The Supreme Court of Virginia handed down a remarkable bath of opinions on Friday.

The 20 opinions included 7 dissenting opinions, which is highly unusual for a court previous notable for its consensus.

Stranger still, the 12 civil cases generated all 7 dissenting opinions (one case, Weedon v. Weedon, generated two separate dissenting opinions).

It looks like things could get a little bumpy in the near future.

Here’s a quick breakdown of who did what (including cases with concurrences as split cases):

 

Chief Justice Kinser

  • Votes Cast: 20
  • In Majority: 20
  • In Dissent: 0
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 7/7
  • Opinions Written: 2

 

Justice Lemons

  • Votes Cast: 19
  • In Majority: 18
  • In Dissent: 1
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 6/7
  • Opinions Written: 2

 

Justice Goodwyn

  • Votes Cast:18
  • In Majority: 18
  • In Dissent: 0
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 6/6
  • Opinions Written: 1

 

Justice Millette

  • Votes Cast: 20
  • In Majority: 19
  • In Dissent: 1
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 6/7
  • Opinions Written: 2

 

Justice Mims

  • Votes Cast: 17
  • In Majority: 16
  • In Dissent: 1
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 6/7
  • Opinions Written: 4 (including 1 dissent)

 

Justice Powell

  • Votes Cast: 14
  • In Majority: 12
  • In Dissent: 2
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 4/6
  • Opinions Written: 3 (including 1 dissent)

 

Justice McClanahan

  • Votes Cast: 14
  • In Majority:
  • In Dissent: 6 (including one concurrence, and counting opinions dissenting in part and concurring in part as dissents)
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 1/7
  • Opinions Written: 7 (including 5 dissents and 1 concurrence)

 

Senior Justice Carrico

  • Votes Cast: 2
  • In Majority: 2
  • In Dissent: 0
  • In Majority in Split Cases: n/a
  • Opinions Written: 2

 

Senior Justice Russell

  • Votes Cast: 4
  • In Majority: 4
  • In Dissent: 0
  • In Majority in Split Cases: n/a
  • Opinions Written: 2

 

Senior Justice Lacy

  • Votes Cast: 6
  • In Majority: 6
  • In Dissent: 0
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 1/1
  • Opinions Written: 1

 

Senior Justice Koontz

  • Votes Cast: 6
  • In Majority: 6
  • In Dissent: 0
  • In Majority in Split Cases: 1/1
  • Opinions Written: 2

It’s dangerous to draw too many conclusions from a sample this small, but you can’t ignore the number of Justice McClanahan’s dissents and concurrences.

It will be interesting to see if this is just a matter of a new justice finding her voice and her place on the court, or if she will continue to use dissents and concurrences over time to stake out her own jurisprudence.