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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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