| County-Level Court Activity | ||||||||||||
| Statewide Summary of Reported Activity | ||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended August 31, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| C I V I L D O C K E T | ||||||||||||
| Injury or | Injury or | All | ||||||||||
| Damage | Damage | Other | ||||||||||
| Involving | other than | Suits | Family | Other | ||||||||
| Motor | Motor | Tax | on | Law | Civil | Total | ||||||
| Cases on Docket: | Vehicle | Vehicle | Cases | Debt | Divorce | Matters | Cases | Cases | ||||
| Cases Pending 09/01/96 | 21,094 | 8,291 | 1,441 | 54,829 | 5,645 | 8,605 | 69,133 | 169,038 | ||||
| Docket Adjustments | 380 | (16) | (15) | 614 | 120 | (602) | (1,026) | (545) | ||||
| New Cases Filed | 15,044 | 3,925 | 195 | 30,000 | 6,451 | 5,149 | 32,917 | 93,681 | ||||
| Cases Appealed Lower Court | 69 | 76 | 1 | 931 | 2,189 | 3,266 | ||||||
| Show Causes Motions Filed | 3,113 | 3,113 | ||||||||||
| Other Cases Added | 301 | 79 | 3 | 618 | 894 | 317 | 490 | 2,702 | ||||
| Total Cases on Docket | 36,888 | 12,355 | 1,625 | 86,992 | 13,110 | 16,582 | 103,703 | 271,255 | ||||
| Dispositions: | ||||||||||||
| Default Judgments | 2,169 | 333 | 34 | 8,483 | 295 | 234 | 3,967 | 15,515 | ||||
| Agreed Judgments | 1,926 | 569 | 3 | 2,449 | 2,104 | 896 | 6,129 | 14,076 | ||||
| Judg. After Trial-No Jury | 1,773 | 532 | 25 | 3,663 | 3,764 | 2,648 | 4,795 | 17,200 | ||||
| Judg. By Jury Verdicts | 272 | 86 | 1 | 106 | 282 | 76 | 139 | 962 | ||||
| Dismissed Want Prosecution | ||||||||||||
| or by Plaintiff | 6,997 | 1,790 | 187 | 14,518 | 843 | 1,172 | 12,374 | 37,881 | ||||
| Show Causes Disposed | 2,455 | 2,455 | ||||||||||
| Other Dispositions | 1,494 | 865 | 28 | 2,720 | 322 | 606 | 10,043 | 16,078 | ||||
| Total Dispositions | 14,631 | 4,175 | 278 | 31,939 | 7,610 | 8,087 | 37,447 | 104,167 | ||||
| Cases Pending 08/31/97 | 22,257 | 8,180 | 1,347 | 55,053 | 5,500 | 8,495 | 66,256 | 167,088 | ||||
| 3 Months | Over 3 to | Over 6 to | Over 12 to | Over 18 | ||||||||
| Age of Cases Disposed | or Less | 6 Months | 12 Months | 18 Months | Months | Total | ||||||
| 28,937 | 19,239 | 19,833 | 12,003 | 24,155 | 104,167 | |||||||
| Number of Cases | ||||||||||||
| J U V E N I L E D O C K E T | ||||||||||||
| Cases on Docket: | CINS | Delin | Total | Findings of Delinquent | ||||||||
| Conduct or CINS | CINS | Delin | Total | |||||||||
| Cases Pending 09/01/96 | 285 | 2,800 | 3,085 | |||||||||
| Docket Adjustments | 6 | (46) | (40) | Placed on Probation | ||||||||
| New Petitions Filed | 516 | 5,956 | 6,472 | Under Parental Care | 338 | 3,613 | 3,951 | |||||
| Motion Revoke Filed | 22 | 316 | 338 | Under Foster Care | 1 | 15 | 16 | |||||
| Other Cases Added | 3 | 523 | 526 | Residential Facility | 27 | 307 | 334 | |||||
| Total on Docket | 832 | 9,549 | 10,381 | Committed to TYC | 395 | 395 | ||||||
| Judgment No Disp. | 8 | 46 | 54 | |||||||||
| Dispositions: | ||||||||||||
| Find Delin Cond/CINS | Total | 374 | 4,376 | 4,750 | ||||||||
| Trials by Judge | 359 | 4,065 | 4,424 | |||||||||
| Trials by Jury | 2 | 36 | 38 | Other Juvenile Court Activity: | ||||||||
| Find No Delin Cond/CINS | ||||||||||||
| Trials by Judge | 2 | 28 | 30 | Detention Hearings | 338 | 6,349 | 6,687 | |||||
| Trials by Jury | 1 | 20 | 21 | Hearing Modify Order | 32 | 702 | 734 | |||||
| Directed Verdicts | Child Cert. as Adult | 41 | 41 | |||||||||
| Probation Revoked | 14 | 184 | 198 | Attorneys Appointed | 311 | 4,849 | 5,160 | |||||
| Continue on Probation | 6 | 153 | 159 | |||||||||
| Change of Venue Trans. | 1 | 52 | 53 | |||||||||
| Dismissed & Other Disp. | 97 | 1,716 | 1,813 | |||||||||
| Total Dispositions | 482 | 6,254 | 6,736 | |||||||||
| Cases Pending 08/31/97 | 350 | 3,295 | 3,645 | |||||||||