Since joining the Supreme Court, Justice Karmeier has participated in 109 tort cases. He has voted for defendants in 73 of those cases and for plaintiffs 36 times. Between 2005 and 2008, he voted for defendants in 23 cases and for plaintiffs 15 times. Between 2009 and 2012, he voted for defendants 26 times and for plaintiffs in 12 cases. Between 2013 and 2016, he voted for defendants 18 times in 22 cases. Between 2017 and 2019, he has voted for tort defendants six times in 11 cases.

During his tenure, Justice Karmeier has voted in 36 tort cases won by defendants below. He has voted to affirm in 19 of those cases, and supported plaintiffs’ position in 17 cases.

Between 2005 and 2008, Justice Karmeier voted for defendants ten times and for plaintiffs in 8. From 2009 to 2012, he voted for defendants in five of nine cases. Between 2013 and 2016, he voted for defendants in three of five cases. Between 2017 and 2019, he has voted for defendants in only one of four cases.

Since 2005, Justice Karmeier has participated in 73 tort cases lost by defendants below. He has voted to reverse, at least in part, 54 times and for plaintiffs in 19 cases. Between 2005 and 2008, Justice Karmeier voted to reverse in 13 of 20 defendants’ losses. Between 2009 and 2012, he voted to reverse in 21 of 29 cases. From 2013 to 2016, he voted to reverse in 15 of 17 cases. From 2017 to 2019, Justice Karmeier has voted to reverse, at least in part, in five of seven tort cases which defendants lost below.

Join us back here next Tuesday as we continue our examination of the Justices’ individual voting records in tort cases.

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