Four years ago, as Justice Shirley Abrahamson reached the end of her judicial career, SCOWstats ran a series of posts designed to assess her influence. One such approach drew on techniques employed by Richard Posner to count references in law review … [Continue reading]
These tables are derived from information contained in 198 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1943, and August 31, 1944. The total of 198 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
Not long after the Gavels from the State Public Defender’s Office won the league title for the sixth straight year in the summer of 2021, the Competition Committee disbanded one of the other teams and distributed its law firms among the three … [Continue reading]
These tables are derived from information contained in 190 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1944, and August 31, 1945. The total of 190 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
Two terms have come and gone since our last post on attorneys who deliver frequent oral arguments at the Wisconsin Supreme Court, so today we’ll revisit the topic and see which lawyers have been most active—not only over the past two years but also … [Continue reading]
These tables are derived from information contained in 176 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1945, and August 31, 1946. The total of 176 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
Three years have passed since the previous post in this series, and it’s time for another look at the frequency with which women have been delivering oral arguments at the supreme court. … [Continue reading]
These tables are derived from information contained in 190 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1946, and August 31, 1947. The total of 190 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
Recent data on petitions for review allow us to compare petitions submitted during the 2020-21 term with those featured in a post six years ago.[1] The previous post, which covered petitions in 2014-15, addressed criminal cases, and we will maintain … [Continue reading]
This season the Competition Committee sought to provide stiffer opposition for the Gavels, perennial champions from the State Public Defender’s Office, by disbanding one of the other teams and distributing its members among the other three … [Continue reading]
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