Below are the reversal rates for the County Courts at Law for the current term (January 1, 1999 to September 16, 2002)
|
Reversal Rate
(w/o Mandamus) |
Reversal Rate
(w/ Mandamus) |
Reversal Rate when
COA reaches merits |
County Court at Law One
(Gibson/Bradshaw) |
15.69 % |
14.93 % |
38.10 % |
County Court at Law Two
(Lopez/Peyton) |
10.71 % |
11.27 % |
27.27 % |
County Court at Law Three
(Jenevein) |
20.99 % |
19.79 % |
54.84 % |
County Court at Law Four
(Woody) |
28.41 % |
25.74 % |
58.14 % |
County Court at Law Five
(Stokes) |
8.33 % |
8.93 % |
21.05 % |
Regardless of how the rates are calculated, Judge Woody has the worst reversal rate. Over a quarter of the cases appealed from Judge Woody’s Court were reversed by the Court of Appeals. Judge Woody has the unusual distinction of having more cases more reversed (25) than affirmed (18).
The difference between Judge Stokes and Judge Woody is quite striking: 8.33 percent vs. 28.41 percent. Judge Stokes deals with the same types and volume of cases, yet Judge Woody’s reversal rate is over three time Judge Stokes’ reversal rate.
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