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Reviewing the Voting Records of Justices Kruger and Groban in Civil Procedure Cases

By Kirk Jenkins on May 18, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

Reviewing Justice Cuellar’s Voting Record in Civil Procedure Cases

By Kirk Jenkins on May 18, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

Reviewing Justice Liu’s Voting Record in Civil Procedure Cases

By Kirk Jenkins on May 9, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

Reviewing Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye’s Voting Record in Civil Procedure Cases

By Kirk Jenkins on May 9, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

Reviewing Justice Corrigan’s Voting Record in Civil Procedure Cases

By Kirk Jenkins on May 9, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

Reviewing Justice Chin’s Voting Record in Civil Procedure Cases

By Kirk Jenkins on May 9, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

How Did Defendants Fare in Civil Procedure Cases Between 2010 and 2019?

By Kirk Jenkins on April 29, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

How Did Defendants Fare in Civil Procedure Cases Between 2000 and 2009?

By Kirk Jenkins on April 25, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

How Did Defendants Fare in Civil Procedure Cases at the Supreme Court, 1990-1999?

By Kirk Jenkins on April 17, 2020
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

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…

What Kind of Civil Procedure Case Is the Court Most Likely to Hear?

By Kirk Jenkins on July 5, 2018
Posted in Areas of Law, Voting

Last week, we reviewed the year-by-year data on the Court’s docket of civil and criminal procedure cases.  This week, we’re taking a more detailed look at those numbers to answer the same questions we addressed a few weeks ago in the context of constitutional law: (1) does the Court take more plaintiffs’ or defense wins…

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In the next few years, data analytics will revolutionize litigation. At the California Supreme Court Review, we’ve mined dozens of data points from every one of the more than 3,000 decisions handed down by the California Supreme Court from 1990 through 2017. We use that unique database to share new insights culled from tens of thousands of pages of opinions about the Justices and their decision-making process, the parties and issues which come before the Court.

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