STATISTICS (GENERAL DIVISION)

 

2007	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	9	2	342	102	376	6	2	555	168	1,562
New Cases Filed	22	5	424	211	1,382	23	0	1,968	692	4,727
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	6	2	17	16	54	3	0	51	68	217
TOTAL CASES	37	9	783	329	1,812	32	2	2,574	928	6,506
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	1	0	28	2	0	0	0	11	35	77
Court Trial	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	3	23
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	5	2	272	90	23	1	0	250	10	653
Dismissal	2	0	65	62	244	4	0	209	20	606
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	4	0	42	14	84	2	0	191	0	337
Magistrate	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	130	0	131
Diversion or Arbitration	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	38	95
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	0	0	7	0	717	0	0	577	332	1,633
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	239	239
Unavailability of Accused	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	0	83	85
Transferred Out	3	2	14	20	16	3	0	58	8	124
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	0	0	10	2	74	1	1	54	1	143
All Other Terminations	2	3	27	11	255	8	0	206	4	516
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	18	7	467	201	1,413	20	1	1,762	773	4,662
Cases Pending End of Year	19	2	316	128	399	12	1	812	155	1,844
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	3	8

 

2006	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	22	2	405	123	310	7	0	532	185	1,586
New Cases Filed	14	3	463	155	1,141	15	0	1,363	630	3,784
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	3	1	35	9	83	1	3	71	75	281
TOTAL CASES	39	6	903	287	1,534	23	3	1,966	890	5,651
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	4	0	24	1	1	0	0	10	47	87
Court Trial	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	12	0	16
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	13	1	338	89	9	0	0	264	15	729
Dismissal	7	1	98	68	256	1	0	300	18	749
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	1	0	13	12	47	1	1	59	0	134
Magistrate	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	132	0	134
Diversion or Arbitration	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	23	27	54
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	0	0	11	0	579	0	0	412	277	1,279
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	223	223
Unavailability of Accused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	93	95
Transferred Out	3	1	35	10	1	1	0	55	6	112
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	0	1	8	0	63	0	0	29	3	104
All Other Terminations	2	0	29	5	200	11	0	113	13	373
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	30	4	561	185	1,158	17	1	1,411	722	4,089
Cases Pending End of Year	9	2	342	102	376	6	2	555	168	1,562
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	8	15

 

2005	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	32	8	452	102	331	14	0	461	163	1,563
New Cases Filed	28	2	572	188	918	15	0	1,237	661	3,621
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	3	0	48	6	65	2	0	81	70	275
TOTAL CASES	63	10	1,072	296	1,314	31	0	1,779	894	5,459
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	5	0	25	3	0	0	0	11	42	86
Court Trial	0	0	21	0	0	4	0	72	2	99
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	14	4	305	63	7	5	0	204	2	604
Dismissal	15	1	203	94	265	10	0	308	23	919
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	0	0	4	1	15	0	0	18	0	38
Magistrate	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	33	0	35
Diversion or Arbitration	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	12	9	33
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	0	0	11	1	460	0	0	341	315	1,128
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	212	212
Unavailability of Accused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	73	73
Transferred Out	4	1	46	5	9	2	0	70	21	158
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	1	2	26	2	114	0	0	70	0	215
All Other Terminations	2	0	13	4	133	3	0	108	10	273
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	41	8	667	173	1,004	24	0	1,247	709	3,873
Cases Pending End of Year	22	2	405	123	310	7	0	532	185	1,586
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	5	12

 

2004	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	51	5	486	102	343	17	0	498	157	1,659
New Cases Filed	38	8	581	157	864	25	0	945	640	3,258
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	6	1	92	12	56	3	0	94	108	372
TOTAL CASES	95	14	1,159	271	1,263	45	0	1,537	905	5,289
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	5	0	22	0	0	0	0	9	51	87
Court Trial	0	0	15	1	0	5	0	61	1	83
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	23	2	273	55	5	1	0	157	5	521
Dismissal	22	2	232	97	282	7	0	263	11	916
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	1	0	10	2	30	2	0	20	0	65
Magistrate	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	12	0	15
Diversion or Arbitration	0	0	18	0	2	0	0	12	1	33
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	0	0	15	0	400	0	0	296	281	992
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	232	232
Unavailability of Accused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	50	51
Transferred Out	5	1	84	13	2	2	0	81	99	287
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	2	1	10	1	82	2	0	58	0	156
All Other Terminations	5	0	25	0	131	12	0	106	11	290
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	63	6	707	169	932	31	0	1,076	742	3,726
Cases Pending End of Year	32	8	452	102	331	14	0	461	163	1,563
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	1	0	4	0	5	0	0	2	4	16

   

