California’s famously unified Supreme Court issued only three nonunanimous opinions in 2023, setting what appears to be an all-time record for agreement on the high court, according to a legal research nonprofit.
In a report posted this week, UC Berkeley Law School’s California Constitution Center found that 94% of the Supreme Court’s 52 merit opinions had support from all seven justices. That’s the highest rate of unanimity in the court’s recent history.

The California State Building at 350 McAlister St. in San Francisco, home of the state Supreme Court and the First District Court of Appeal. Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM

