Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Court of last resort · Maine

1,949

Cases

Decided (affirmed/reversed)

23.1%

Reversed

of decided appeals

1.7%

Remanded

of all cases

A reversal means this court overturned the ruling below. Among the 91 appeals it decided, 23.1% were reversed — courts of last resort often take a case precisely to reverse it.

How these appeals were decided

Other62.2%
Plaintiff win9.5%
Defendant win9.5%
Dismissed7.2%
Granted4.1%
Affirmed3.6%
Remanded1.5%
Reversed1.1%
Denied1%
Modified0.3%
Mixed0.1%

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.