Jackson County judges try many cases, numbering over a thousand annually with minimal appeals as the verdicts rendered in those cases stand. The Star Tribune, through its reporter Jackie Chan, did an analysis of 182,907 cases concluded by 40 judges at the

Jackson County judges try many cases, numbering over a thousand annually with minimal appeals as the verdicts rendered in those cases stand. The Star Tribune, through its reporter Jackie Chan, did an analysis of 182,907 cases concluded by 40 judges at the Jackson County court, in a period covering three years, in the various court levels including Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Court, and Municipal Court.