APPENDIX 4 (B)

Civil Appeals - Jurisdictional Predicates

 

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Appellate Division Dissents

12%
(19 of 154)

13%
(25 of 193)

10%
(18 of 174)

12%
(22 of 190)

11%
(13 of 124)

Court of Appeals
Leave Grants

52%
(80 of 154)

63%
(122 of 193)

60%
(104 of 174)

59%
(112 of 190)

45%
(56 of 124)

Appellate Division
Leave Grants

22%
(34 of 154)

11%
(20 of 193)

14%
(25 of 174)

12%
(23 of 190)

16%
(20 of 124)

Constitutional Question

7%
(11 of 154)

5%
(10 of 193)

7%
(12 of 174)

7%
(14 of 190)

8%
(10 of 124)

Stipulation for Judgment Absolute

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--

1%
(1 of 174)

--

1%
(1 of 124)

CPLR 5601(d)

1%
(2 of 154)

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1%
(2 of 174)

1%
(2 of 190)

2%
(3 of 124)

Supreme Court Remand

1%
(2 of 154)

.5%
(1 of 193)

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--

1%
(1 of 124)

Judiciary Law §44

3%
(4 of 154)

.5%
(1 of 193)

5%*
(9 of 174)

7%
(13 of 190)

4%*
(5 of 124)

Certified Question from Federal Court (Rule 500.17)

1%
(2 of 154)

3%
(6 of 193)

2%
(3 of 174)

2%
(4 of 190)

12%**
(15 of 124)

Other

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4%
(8 of 193)

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* Includes judicial suspension matters

** Includes decisions accepting/declining certification