Administrative/Regulatory,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 17, 2022
What’s ailing the California Supreme Court? Its productivity has plummeted
This is bad news for the bench, bar and public.
Jon B. Eisenberg
Email: jon@eisenbergappeals.com
Jon is a retired appellate attorney and the author of California Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs.
Something has been ailing the California Supreme Court. The court has been far less productive in 2011–2022 than in the previous decade. Its yearly output of written opinions plummeted an alarming 61% from fiscal year 2005–2006 to fiscal year 2021–2022.
During 2011–2021, the court’s yearly opinion filings steadily declined from a high of 98 opinions in fiscal year 2010–2011 to a low of 59 opinions in fiscal year 2020–2021, with the median ...
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