Yesterday, we reviewed the geographic sources of the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket in the first five years of our study period from 2000 to 2004. Today, we compare the originating counties for the criminal docket during the same years. We conclude that in many years early in the twenty-first century, Cook County did not
Where Does the Illinois Supreme Court’s Civil Docket Originate (2000-2004)?
Last week, we completed our comparative look at the sources of appellate jurisdiction in the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil and criminal dockets. We demonstrated that although the Court’s civil docket is heavily inclined towards final judgments, review of interlocutory orders is by no means uncommon. Interlocutory orders are even more numerous on the criminal side
What Counties are Producing the Illinois Supreme Court’s Civil Docket, Part III (2010-2014)
In the last two posts, we’ve been investigating where in the state the Illinois Supreme Court tends to draw its civil docket from. Now, we turn to the last five years of our study period.
During the most recent years – comprising the entirety of the Kilbride Court and the beginning of the Garman Court
What Counties Are Producing the Illinois Supreme Court’s Civil Docket (Part II)
In our last post, we began our discussion of where in the state the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket has come from over the past fifteen years, beginning with population figures for 2000 and 2010, and including also the data from 2000-2004.
For the second five years of the study period, the Court’s civil caseload
What Counties are Producing the Illinois Supreme Court’s Civil Docket (Part I)
In our last several posts, we considered how frequently the Illinois Supreme Court agrees to review summary judgments.
Next we consider the geographical sources of the Court’s civil docket. The most obvious driver of caseload should be population – more residents equals more litigation, and therefore more candidates for possible Supreme Court review. Therefore, as
Tracking the Sources of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Civil Docket
The composition of the docket of any appellate court of discretionary jurisdiction is a matter of interest to both academic researchers and practicing appellate specialists.
A number of different studies in the academic literature argue that changes in appellate courts’ dockets reflect changes in the nature of American law.[1] For example, property matters and