Yesterday, we looked at how large a share of the Court’s civil docket since 1990 has been accounted for by cases which were published at the Appellate Court. Although there have been spikes in both directions from time to time, we showed that typically, 60-80% of the court’s civil cases were published below. Today, we’re
Last time, we looked at the data on cases which had a dissenter at the Appellate Court, and whether they’re more likely to have at least one dissenter at the Supreme Court. This week, we’re looking at a new question – how much of the court’s civil and criminal dockets consists of decisions which were
Last time, we looked at the share, year by year, of the Court’s civil docket accounted for by decisions which brought a dissent at the Court of Appeal. Today, we’re looking at the data for the criminal docket.
The Court decided fifteen criminal cases in 1990 and 1991 which were divided below. The Court decided
This week, we’re beginning a new topic in our ongoing study of the Court’s decision making. One often hears that unless there’s a dissent at the Appellate Court level, there’s no chance that the Supreme Court will agree to hear the case. So – how true is that? How much of the Supreme Court’s docket
Yesterday, we reviewed the overall data for the period 1990 through 2017 of the originating counties for the Supreme Court’s civil docket. Today, we’re looking at the Court’s criminal docket.
Cook County accounted for 41.46% of the Court’s criminal docket between 1990 and 2017 – a slightly less predominant position than in the civil docket.
Over the past several weeks, we’ve been tracking the county trial courts which have produced the Supreme Court’s civil and criminal dockets between 1990 and 2017. This week, we’re reviewing the overall data for the entire period.
Between 1990 and 2017, Cook County accounted for 44.68% of the Court’s civil cases. Du Page County produced
Yesterday, we examined the trial courts which produced the Supreme Court’s civil docket for the years 2015 through 2017. Today, we’re looking at the data for the Court’s criminal docket.
In 2015, the Court decided sixteen criminal cases from Cook County, four from Will and three from Kane County. The Court decided one case each
For the past several weeks, we’ve been reviewing the year-by-year data to determine which trial courts have produced the Supreme Court’s civil and criminal dockets. This week, we’re reviewing the years 2015 through 2017. Today: the civil docket.
In 2015, the Court decided seventeen civil cases from Cook County. The Court decided four cases from
Yesterday, we reviewed the trial courts from which the Court’s civil docket came for the years 2010 through 2014. Today, we’re looking at the criminal docket.
In 2010, the Court decided twenty-three cases from Cook County, six from Peoria, four from Du Page, three from Kane County, and two each from Lake, Winnebago and Boone
For the past several weeks, we’ve been reviewing, one year at a time, the trial courts which have produced the Supreme Court’s civil and criminal dockets. This week, we’re reviewing the years 2010 through 2014.
In 2010, the Court decided twenty-two civil cases from Cook County, two cases from Sangamon and Kane counties, and one