted to reverse in ten of thirteen cases.

Join us back here next time as we turn our attention to the voting record of Justice Corrigan.

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The Supreme Court decided 61 cases primarily involving civil procedure issues between 2010 and 2019.  Defendants won 24 of those cases and lost 37.  Defendants were 9-14 from 2010 to 2014.  They were 4-6 in 2015 and 2016.  They were 11-17 from 2017 to 2019.

The Court decided 23 civil procedure cases won by the defendants below.  It affirmed six of those 23 decisions and reversed, in whole or in part, 17.  Between 2010 and 2015, defendants were 3-7, but from 2016 to 2019, defendants successfully defended only three of thirteen Court of Appeal wins.

Between 2010 and 2019, the Court decided 38 civil procedure cases lost by the defendants at the Court of Appeal.  The Court reversed in whole or in part 18 of those 38 cases and affirmed 20.  Between 2010 and 2015, defendants successfully achieved reversals in 7 of 16 cases.  From 2016 to 2019, defendants won 11 cases and lost 11.

Join us back here next time as we begin our review of the individual Justices’ voting records.

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The California Supreme Court decided 74 civil procedure cases between 2000 and 2009.  Defendants won 33 of those cases and plaintiffs won 41.  Between 2000 and 2002, defendants were 11-12.  Between 2003 and 2006, defendants won only 13 while losing 21.  From 2007 to 2009, defendants were 9-8.

The Court decided 39 cases where the defendant won at the Court of Appeal.  Eighteen of those decisions were entirely affirmed, while 21 cases were reversed in whole or in part.  Defendants successfully defended seven of thirteen wins from 2000 to 2003, but were only 10-13 from 2004 to 2007.

The Court decided 35 civil procedure cases lost by the defendants below.  The Court reversed in 15 of those cases, affirming in 20 cases.  Defendants evenly split fourteen decisions between 2000 and 2003.  Defendants won only six of sixteen cases from 2004 to 2007.

Join us back here next time as we complete our review of the Court’s record in civil procedure cases.

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Today, we’re beginning our review of the Court’s voting patterns in civil procedure cases.  The Court decided a total of 61 civil procedure cases between 1990 and 1999.  Defendants won 30 cases and lost 31 for the decade.

The Court decided 28 cases won by the defendant at the Court of Appeal, affirming 14 times and reversing in 14 cases.

The Court decided 33 cases lost by the defendants at the Court of Appeal, reversing in whole or in part in 16 of those cases and affirming 17 times.

Join us back here next week as we continue our examination of the Supreme Court’s civil procedure cases.

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In this post, we’re concluding our review of the Justices’ voting records in civil constitutional law cases.  Since taking her seat, Justice Kruger has participated 16 civil constitutional law cases.  She has voted for defendants seven times and for plaintiffs in nine cases.  This includes voting for defendants in four of five cases in 2019.

Justice Kruger has participated in seven cases won by defendants at the Court of Appeal.  She has voted to affirm in two of those cases and to reverse in five.

Justice Kruger has participated in seven civil constitutional law cases lost by defendants below, voting to reverse three times and to affirm in four cases.

Justice Groban participated in four civil constitutional law cases, voting for defendants in three cases and for plaintiffs in one case.  All four of those cases were won by the defendants below.

Join us next time as we begin our review of a new area of law.

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Justice Cuellar has participated in seventeen civil constitutional law cases since taking since seat on the Court.  He has voted for defendants in five of those cases and against defendants 12 times.  Between 2015 and 2017, he voted for defendants in only one of nine cases.  He voted against defendants in all three civil constitutional law cases in 2018, but in 2019, he voted for defendants in four of five cases.

Justice Cuellar has participated in seven constitutional law cases won by the defendants below.  He voted to affirm two of those decisions and to reverse five times.  All five votes to reverse came between 2015 and 2018, all both votes to affirm were in 2019 cases.

Justice Cuellar has participated in eight constitutional law cases lost by the defendants at the Court of Appeal.  He has voted to reverse twice – once in 2017, once in 2019 – and to affirm in six cases.

Join us back here next Thursday as we wind up our review of the Justices’ voting records on constitutional law cases.

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