If Ralph J. Cappy predicted any part of his legacy as Pennsylvania’s chief justice, it was a reduction in the number of non-precedential opinions from the state Supreme Court.
In Cappy’s five years as chief justice, the number of cases decided without a clear majority dropped sharply. That result was one of the goals Cappy stated when he became chief justice in 2003.
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