Last time, we looked at how often Chief Justice Anne Burke voted with the minority in civil cases – a proxy for how closely in sync with the philosophy of the other Justices she has been throughout her career. Today, we’re addressing the same number for Justice Garman.
The Chief Justice has been in the
This week, we’re taking the first steps in a more detailed analysis, one Justice at a time, of the Justices’ voting records. First up is Justice Garman’s record in civil cases.
From joining the Court in 2001 until the end of 2020, Justice Garman has voted in 760 civil cases. The distribution of votes reflects
Last time, we reviewed Justice Garman’s record in oral arguments in civil cases, both when she agreed with the majority and when she didn’t. Today, we’re reviewing the criminal docket.
Once again we begin with cases in which the Court affirms. When Justice Garman agrees, she more heavily questions the losing appellant, 2.44 to 0.79.
For the last two weeks, we’ve been looking at the court-wide data for questions at oral argument. We discussed the academic research into oral argument questions, which demonstrates that at the U.S. Supreme Court, the party which will lose the case generally gets the most questions. We then looked at the data for the Illinois
Today, we begin our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in domestic relations cases, in order of seniority.
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Today, we begin our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in criminal sentencing cases.
Justice Garman has participated in 78 criminal sentencing cases since joining the Court. She has voted for defendants 22 times and against them in 56 cases. Between 2001 and 2004, she voted for defendants in four cases and against them
Since joining the Court in 2001, Justice Garman has participated in 199 criminal procedure cases. She has voted for defendants in 58 cases and for the government 141 times. Between 2001 and 2004, she voted for defendants 12 times in 40 cases. Between 2005 and 2009, she voted for defendants in 24 cases and for
Since joining the Court, Justice Garman has voted in 221 criminal constitutional law cases. She has voted for defendants in 67 cases and for the prosecution in 154. From 2001 to 2009, Justice Garman voted for defendants in 42 cases and for the prosecution 86 times. From 2010 to 2019, she supported the defendants 25
Since joining the Court in 2001, Justice Garman has participated in 104 cases primarily involving civil procedure issues. She has supported plaintiffs’ position in 43 of those cases and has supported defendants in 61. That record has been relatively consistent across time – she supported plaintiffs in 14 of 32 cases from 2001 to 2005,
Today, we’re beginning our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in civil constitutional law cases.
Justice Garman has participated in 84 civil constitutional law cases during her tenure, voting for the defendant, at least in part, in 51 cases and for the plaintiff 33 times. She supported defendants in 10 of 12 cases in