The Productivity Tables chart the production of published majority, concurring and dissenting opinions authored by each justice. The number shown for each year is the total number of opinions published between April 1 of the previous year and March 31 of the year indicated.
1. MAJORITY OPINIONS
|
JUSTICE |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
GEORGE |
13 |
15 |
10 |
19 |
10 |
18 |
13 | 16 | 13 |
|
BAXTER |
8 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
17 |
18 |
15 | 15 | 18 |
|
BROWN |
6 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
14 |
22 |
16 | 19 | 22 |
|
CHIN |
9 |
18 |
13 |
20 |
12 |
17 |
20 | 17 | 19 |
|
KENNARD |
4 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
17 | 14 | 18 |
|
MOSK |
17 |
21 |
14 |
13 |
21 |
2 |
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|
MORENO |
0 |
14 | 11 | 18 | |||||
|
WERDEGAR |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
15 | 14 | 18 |
|
PER CUR. |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
|
TOTALS |
80* |
100 |
88 |
109 |
104 |
107 |
110 | 107 | 127 |
*Includes 3 opinions by Lucas, C.J., and 3 opinions by Arabian, J.
2. CONCURRING OPINIONS
|
JUSTICE |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
GEORGE |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 | 2 | 0 |
|
BAXTER |
6 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 | 10 | 4 |
|
BROWN |
1 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
15 | 8 | 4 |
|
CHIN |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 | 4 | 4 |
|
KENNARD |
6 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
16 | 13 | 3 |
|
MOSK |
16 |
16 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
2 |
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|
MORENO |
2 |
10 | 9 | 8 | |||||
|
WERDEGAR |
1 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
12 | 6 | 6 |
|
TOTALS |
35* |
42 |
41 |
29 |
38 |
39 |
59 | 52 | 29 |
|
RATIO** |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
1.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
*Includes 1 concurring opinion by Lucas, C.J.
**The ratio of concurring opinions to majority opinions. The number represents the number of majority opinions produced per each concurrence.
3. DISSENTING OPINIONS
|
JUSTICE |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
GEORGE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
2 | 0 | 2 |
|
BAXTER |
8 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 | 7 | 6 |
|
BROWN |
6 |
9 |
15 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
12 | 14 | 9 |
|
CHIN |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 | 4 | 3 |
|
KENNARD |
17 |
13 |
17 |
21 |
11 |
8 |
15 | 11 | 15 |
|
MOSK |
16 |
17 |
13 |
19 |
11 |
3 |
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|
MORENO |
1 |
9 | 4 | 2 | |||||
|
WERDEGAR |
1 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
2 | 3 | 4 |
|
TOTALS |
52* |
59 |
66 |
67 |
48 |
33 |
50 | 43 | 41 |
*Includes 1 dissenting opinion by Arabian, J.
