Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Court of last resort · Rhode Island

1,486

Cases

Decided (affirmed/reversed)

35.7%

Reversed

of decided appeals

0.5%

Remanded

of all cases

A reversal means this court overturned the ruling below. Among the 42 appeals it decided, 35.7% were reversed — courts of last resort often take a case precisely to reverse it.

How these appeals were decided

Other58.6%
Dismissed14.1%
Denied13.6%
Granted8.3%
Affirmed1.8%
Defendant win1.1%
Reversed1%
Remanded0.5%
Plaintiff win0.3%
Mixed0.3%
Modified0.1%
Vacated0.1%

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.