Justice Kilbride has participated in 54 domestic relations cases since joining the Court, voting for defendants in 22 cases and against in 32.  From 2001 to 2005, he voted for defendants in nine of eighteen cases.  From 2006 to 2010, he voted for defendants in only four of fourteen cases.  From 2011 to 2015, he voted for defendants in six of seventeen cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted for defendants in three of five cases.

Twenty-one of these cases were won by the defendant at the Appellate Court.  Justice Kilbride has voted to affirm in only six of those twenty-one cases.  From 2001 to 2005, he voted to affirm three of seven defendants’ wins.  From 2006 to 2010, he voted to affirm only one of six.  From 2011 to 2015, he once again voted to affirm in one of six cases.  From 2016 to 2019, he voted to affirm in one of two cases.

The remaining 33 cases were lost by the defendants at the Appellate Court.  Justice Kilbride has voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in 16 of those 33 cases.  From 2001 to 2005, Justice Kilbride voted to reverse six times in eleven cases.  From 2006 to 2010, he voted to reverse in three of eight.  From 2011 to 2015, he voted to reverse in five of eleven cases.  From 2016 to 2019, Justice Kilbride voted to reverse in two of three cases.

Join us back here next week as we continue our review of the Justices’ voting records in domestic relations cases.

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