Statistics for 2016

By justice →
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Opinions issued
351
Cases opened
772
Cases closed
761
Net change
+11
docket growing
Median days on appeal
309
filing to opinion
Median, submission to opinion
85
submitted to opinion

Dispositions

appeals decided by opinion in 2016
Affirmed 298 79%
Reversed 43 11.4%
Affirmed in part, reversed in part 32 8.5%
Opinion issued dismissing the appeal 1 0.3%
Opinion issued in a DA case, outcome unknown 1 0.3%
Petition for writ of supervisory control - other with opinion 1 0.3%
Opinion issued in an original proceeding 1 0.3%

Appeals by judicial district

where the case came from, and how it came out
Appealed fromOpinionsAffirmedReversedAffirmed in part
First 46 33 · 71.7% 5 · 10.9% 8 · 17.4%
Eleventh 43 36 · 83.7% 4 · 9.3% 3 · 7%
Eighth 42 34 · 81% 5 · 11.9% 2 · 4.8%
Thirteenth 38 25 · 65.8% 8 · 21.1% 5 · 13.2%
Fourth 37 31 · 83.8% 3 · 8.1% 2 · 5.4%
Eighteenth 21 19 · 90.5% 1 · 4.8% 0 · 0%
Twentieth 16 13 · 81.3% 2 · 12.5% 1 · 6.3%
Twenty-first 16 11 · 68.8% 3 · 18.8% 2 · 12.5%
Third 15 14 · 93.3% 0 · 0% 1 · 6.7%
Ninth 15 14 · 93.3% 0 · 0% 1 · 6.7%
Sixth 13 9 · 69.2% 1 · 7.7% 3 · 23.1%
Second 11 7 · 63.6% 3 · 27.3% 1 · 9.1%
Montana Water Court 9 8 · 88.9% 0 · 0% 1 · 11.1%
Nineteenth 8 7 · 87.5% 1 · 12.5% 0 · 0%
Twenty-second 8 5 · 62.5% 3 · 37.5% 0 · 0%
Fifth 7 5 · 71.4% 1 · 14.3% 1 · 14.3%
Twelfth 7 7 · 100% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%
Seventh 7 4 · 57.1% 2 · 28.6% 1 · 14.3%
Tenth 5 5 · 100% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%
Seventeenth 4 4 · 100% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%
Fifteenth 3 2 · 66.7% 1 · 33.3% 0 · 0%
Fourteenth 3 3 · 100% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%
Sixteenth 2 2 · 100% 0 · 0% 0 · 0%

Subject and posture

how the year’s opinions divide
OpinionsFiling → opinionSubmitted → opinionFastest and slowest Affirmed Reversed Other
All opinions 377 364d 96d 21d — AFL-CIO v. Mcculloch 1190d — Kohler v. Keller
Five-justice panel 342 361d 93d 21d — AFL-CIO v. Mcculloch 1190d — Kohler v. Keller
En banc 31 393d 121d 197d — Krone v. Roundup 896d — State v. Items of Property (Chilinski)
Oral argument 18 501d 242d 119d — G.F. Clinic v. 8th Judicial District 1190d — Kohler v. Keller
Criminal 107 510d 90d 168d — State v. Hislop 1036d — State v. Pierce
Five-justice panel 101 503d 88d 168d — State v. Hislop 1036d — State v. Pierce
En banc 5 608d 106d 494d — State v. J. Hill 791d — State v. Colburn
Oral argument 1 693d 206d 693d — State v. Colburn
Civil 270 307d 98d 21d — AFL-CIO v. Mcculloch 1190d — Kohler v. Keller
Five-justice panel 241 301d 94d 21d — AFL-CIO v. Mcculloch 1190d — Kohler v. Keller
En banc 26 352d 123d 197d — Krone v. Roundup 896d — State v. Items of Property (Chilinski)
Oral argument 17 490d 244d 119d — G.F. Clinic v. 8th Judicial District 1190d — Kohler v. Keller

Opinions issued in 2016

351 opinions
AU majority CO concurrence DI dissent filled wrote it · outlined joined it
Usa, Blm v. Korman 2016 MT 351N DA 16-0019 · Dec 28, 2016 · Affirmed MG MW PC BB JS LK
Ryffel Family v. Alpine Construction 2016 MT 350 DA 15-0805 · Dec 28, 2016 · Affirmed LK MG PC JS BB
Associated Derm. v. Fitte 2016 MT 349 DA 16-0103 · Dec 28, 2016 · Affirmed LK BB JS JR MW PC
USA/BLM - Barthelmess, Et Al 2016 MT 348 DA 15-0533 · Dec 28, 2016 · Affirmed MG PC MW BB JS JR LK
Welu v. Twin Hearts 2016 MT 347 DA 16-0139 · Dec 28, 2016 · Affirmed PC JS BB MW LK
Marriage of Taylor 2016 MT 342 DA 16-0150 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed BB MG MW PC LK
Myrick v. Skolrud 2016 MT 341 DA 16-0168 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed JR MG BB MW LK
State v. W. Lawrence 2016 MT 346 DA 15-0428 · Dec 27, 2016 · Reversed PC MW LK JS BB MG JR
Ohio Farmers v. Jem 2016 MT 343 DA 16-0181 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed JS MG MW BB LK
Suzor v. International Paper 2016 MT 344 DA 15-0510 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed PC MG MW JR LK
Matter of B.W.S., YINC 2016 MT 340 DA 15-0791 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed PC BB MW JS JR
Bird v. Cascade County 2016 MT 345 DA 16-0162 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed BB MG MW JR JS
Conservatorship of J.J.W 2016 MT 339N DA 16-0284 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed JS JR MW LK BB
State v. Whitegrass 2016 MT 337N DA 15-0730 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed MG MW JS BB LK
State v. Lafield 2016 MT 338N DA 15-0212 · Dec 27, 2016 · Affirmed MW MG JS BB LK