Yesterday, we reviewed which counties produced the Supreme Court's civil docket, year by year, for the years 2004 through 2008. Today, we're looking at the criminal docket for the same years.

In 2004, the Court decided sixteen criminal cases from the Los Angeles Superior Court. It decided nine cases from San Diego, five cases from Orange and San Bernardino counties, four cases from Sacramento and Shasta counties, three cases from Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties, and two cases from Riverside, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Mendocino and Solano counties. The Court decided one criminal case from Fresno, Kern, Butte, Marin, Stanislaus, Tehama, San Luis Obispo, El Dorado and Trinity counties.

In 2005, the Court decided twenty-five criminal cases from Los Angeles. It decided four criminal cases from Alameda, Kern, Orange and Sacramento counties, three from San Diego and Santa Clara counties, and two from Fresno and San Mateo counties. The Court decided one case apiece from Riverside, San Joaquin, Marin, Stanislaus, Ventura, Merced, Tuolumne, Tulare and Colusa counties, as well as one case from the State Bar Court.

The Court decided only eleven criminal cases from Los Angeles in 2006. The Court decided six cases from Santa Clara County, four from Alameda, Kern and Sacramento counties, and three from Orange and San Mateo counties. The Court decided two criminal cases each from Contra Costa, Fresno, San Francisco and Solano counties. The Court decided one criminal case each from Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Butte, Santa Barbara, Shasta, Yolo, Kings and San Benito counties.

In 2007, the Court decided nineteen criminal cases from Los Angeles County, The Court decided seven cases from Orange and San Diego counties, five from Alameda, four from Riverside and San Bernardino counties, three from Santa Clara County, and two from Contra Costa County. The Court decided one case each from Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Solano counties.

Finally, in 2008, the Court decided nineteen criminal cases from Los Angeles County. The Court decided seven cases from Orange and San Diego, five from Alameda, four from Riverside, San Bernardino and Tulare counties, and three from Santa Clara County. The Court decided two cases from Contra Costa County, and one case each from Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Solano counties.

Join us back here next Thursday as we review the Court's civil and criminal dockets for the years 2009 through 2013.

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