District 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

     Accounts,   Other    
  Involving other than Workers'   Contracts Recip- Family Other    
  Motor Motor Compen-

Tax

Condem-

and

 rocals Law Civil Total  
  Cases on Docket: Vehicle Vehicle

sation

Cases

nation

Notes

 (URESA)

Divorce

 Matters Cases Cases  
               
  Cases Pending  9/01/96

32,504

49,368

4,705

141,479

586

34,956

8,702

86,578

132,013

66,953

557,844

  
               
  Docket Adjustments 101 (38) (13) 560 (2) 263 (101) 160 (441) (106) 383  
               
  New Cases Filed 20,408 19,716 709 52,795 258 19,176 5,221 120,903 97,128 42,208 378,522  
  Other Reaching Docket:              
  Show Causes Added         74,675 74,675  
  Other Cases Added 905 1,925 167 935 17 949 203 2,870 4,066 1,722 13,759  
               
  Total Cases on Docket 53,918 70,971 5,568 195,769 859 55,344 14,025 210,511 307,441 110,777 1,025,183  
               
  Dispositions:              
  Change of Venue Transfers 180 387 16 27   197 299 354 942 338 2,740  
  Default Judgments 644 474 51 10,222 5 3,958 249 7,652 6,435 4,285 33,975  
  Agreed Judgments 4,598 4,681 234 1,448 75 2,106 820 36,594 21,031 8,357 79,944  
  Summary Judgments 248 840 50 251 10 945 3 176 125 1,031 3,679  
               
  Final Judgments:              
  After Trial - No Jury 2,350 1,747 271 10,773 91 1,639 1,253 53,638 34,758 8,374 114,894  
  By Jury Verdicts 774 891 66 42 5 156   132 87 376 2,529  
  By Directed Verdicts 33 52 3 13 2 21   22 79 25 250  
  Dismissed Want Prosecution 2,512 3,651 319 9,517 26 4,062 422 17,266 11,078 6,262 55,115  
  Dismissed by Plaintiff 7,683 7,213 314 22,514 75 5,196 844 5,555 17,189 9,468 76,051  
  Show Causes Disposed           73,391 73,391  
  Other Dispositions 2,854 4,522 351 5,997 60 2,314 1,479 2,376 8,723 5,973 34,649  
               
  Total Dispositions 21,876 24,458 1,675 60,804 349 20,594 5,369 123,765 173,838 44,489 477,217  
               
  Cases Pending  8/31/97 32,042 46,513 3,893 134,965 510 34,750 8,656 86,746 133,603 66,288 547,966  
               
  Court Jury Activity:              
  Jury Fee Paid/Oath           35,127  
  Jury Panel Examined           4,621  
  Jury Sworn Evid. Presented           4,568  
               
  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  
               
  Number of Cases 130,348 95,288 92,665 50,706 108,210 477,217  
                               
 

J U V E N I L E  D O C K E T
                               
        Findings of Delinquent      
  Cases on Docket:   CINS Delin Total   Conduct or CINS CINS Delin Total  
               
  Cases Pending  9/01/96   1,064 12,687 13,751   Placed on Probation:      
  Docket Adjustments   2 (221) (219)         Under Parental Care 441 15,688 16,129  
  New Petitions Filed   693 27,833 28,526         Under Foster Care   61 61  
  Motion Revoke Filed   23 3,955 3,978         Residential Facility 51 4,138 4,189  
  Other Cases Added   103 3,947 4,050          
        Committed to TYC   2,548 2,548  
  Total on Docket   1,885 48,201 50,086   Judgment No Disp. 15 579 594  
               
  Dispositions:       Total   507 23,014 23,521  
  Find Delin Cond/CINS:              
  Trials by Judge   420 20,048 20,468          
  Trials by Jury   3 141 144          
  Find No Delin Cond/CINS:       Other Juvenile Court Activity:      
  Trials by Judge   1 254 255          
  Trials by Jury   38 38   Detention Hearings 724 25,266 25,990  
  Directed Verdicts   12 12   Hearing Modify Order 253 2,241 2,494  
  Probation Revoked   8 1,040 1,048   Child Cert. as Adult   378 378  
  Continue on Probation   102 1,910 2,012   Attorneys Appointed 345 24,363 24,708  
  Change of Venue Trans.   9 249 258          
  Dismissed & Other Disp.   211 10,210 10,421          
               
  Total Dispositions   754 33,902 34,656          
               
  Cases Pending  8/31/97   1,131 14,299 15,430          
                               
 

O T H E R  P R O C E E D I N G S
                               
    Post-Conviction   Other   Contempt, Extradition   Bond      
    Writs of   Writs of   and Other Separately   Forfeiture      
    Habeas Corpus   Habeas Corpus   Docketed Proceedings   Proceedings      
  Pending  9/01/96   5,875   3,423   1,722   21,317      
  Docket Adjustments   (257)   (12)   (6)   52      
  Total Added   5,035   5,415   1,312   8,552      
  Total Disposed   3,505   6,060   1,136   7,165      
  Pending  8/31/97   7,148   2,766   1,892   22,756