Last week we concluded our examination of the question of how much of the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil and criminal dockets comes from cases which sparked a dissent at the Appellate Court. Today, we turn to a similar question: how much of the Court’s docket involves review of unpublished (and non-precedential ) Rule 23 orders?
Unpublished Appellate Court Decisions
How Often Does the Illinois Supreme Court Review Unpublished Decisions (Part II)
By Kirk Jenkins on
Posted in Petition for Leave to Appeal, The Appellate Court
Yesterday, we looked at the prevalence of Rule 23 orders (unpublished decisions) as a fraction of the Appellate Court’s workload. Now we turn to the data – how much of the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil caseload consists of Rule 23 orders?
Given that a Rule 23 order should in theory break no new legal ground…
How Often Does the Illinois Supreme Court Review Unpublished Decisions (Part I)
By Kirk Jenkins on
Posted in Petition for Leave to Appeal, The Appellate Court
Last week, we looked at the question of how often the Illinois Supreme Court considers unanimous civil decisions from the Appellate Court. Now we turn to a related question: how often does the Court review unpublished decisions?According to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 23, the Appellate Courts are to issue formal opinions under only two circumstances:…