State supreme court opinions, 2023

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Each state and the District of Columbia has at least one supreme court, or court of last resort. Oklahoma and Texas both have two courts of last resort, one for civil appeals and one for criminal appeals. The supreme courts do not hear trials of cases. They hear appeals of the decisions made in the lower trial or appellate courts.

A court opinion is a statement announcing the court's decision after a case is heard. Opinions include a summary of facts, overview of applicable laws, the rationale behind the court's decision, and a judgment.

HIGHLIGHTS

State supreme courts issued 6,722 opinions in 2023.

The West Virginia Supreme Court issued the most opinions (528) in 2023.

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued the fewest opinions (22) in 2023.

Supreme courts in Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Texas regularly end the year as some of the country's most active courts. Collectively, they accounted for 26% of all opinions issued in 2021 and 2022, and 27% in 2023.

State supreme courts issued 7,423 opinions in 2022 and 8,320 opinions in 2021.

To learn more about our coverage of specific supreme courts, click here.

State supreme court opinions

The map below shows the number of state supreme court opinions issued in each state, with darker shading indicating more opinions and lighter shading indicating fewer.

The bar chart below shows the number of state supreme court opinions issued across all 50 states from 2021 to 2023.

The table below shows the number of state supreme court opinions issued in each state for years 2021 to 2023.

Ballotpedia News

This section displays Ballotpedia News coverage of state supreme court opinions by state. Ballotpedia covered 11 states during 2023: Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. Click the button below to select a state, then click the specific week to view the Ballotpedia News story.

Colorado

See also: Colorado Supreme Court

• Colorado Supreme Court issues three opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
• Colorado Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 6-12
• Colorado Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 20-26
• Colorado Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 27-March 5
• Colorado Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 6-12
• Colorado Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 27-April 2
• Colorado Supreme Court issues two opinions from April 10-16
• Colorado Supreme Court issues four opinions from April 24-30
• Colorado Supreme Court issues one opinion from May 1-7
• Colorado Supreme Court issues four opinions from May 15-21

Florida

See also: Florida Supreme Court

• Florida Supreme Court issues four opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
• Florida Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 6-12
• Florida Supreme Court issues two opinions from Feb. 13-19
• Florida Supreme Court issues two opinions from Feb. 27-March 5
• Florida Supreme Court issues five opinions from March 13-19
• Florida Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 20-26
• Florida Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2
• Florida Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 3-9
• Florida Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 10-16
• Florida Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 24-30
• Florida Supreme Court issues three opinions from May 1-7
• Florida Supreme Court issues two opinions from May 8-14
• Florida Supreme Court issues two opinions from May 15-21

Indiana

See also: Indiana Supreme Court

• Indiana Supreme Court issues two opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
• Indiana Supreme Court issues two opinions from Feb. 27-March 5
• Indiana Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 6-12
• Indiana Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 20-26
• Indiana Supreme Court issues one opinion from April 17-23
• Indiana Supreme Court issues one opinion from May 1-7
• Indiana Supreme Court issues one opinion from May 15-21

Iowa

See also: Iowa Supreme Court

• Iowa Supreme Court issues three opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
• Iowa Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 6-12
• Iowa Supreme Court issues two opinions from Feb. 13-19
• Iowa Supreme Court issues three opinions from Feb. 20-26
• Iowa Supreme Court issues two opinions from Feb. 27-March 5
• Iowa Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 6-12
• Iowa Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 13-19
• Iowa Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 20-26
• Iowa Supreme Court issues four opinions from March 27-April 2
• Iowa Supreme Court issues five opinions from April 3-9
• Iowa Supreme Court issues five opinions from April 10-16
• Iowa Supreme Court issues four opinions from April 17-23
• Iowa Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 24-30
• Iowa Supreme Court issues three opinions from May 1-7
• Iowa Supreme Court issues four opinions from May 8-14
• Iowa Supreme Court issues two opinions from May 15-21

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky Supreme Court

• Kentucky Supreme Court issues 18 opinions from Feb. 13-19
• Kentucky Supreme Court issues 25 opinions from March 20-26
• Kentucky Supreme Court issues 19 opinions from April 24-30

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey Supreme Court

• New Jersey Supreme Court issues four opinions from Feb. 13-19
• New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 20-26
• New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 6-12
• New Jersey Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 13-19
• New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2
• New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from April 3-9
• New Jersey Supreme Court issues two opinions from May 1-7
• New Jersey Supreme Court issues one opinion from May 8-14

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico Supreme Court

• New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
• New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 6-12
• New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 27-March 5
• New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 6-12
• New Mexico Supreme Court issues four opinions from March 13-19
• New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 27-April 2
• New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from April 10-16
• New Mexico Supreme Court issues one opinion from May 1-7

New York

See also: New York Court of Appeals

• New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from Feb. 6-12
• New York Court of Appeals issues five opinions from Feb. 13-19
• New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from March 13-19
• New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from March 20-26
• New York Court of Appeals issues three opinions from April 17-23
• New York Court of Appeals issues six opinions from April 24-30
• New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from May 15-21

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina Supreme Court

• North Carolina Supreme Court issues nine opinions from April 24-30

Texas

See also: Texas Supreme Court

See also: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

• Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals issue nine opinions from Feb. 6-12
• Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals issue 13 opinions from Feb. 13-19
• Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals issue four opinions from Feb. 27-March 5
• Texas Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 13-19
• Texas Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 20-26
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 19 opinions from March 27-April 2
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 14 opinions from April 10-16
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 24 opinions from April 17-23
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 12 opinions from April 24-30
• Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals issue nine opinions from May 1-7
• Texas Supreme Court issues six opinions from May 8-14
• Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals issue 15 opinions from May 15-21

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin Supreme Court

• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues five opinions from Feb. 20-26
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues two opinions from Feb. 27-March 5
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 13-19
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues two opinions from March 20-26
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 27-April 2
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues four opinions from April 3-9
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues one opinion from April 17-23
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 24-30
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues two opinions from May 1-7
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues one opinion from May 8-14
• Wisconsin Supreme Court issues three opinions from May 15-21

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• State supreme courts
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