County-Level Courts
Total of Reported Activity
For the Year Ended August 31, 1997
Criminal, Civil, and Juvenile Cases
(100% of Counties Reporting)
	Cases Pending September 1, 1996										737,618
		Docket Adjustments									4,717
	Cases Filed and Added During the Year:
		New Cases Filed							544,424
		Appeals from Lower Court							34,036
		Show Cause Motions Filed							3,113
		Motions to Revoke Probation Filed							61,504
		Other Cases Added							6,310
			Total Cases Added During the Year								649,387
	Cases Disposed of During the Year:
		Jury Trials ( including Directed Verdicts)							4,060
		Non Jury Trials (excluding Guilty Pleas or Nolo Contendere)							28,728
		Guilty Pleas or Nolo Contendere (Criminal, Non Jury)							242,382
		Placed on Deferred Adjudication							68,950
		Motions to Revoke Probation Disposed (Criminal and Juvenile only)							45,797
		Default or Agreed Judgments (Civil only)							29,591
		Show Cause Motions Disposed (Civil only)							2,455
		Dismissals							193,924
		Other Dispositions							42,108
			Total Dispositions During the Year								657,995
	Cases Pending August 31, 1997										733,727
Probate and Mental Health Cases
(100% of Counties Reporting)
	Total Probate Cases Filed During the Year								55,452
	Hearings Held During the Year								81,641
	Total Mental Health Cases Filed During the Year								26,434
	Hearings Held During the Year								32,180