Date:                January 4, 2008

 

To:                   Members of the Court, Dir. of State Courts, Executive Asst. to the Chief Justice, Commissioners

 

From:               David R. Schanker, Clerk

 

Re:                   SUPREME COURT MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT DECEMBER 2007

 

 

                                                      Cumulative:  January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007

 

Cases                 

*Carried over         141

  Civil                   127

  Criminal               14

 

 Actions Filed                               127

  Discp., Jud., Bar Adm.                 69

  Supervisory Writ                           54

  Orig. Action                                   4

  Misc-Civil                                      0

          -Criminal                               0

 

Petitions for Review

*Carried over         222

  Civil                   122

  Criminal             100

Filed                                            822

  Civil                                           469

  Criminal                                     353

 

 

Petitions for Bypass

*Carried over      3

  Civil                3

  Criminal          0

Filed                                             20

  Civil                                             19

  Criminal                                        1

 

Certifications

*Carried over      3

  Civil                1

  Criminal          2

Filed                                             19

  Civil                                             13

  Criminal                                        6

 

TOTAL MATTERS

DOCKETED                               1266

  Civil                                           812

  Criminal                                     454

Cases Terminated                        201

  Opinion-Civil                                95

  Opinion-Criminal                          16

  Order-Civil                                   83

  Order-Criminal                               7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews Terminated                     858

  Granted-Civil                                57

  Granted-Criminal                          27

  Denied-Civil                               437

  Denied-Criminal                         337

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Terminated                    23

  Granted-Civil                                 0

  Granted-Criminal                           0

  Denied-Civil                                 22

  Denied-Criminal                             1

 

 

 

Certifications Term'd.                      20

  Granted-Civil                                 6

  Granted-Criminal                           4

  Denied-Civil                                   7

  Denied-Criminal                             3

 

 

 

TOTAL MATTERS

TERMINATED                            1016

  Civil                                          647

  Criminal                                    369

 

Cases Pending              161

  Civil                            139

  Criminal                        22

 

 

(Reviews, bypasses &

certifications granted have been added to cases pending.)

 

 

 

 

Reviews Pending                                        186

  Civil                              97

  Criminal                        89

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Pending            0

  Civil                               0

  Criminal                         0

 

 

 

 

 

Certifications Pending        2

  Civil                               1

  Criminal                         1

 

 

 

 

 

 TOTAL PENDING         349

  Civil                            237

  Criminal                      112

 

 

 

 

*Carried over from 12/31/2006.  Note:  Statistics state the "number of cases" covered by the filing and/or termination of a Review, Bypass or Certification.


 

 

CASE ACTIVITY DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2007

 

 

Actions filed                                                  11

      Disciplinary, Jud., Bar Adm.                        6

      Supervisory Writ                                        4

      Original Action                                           1

      Miscellaneous-CV                                      0

                             -CR                                    0

 

Petitions for Review filed                                 69

      Civil                                                         38

      Criminal                                                   31

 

Petitions for Bypass filed                                  0

      Civil                                                          0

      Criminal                                                    0

 

Certifications filed                                            1

      Civil                                                          1

      Criminal                                                    0

 

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Cases Terminated                                          12

      Opinion - Civil                                            3

      Opinion - Criminal                                      1

      Order - Civil                                               7

      Order - Criminal                                         1

 

Petitions for Review Terminated                       72           Granted           4             Denied           68

      Civil                                                         49                                  3                                 46

      Criminal                                                   23                                  1                                 22

 

Petitions for Bypass Terminated                        0           Granted           0             Denied            0

      Civil                                                          0                                  0                                   0

      Criminal                                                    0                                  0                                   0

Certifications Terminated                                  2           Granted           1             Denied            1

      Civil                                                          1                                  0                                   1

      Criminal                                                    1                                  1                                   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS OF PENDING CASES – DECEMBER 2007

Disciplinary / Bar Admissions Matters                                                              43

Civil                                                                                                           43

Criminal                                                                                                       0

First Brief Due                                                                                                  9

Civil                                                                                                             7

Criminal                                                                                                       2

Second Brief Due                                                                                             4

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       4

Reply Brief Due                                                                                                0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases with Motions Pending                                                                           13

Civil                                                                                                           13

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases with Petitions Pending                                                                          10

Civil                                                                                                           10

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Ready to be Calendared                                                                         5

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       2

Cases Assigned for Argument                                                                        20

Civil                                                                                                           16

Criminal                                                                                                       4

Cases Assigned for Submission on Briefs                                                          0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Under Submission                                                                                39

Civil                                                                                                           28

Criminal                                                                                                     11

Other Brief Due                                                                                                0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases On Hold                                                                                                1

Civil                                                                                                             1

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Miscellaneous                                                                                                  0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

TOTAL CASES PENDING                                                                             144

Civil                                                                                                         121

                                          Criminal                                                                                                   23


 

 

 

 

                                                           MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

                                                                      DECEMBER 2007

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                   Motions Filed                                                                                      69

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Filed                                                           1

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Filed                                                         4

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Filed                                                                    10           

 

                                   Motions Terminated                                                                             88

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Terminated                                                 1

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Terminated:                                               5

                                           Granted - 0  Denied - 5  Transferred - 0

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Terminated                                                             8

 

                                   Motions Pending                                                                                 42

                                   Motions Under Submission                                                                  20

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Pending                                                     1

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Under Submission                                       0

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Pending                                                   19

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Under Submission                                      8

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Pending                                                              15           

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Under Submission                                                14