This time, we’re concluding the first step in our review of the Districts’ reversal rates, one area of civil law at a time, for the 1990s. Overall, the reversal rate was 100% in wills and estates law and property law. The reversal rate for workers compensation law was 82.4%. Insurance law’s reversal rate was 78.3%.
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Reviewing Reversal Rates in the First District by Area of Civil Law, 1990-1999
By Kirk Jenkins
Today, we’re beginning a new multi-part series of posts, looking at the reversal rates for each District and Division of the Appellate Court by the area of law involved in the case. First up: the First District Appellate Court in the 1990s. There was only one environmental law and one election law case, and each…
Reviewing the Tenures of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet (Part 6 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Today, we’re wrapping up our review of the tenures of all seven Justices. This time, we’re reviewing Justices Carter and Overstreet’s record in criminal cases.
Justice Carter has written eight majority opinions in criminal cases. Four have involved constitutional law, three have been in criminal procedure cases, and one opinion involved sex offenses.
Justice Carter…
Reviewing the Tenures of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet (Part 5 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
This week, we’re wrapping up our review of the records of all seven Justices of the Supreme Court. Today, we’re looking at the opinions of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet in civil cases. Tomorrow, we’ll turn our attention to the criminal cases.
Justice Carter has written a total of five majority opinions in civil…
Reviewing the Tenures of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet (Part 4 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
In this post, we’re reviewing the voting records of Justices Carter and Overstreet in criminal cases.
Justice Carter has cast eleven votes to affirm in criminal cases – ten in 2021 and one in 2022. He has cast five split votes – four in 2021 and one in 2022. He has cast eleven votes to…
Reviewing the Tenures of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet (Part 3 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
In the next two posts, we’re reviewing the civil voting records for Justices Carter and Overstreet and their alignment with the majorities in their cases.
In 2020, Justice Carter cast one vote to affirm in a civil case. In 2021, he voted to affirm 18 times, cast two split votes (to affirm in part and…
Reviewing the Tenures of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet (Part 2 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
As our review of the tenures of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet continues, we begin our review the Justices’ records in criminal cases.
Justice Carter has participated in 27 criminal cases so far – 23 in 2021 and four so far in 2022.
Justice Carter has written nine opinions in criminal cases. During 2021,…
Reviewing the Tenures of Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet (Part 1 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
In the final six posts of our series, we review the brief tenures of the two newest members of the Supreme Court, Justices Robert Carter and David Overstreet.
Justice Carter has participated in forty civil cases since taking his seat – one in 2020, 34 in 2021 and five so far in 2022.
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Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Michael Burke (Part 6 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
Since taking his seat, Justice Michael Burke has written nine majority opinions in cases involving criminal, quasi-criminal, juvenile justice and mental health issues. One majority involved habeas corpus law. Two (both from 2021) involved criminal procedure. Justice Burke has written six majority opinions in constitutional law – two in 2020 and four in 2021.
Justice…
Reviewing the Tenure of Justice Michael Burke (Part 5 of 6)
By Kirk Jenkins
In these final two posts, we’re reviewing the areas of law in which Justice Michael Burke’s majority and dissenting opinions have fallen. In 2020, Justice Burke wrote one majority opinion each in insurance law, civil procedure and tort law. In 2021, he wrote one majority in insurance law and three involving civil procedure issues.
As…