Justice Karmeier has participated in 77 civil procedure cases since he joined the Court in 2005.  He has voted for plaintiffs in 30 of those cases and voted against plaintiffs 47 times.  From 2005 to 2010, Justice Karmeier voted for plaintiffs in 11 of 28 cases.  From 2011 to 2015, he voted for plaintiffs in 12 of 30 cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted for plaintiffs in seven of 19 cases.

Justice Karmeier has participated in 43 civil procedure cases won by the plaintiffs below.  He has voted to affirm in 14 cases and to reverse in 29.  From 2005 to 2010, he voted for plaintiffs in five of seventeen cases.  From 2011 to 2015, he voted for plaintiffs in five of fifteen cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted for plaintiffs in four of eleven cases.

Justice Karmeier has participated in 34 cases lost by plaintiffs at the Appellate Court, voting to reverse in 16 cases and to affirm 18 times.  Between 2005 and 2010, Justice Karmeier voted to reverse in six of 11 cases.  Between 2011 and 2015, Justice Karmeier voted to reverse in seven of fifteen cases.  From 2016 to 2019, Justice Karmeier voted to reverse in three of eight cases.

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

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