Supreme Court of Minnesota

Court of last resort · Minnesota

11,333

Cases

10,654

Decided (affirmed/reversed)

27%

Reversed

of decided appeals

2.1%

Remanded

of all cases

A reversal means this court overturned the ruling below. Among the 10,654 appeals it decided, 27% were reversed — courts of last resort often take a case precisely to reverse it.

How these appeals were decided

Affirmed68.7%
Reversed25.3%
Other1.9%
Dismissed1.6%
Modified1%
Remanded0.6%
Granted0.4%
Mixed0.3%
Denied0.2%
Vacated0%
Defendant 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.