2003	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	46	6	476	94	375	17	0	471	167	1,652
New Cases Filed	54	4	616	131	783	24	0	926	599	3,137
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	7	2	59	6	86	4	0	92	31	287
TOTAL CASES	107	12	1,151	231	1,244	45	0	1,489	797	5,076
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	4	0	23	3	0	0	0	2	34	66
Court Trial	0	0	10	0	1	4	0	47	1	63
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	27	2	247	42	6	0	0	185	2	511
Dismissal	19	2	246	65	288	6	0	264	12	902
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	0	0	6	2	11	0	0	16	0	35
Magistrate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Diversion or Arbitration	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	16	1	42
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	2	0	18	1	406	0	0	244	334	1,005
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	196	196
Unavailability of Accused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	36
Transferred Out	3	2	45	11	4	6	0	69	11	151
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	1	0	21	1	107	2	0	61	0	193
All Other Terminations	0	1	25	4	77	10	0	68	13	198
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	56	7	665	129	901	28	0	991	640	3,417
Cases Pending End of Year	51	5	486	102	343	17	0	498	157	1,659
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	0	1	8	5	14	2	0	1	7	38

 

2002	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	42	11	407	76	341	14	0	465	143	1,499
New Cases Filed	38	3	568	125	788	19	0	801	544	2,886
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	8	4	76	9	76	6	2	103	47	331
TOTAL CASES	88	18	1,051	210	1,205	39	2	1,369	734	4,716
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	3	0	19	3	0	0	0	10	29	64
Court Trial	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	33	2	42
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	18	5	199	43	12	4	0	187	6	474
Dismissal	12	1	195	53	252	5	0	251	12	781
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	0	1	5	0	17	0	0	9	0	32
Magistrate	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	0	21
Diversion or Arbitration	0	0	20	0	2	0	0	19	0	41
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	0	0	15	0	361	0	0	165	271	812
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	189	189
Unavailability of Accused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	31
Transferred Out	5	5	77	12	12	6	0	90	7	214
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	2	0	21	1	95	0	0	54	4	177
All Other Terminations	2	0	19	2	79	4	0	64	16	186
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	42	12	575	116	830	22	0	900	567	3,064
Cases Pending End of Year	46	6	476	94	375	17	2	469	167	1,652
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	0	0	3	3	7	3	0	2	7	25

 

2001	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	36	12	400	85	212	9	0	407	134	1,295
New Cases Filed	47	11	502	104	655	23	0	757	508	2,607
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	17	3	157	32	129	8	0	170	54	570
TOTAL CASES	100	26	1,059	221	996	40	0	1,334	696	4,472
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	3	0	13	0	0	0	0	16	37	69
Court Trial	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	28	1	35
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	16	7	216	43	12	1	0	169	4	468
Dismissal	21	3	209	73	220	10	0	229	9	774
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	0	0	7	1	18	0	0	12	0	60
Magistrate	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	5	-	10
Diversion or Arbitration	2	0	43	0	0	0	0	22	1	64
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	0	0	11	0	230	0	0	138	253	632
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	185	185
Unavailability of Accused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	38
Transferred Out	12	5	121	26	52	3	0	122	17	358
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	2	0	16	0	61	0	0	57	2	138
All Other Terminations	1	0	12	2	62	6	0	71	6	159
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	58	15	652	145	655	26	0	869	553	2,973
Cases Pending End of Year	42	11	407	76	341	14	0	465	143	1,499
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	2	0	4	3	7	0	0	5	5	26

 

2000	Prof. Tort	Product Liability	Other Torts	Workers' Comp.	Foreclosures	Admin. Appeals	Complex Litigation	Other Civil	Criminal	Total
Cases Pending Beginning of Year	43	14	428	101	222	12	0	431	131	1,382
New Cases Filed	34	14	530	116	580	17	0	757	456	2,504
Transferred in or Reactivated Cases	2	0	25	0	30	1	0	50	25	133
TOTAL CASES	79	28	983	217	832	30	0	1,238	612	4,019
Cases Terminated By:
Jury Trial	2	0	15	4	0	0	0	7	35	63
Court Trial	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	14	1	21
Settled or Dismissed Prior to Trial	16	6	165	40	6	1	0	117	6	357
Dismissal	16	6	273	76	234	6	0	255	14	880
Dismissal: Lack of Speedy Trial (Crim.) or Want of Prosecution (Civil)	0	0	10	4	1	0	0	11	0	26
Magistrate	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	9	-	15
Diversion or Arbitration	1	0	32	0	1	0	0	28	0	62
Guilty/No contest to Original Charge (Crim.) or Default (Civil)	0	0	20	0	242	1	0	201	221	685
Guilty/No Contest to Reduced Charge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	159	159
Unavailability of Accused	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	26
Transferred Out	4	1	36	5	16	2	0	68	6	138
Referred to Private Judge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Bankruptcy Stay or Interlocutory Appeal	2	2	9	0	55	0	0	51	0	119
All Other Terminations	2	1	15	3	63	9	0	70	10	173
TOTAL TERMINATIONS	43	16	583	132	620	21	0	831	478	2,724
Cases Pending End of Year	36	12	400	85	212	9	0	407	134	1,295
Time Guideline (Months)	24	24	24	12	12	9	36	24	6	X
Cases Pending End of Year Beyond Time Guideline	0	0	2	5	8	2	0	3	6	26