Today, we begin our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in domestic relations cases, in order of seniority.

Justice Garman has participated in 53 domestic relations cases since taking her seat.  She has voted for defendants in 22 of those cases and against them 31 times.  Between 2001 and 2005, she split her votes evenly in 18 cases – nine for defendants, nine against.  From 2006 to 2010, Justice Garman voted for defendants in three of thirteen cases.  Between 2011 and 2015, she voted for defendants in seven of seventeen cases.  From 2016 to 2019, she voted for defendants in three of five cases.

Twenty-one of those cases were won by defendants at the Appellate Court.  Justice Garman voted to affirm six of those wins and to reverse, in whole or in part, 15 times.  From 2001 to 2005, she voted to affirm in three of seven cases.  From 2006 to 2010, she voted to reverse all six defendants’ wins she participated in.  From 2011 to 2015, she voted to affirm twice and to reverse four times.  From 2016 to 2019, she evenly split her votes in two cases.

Justice Garman has participated in 32 domestic relations cases lost by defendants at the Appellate Court, voting to reverse 16 times and to affirm 16 times.  From 2001 to 2005, she voted to reverse in six of eleven cases.  From 2006 to 2010, she voted to reverse in three of seven cases.  From 2011 to 2015, she voted to reverse in five of eleven cases.  From 2016 to 2019, she voted to reverse in two of three cases.

Join us back here next time as we turn our attention to the next Justice.

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