Statistics for 2014

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Opinions issued
346
Cases opened
826
Cases closed
771
Net change
+55
docket growing
Median days on appeal
295
filing to opinion
Median, submission to opinion
78
submitted to opinion

Dispositions

appeals decided by opinion in 2014
Affirmed 253 69.9%
Reversed 64 17.7%
Affirmed in part, reversed in part 35 9.7%
Opinion issued in an election original proceeding 3 0.8%
Opinion issued in a Professional Regulation 2 0.6%
Petition for writ of supervisory control - other with opinion 2 0.6%
Opinion issued answering a certified question, 'no' 1 0.3%
Opinion issued answering a certified question, outcome unknown 1 0.3%
Opinion issued in an unknown original proceeding 1 0.3%

Appeals by judicial district

where the case came from, and how it came out
Appealed fromOpinionsAffirmedReversedAffirmed in part
Fourth 55 42 · 76.4% 9 · 16.4% 4 · 7.3%
Eleventh 46 33 · 71.7% 11 · 23.9% 2 · 4.3%
Thirteenth 38 27 · 71.1% 6 · 15.8% 5 · 13.2%
First 36 25 · 69.4% 6 · 16.7% 5 · 13.9%
Eighteenth 23 19 · 82.6% 1 · 4.3% 3 · 13%
Eighth 23 19 · 82.6% 2 · 8.7% 2 · 8.7%
Second 15 8 · 53.3% 5 · 33.3% 2 · 13.3%
Nineteenth 13 9 · 69.2% 3 · 23.1% 1 · 7.7%
Fifth 12 6 · 50% 3 · 25% 3 · 25%
Twenty-second 12 9 · 75% 0 · 0% 3 · 25%
Sixth 12 8 · 66.7% 3 · 25% 1 · 8.3%
Twenty-first 10 8 · 80% 2 · 20% 0 · 0%
Twelfth 7 6 · 85.7% 1 · 14.3% 0 · 0%
Twentieth 7 5 · 71.4% 2 · 28.6% 0 · 0%
Third 7 7 · 100% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%
Ninth 6 2 · 33.3% 2 · 33.3% 2 · 33.3%
Sixteenth 6 5 · 83.3% 1 · 16.7% 0 · 0%
Seventh 5 3 · 60% 1 · 20% 1 · 20%
Montana Water Court 4 3 · 75% 0 · 0% 1 · 25%
Fourteenth 4 3 · 75% 1 · 25% 0 · 0%
Tenth 3 2 · 66.7% 1 · 33.3% 0 · 0%
Fifteenth 3 2 · 66.7% 1 · 33.3% 0 · 0%
Workers Compensation Court 2 2 · 100% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%
U.S. District Court-Montana 2 0 · 0% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%
Seventeenth 2 0 · 0% 2 · 100% 0 · 0%

Subject and posture

how the year’s opinions divide
OpinionsFiling → opinionSubmitted → opinionFastest and slowest Affirmed Reversed Other
All opinions 362 324d 87d 23d — Hoffman, Smylie and Abbott v. State of Montana 981d — Scheafer v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Ill
Five-justice panel 341 324d 85d 23d — Hoffman, Smylie and Abbott v. State of Montana 981d — Scheafer v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Ill
En banc 20 319d 122d 78d — Cross, et al., v. VanDyke 631d — State v. Ghostbear
Oral argument 11 406d 148d 154d — State v. 9th Judicial District 629d — State v. Plouffe
Criminal 122 413d 87d 175d — State v. Nickerson 670d — State v. Nichols
Five-justice panel 117 413d 86d 175d — State v. Nickerson 670d — State v. Nichols
En banc 5 424d 130d 238d — State v. Rambold 631d — State v. Ghostbear
Oral argument 4 489d 139d 267d — State v. Joel Boniek 629d — State v. Plouffe
Civil 240 279d 86d 23d — Hoffman, Smylie and Abbott v. State of Montana 981d — Scheafer v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Ill
Five-justice panel 224 277d 84d 23d — Hoffman, Smylie and Abbott v. State of Montana 981d — Scheafer v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Ill
En banc 15 284d 119d 78d — Cross, et al., v. VanDyke 585d — Skelton, et al. v. Pondera Co
Oral argument 7 359d 154d 154d — State v. 9th Judicial District 610d — Public Lands v. Madison Co

Opinions issued in 2014

346 opinions
AU majority CO concurrence DI dissent filled wrote it · outlined joined it
Marriage of Buck 2014 MT 344 DA 14-0104 · Dec 30, 2014 · Affirmed MW MG BB PC JR
State v. Nichols 2014 MT 343 DA 13-0163 · Dec 30, 2014 · Reversed JR MG LK MW JS
Matter of S.B.C., Jr 2014 MT 345 DA 14-0084 · Dec 30, 2014 · Affirmed JR MW PC LK MG BB JS
Marriage of Rannebarger 2014 MT 347N DA 14-0060 · Dec 30, 2014 · Affirmed MG LK PC BB MW
State v. Preston Hanna 2014 MT 346 DA 13-0543 · Dec 30, 2014 · Affirmed BB MW JS LK JR
Sheridan Elec. v. MT-Dak Utilities 2014 MT 332 DA 14-0196 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed MW JS PC BB JR
State v. Shaffer 2014 MT 340N DA 13-0355 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed MW LK PC JS JR
Marriage of Marez and Marshall 2014 MT 333 DA 14-0128 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed LK MG PC BB JR
State v. Mark White 2014 MT 335 DA 13-0589 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed MG BB JS PC MW JR LK
State v. Urziceanu 2014 MT 338N DA 13-0344 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed BB MG PC JS MW
Wyo-Ben v. Bixby 2014 MT 334 DA 13-0831 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed in part, reversed in part BB MG JS LK JR
Plouffe v. Knudson 2014 MT 341N DA 14-0291 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed PC LK JS BB JR
Bates v. Neva 2014 MT 336 DA 14-0171 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed BB MG PC JS MW JR LK
Estate of Corrigan 2014 MT 337 DA 14-0132 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed MW MG JS PC BB JR LK
State v. Koski 2014 MT 339N DA 14-0193 · Dec 23, 2014 · Affirmed PC MG JR BB MW