Percentage of Applications Granted in the Court of Appeals

Discretionary Applications 22.7% granted (113 out of 497)

(excludes 21 cases transferred to the Supreme Court)

Interlocutory Applications 31.5% granted (106 out of 336)

(excludes 3 cases transferred to the Supreme Court)

Reversal Rate in the Court of Appeals

(cases decided on the merits)

All cases: 20.4% (362 out of 1,771) (includes as reversals 158 cases reversed

in part and 50 cases vacated or vacated in part; excludes 471 cases dismissed,

111 cases withdrawn, 57 cases transferred to the Supreme Court,

52 cases remanded and 1 case dismissed as moot)

Percentage of Requests for Oral Argument Granted in the Court of Appeals

2007: 38% (141 out of 375)

2008: 37% (118 out of 321)