Appellate Practice
Jun. 1, 2016
Data shows average appeal time increasing in California
The average days pending from grant to decision on the California Supreme Court civil side has increased 25 percent from the early 2000s to now.
Kirk C. Jenkins
Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Email: KJenkins@lewisroca.com
Harvard Law School
Kirk is a certified specialist in appellate law.
It's a gratifying moment for any appellate counsel ? scanning the weekly conference order list from the California Supreme Court, finding your case name and reading "Granted" in the right-hand column. And the first question is always the same: How long is review likely to take? That question has become an increasingly controversial one in recent years, as many counsel suspect that average time between the granting of the petition, oral argument and decision is increasing.
The data be...
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