Strollin Pettifogger - The next steps ©
Strollin Pettifogger - The next steps ©
The Statistics for Review by the US Supreme Court are:
Opinions Heard % Total Seeking Relief Per Curiam Denied 1941 17.50% 1951 150 13.55% 957 1107 1953 10.90% 1022 1201 1954 11.80% 1019 1226 1955 11.60% 1204 1468 1956 13.30% 1235 1514 1957 14.20% 1309 1645 1961 172 8.51% 1849 2021 1971 168 281 12.32% 3196 3645 1976 114 115 5.72% 3633 4006 1977 122 86 5.40% 3575 3854 1978 145 73 5.53% 3670 3943 1979 116 91 5.43% 3533 3812 1980 109 103 5.00% 3967 4241 1981 149 81 5.16% 4114 4456 1982 127 82 4.99% 3887 4188 1983 135 59 4.66% 3897 4162 1984 144 63 4.85% 4003 4269 1985 127 88 5.01% 3999 4289 1986 122 84 4.75% 4062 4339 1987 117 87 4.64% 4142 4401 1988 114 73 3.89% 4550 4806 1989 140 75 4.38% 4680 4908 1990 126 102 4.21% 5171 5412 1991 108 58 2.85% 5630 5825 1992 106 103 3.30% 6110 6336 1993 94 60 2.31% 6513 6676 1994 86 56 1.99% 6971 7131 1995 84 110 2.94% 6384 6590 1996 90 68 2.36% 6517 6695 1997 91 43 1.32% 6571 6718 1998 78 52 1.2% 6866 7015 1999 74 45 1.3% 7197 7369 2000 __ __ 1._% ____ ____ 2001 __ __ 1._% _____ _____ 2002 __ __ 1._% ____ ____ 2003 __ __ 1._% ____ ____ 2004 ?
Constitutional Law text book (1975) and Harv Law Review Nov. issues - Vols: 95, 104, 105, 106,107, 108. &ct. . US Supreme Court statistics articles. The recent statistics are much more in-depth to give additional understanding to the seeker of this rare relief.
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