Since joining the Court, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 28 employment law cases. She has voted for defendants’ position in a dozen cases and voted against defendants 16 times. Between 2011 and 2015, she voted for defendants in seven of fourteen cases. Between 2016 and 2019, she voted for defendants in five of fourteen
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How Has Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Voted in Criminal Sentencing Cases?
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 56 criminal sentencing cases since joining the Court. She has voted for defendants in 26 cases and against them 30 times. From 2011 to 2014, she voted for defendants in 11 of 21 cases. From 2015 to 2019, she voted for defendants 15 times and against them in 20…
How Has Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Voted in Criminal Procedure Cases?
Since joining the Court, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 59 criminal procedure cases. She has voted for defendants in 18 cases and against defendants 41 times. From 2011 to 2014, she supported defendants’ position in seven cases and voted against them 23 times. From 2015 to 2019, she voted for defendants 11 times and…
How Has Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Voted in Criminal Constitutional Law Cases?
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…
Reviewing Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye’s Voting Record in Civil Procedure Cases
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…
How Has Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Voted in Constitutional Law Cases?
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 23 civil constitutional law cases since taking her seat in 2011, voting for defendants in only five cases while voting against defendants 18 times. Between 2011 and 2016, the Chief Justice voted for defendants once while voting against defendants 10 times. Between 2017 and 2019, the Chief Justice voted…
How Has Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Voted in Tort Cases?
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has participated in 36 tort cases since beginning her tenure, voting for defendants in 16 cases and for plaintiffs in 20 cases. Between 2011 and 2015, the Chief Justice voted for defendants in nine of twenty cases. In 2016, the Chief Justice voted for tort defendants in only one of seven cases.…
How Did Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Vote in Civil Cases With Insurer Parties?
This is part three of our seven-part post reviewing the Justices’ voting records in cases involving insurer parties. Today: the Chief Justice.
The Court has decided significantly fewer insurer cases from 2011 to 2019 than it did in the previous ten years. Since joining the Court, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has voted for insurer parties in…