In the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at the Illinois Supreme Court’s reversal rates of the Districts of the Appellate Court, and at how the Districts have fared in the past nine years with the Court’s handling of petitions for leave to appeal.
Today, we combine all that work into a new measure –
Yesterday, we looked at whether the rate at which the Illinois Supreme Court grants petitions for leave to appeal differs significantly depending on the time of year. We showed that it does – the Court’s overall grant rate tends to be lower in the fall than in the spring, and at its lowest during the
Last week, we addressed the statewide data from the Illinois Supreme Court’s resolution of petitions for leave to appeal. This week, we turn to a related question – does the time of year matter for your chances of getting a PLA granted?
In fact, the Court’s workload varies depending on the time of year, a
Yesterday, we reviewed the statewide data on the civil and criminal petitions for leave to appeal heard and resolved by the Illinois Supreme Court, dividing them into PLAs granted, denied with a supervisory order, and denied outright. Today, we turn to the District-by-District data.
In the title of this post, we ask whether the District
Last week, we wrapped up our review of the District-by-District reversal rates in civil and criminal cases at the Illinois Supreme Court. Today, we begin a close look at the Court’s experience with Petitions for Leave to Appeal, or “PLAs.”
First, a few ground rules. The data is derived from the materials posted under “Leave
Today, we conclude the first stage in our review of how the Districts and Divisions of the Appellate Court have fared at the Illinois Supreme Court with a look at the Appellate Court’s reversal rate in criminal cases between 2011 and 2015.
In Table 277 below, we report the overall statewide reversal rate for criminal
Last week, we addressed the reversal rates for civil and criminal cases at the Illinois Supreme Court between 2006 and 2010. Today, we turn to the final five years of our study period, 2011-2015.
Statewide reversal rates in civil cases were in the same range between 2011 and 2015 that they were during the previous
Yesterday, we reviewed the rate at which the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the Districts and Divisions of the Appellate Court in civil cases between 2006 and 2010. Today, we turn to the criminal docket.
The Court’s overall reversal rate in criminal cases increased somewhat in our study period. Between 2000 and 2005, the reversal rate
Last week, we began our examination of the Illinois Supreme Court’s reversal rate for the various Districts and Divisions of the Appellate Court, contrasting the reversal rate in civil cases with the criminal docket. Today, we take the second step in that analysis, addressing the years 2006-2010.
In Table 268 below, we see the overall
Yesterday, we began a comprehensive review of the data regarding reversal rates for the Appellate Courts at the Illinois Supreme Court with civil cases between 2000 and 2005. Today, we turn to reversal rates in criminal cases.
In Table 265, we report the statewide reversal rate in criminal cases. We saw yesterday that statewide reversal