Supreme Court of Iowa

Court of last resort · Iowa

14,253

Cases

13,567

Decided (affirmed/reversed)

32.8%

Reversed

of decided appeals

3.8%

Remanded

of all cases

A reversal means this court overturned the ruling below. Among the 13,567 appeals it decided, 32.8% were reversed — courts of last resort often take a case precisely to reverse it.

How these appeals were decided

Affirmed64%
Reversed31.2%
Other1.8%
Dismissed1.3%
Mixed0.8%
Modified0.5%
Remanded0.4%
Granted0%
Denied0%
Defendant win0%
Plaintiff win0%

Source: CourtListener opinion clusters, dispositions classified into outcomes (rules-based, ~95% coverage). This is appellate data — it describes whether lower-court rulings were affirmed or reversed, not who wins at trial. Coverage varies by state, and a single court's practice shifts over time. Figures are descriptive statistics about the historical record — not a prediction about any specific appeal. Check your local rules. Not legal advice.