Mississippi Supreme Court

Court of last resort · Mississippi

1,010

Cases

844

Decided (affirmed/reversed)

60.2%

Reversed

of decided appeals

35.2%

Remanded

of all cases

A reversal means this court overturned the ruling below. Among the 844 appeals it decided, 60.2% were reversed — courts of last resort often take a case precisely to reverse it.

How these appeals were decided

Reversed50.3%
Affirmed33.3%
Other6.4%
Remanded4.1%
Dismissed2.5%
Mixed2.2%
Plaintiff win0.6%
Granted0.4%
Denied0.2%
Defendant win0.1%

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.