North Dakota Supreme Court

Court of last resort · North Dakota

3,431

Cases

3,035

Decided (affirmed/reversed)

38.9%

Reversed

of decided appeals

4.1%

Remanded

of all cases

A reversal means this court overturned the ruling below. Among the 3,035 appeals it decided, 38.9% were reversed — courts of last resort often take a case precisely to reverse it.

How these appeals were decided

Affirmed54%
Reversed34.4%
Denied2.8%
Modified2.6%
Dismissed2.4%
Granted1.4%
Other1.3%
Remanded0.4%
Mixed0.3%
Vacated0.2%
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.