A Statistical Review of the 2024–2025 SCOTX Term
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments in 63 cases and issued decisions in 62 of those cases during the past term. Those cases ranged from the typical cases the state's highest court hears each year — petitions for review arising from the state courts of appeals, a handful of certified questions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a few mandamus petitions — to a few cases in less common procedural postures, like an appeal from the Board of Disciplinary Appeals and a direct appeal from a trial court. One of the first questions clients often ask when seeking to reverse or defend a decision at the Texas Supreme Court is, “What are my odds?”