2012

          COURT OF APPEALS - CASE LOAD STATISTICS

 

     District                                          I                      II                     III                  IV                  Total


Filings

730

659

580

720

2689

   Civil

353

362

341

460

1516

   Criminal

377

297

239

260

1173

Net Adjusted Caseload*

-111

+4

+2

+105

309**

     Three-Judge

579

559

467

634

2239

     One-Judge

75

136

134

160

505

Average filings per judge

183

165

193

144

168

*Adjusted average/judge

155

166

194

165

168

No Merits/Transfer Adjustment

217/130

112/156

98/122

106/125

533

Writs

43

38

26

43

150

   Granted

1

2

2

1

6

Leaves to Appeal

34

38

40

39

151

   Granted

5

11

5

7

28

Matter of Right

436

471

416

532

1855

*Numbers reflect cases gained or lost due to workload transfer, panel disqualification and no-merit transfers.  These figures do not reflect consolidation.  **Total reflects gross number of panels transferred.

Submission

270

304

230

393

1197

   Civil

117

166

150

249

682

   Criminal

153

138

80

144

515

Cases on Briefs

264

301

230

391

1186

   Civil

111

163

150

248

672

   Criminal

153

138

80

143

514

Percentage on briefs

98%

99%

100%

99%

99%

Oral Arguments

6

3

0

2

11

   Civil

6

3

0

1

10

   Criminal

0

0

0

1

1

Percentage Orally Argued

2%

1%

0%

1%

1%

 

 

Total Terminations

654

695

601

794

2744

Average terminations per judge

164

174

200

159

172


 

 

 

 

 

Percentages of Total Terminations:

Opinion

47%

34%

43%

35%

39%

Summary Disposition

21%

32%

20%

28%

26%

Memo Opinion

25%

25%

33%

31%

28%

Other

7%

8%

5%

6%

6%

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages of Civil/Criminal Affirmances:

Civil:  % Affirmed

88%

92%

80%

86%

86%

Criminal:  % Affirmed

84%

78%

87%

81%

82%

   Please note that the remaining percentage of dispositions include reversals and dispositions categorized as other (affirmed in part and reversed in part, affirmed and remanded, dismissed, modified and as modified affirmed, etc.) 

 

 

 

 

Average Days to Opinion:

Notice of Appeal to Opinion

272

246

216

309

264

Three-Judge Opinions

388

367

414

466

416

One-Judge Opinions

192

194

186

238

204

Per Curiam Opinions

395

385

333

445

381

Summary Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

     without No Merits

369

364

311

483

422

     No Merit SMDs

243

234

233

393

263

Memo Opinions

152

100

90

87

104

Orders*

67

30

39

23

43

Fast Tracks

NA

153

208

164

174

 

   *Does not include voluntary dismissals.


 

 

 

 

Terminations by Opinion:

Opinions

310

238

256

277

1081

   Civil

155

119

162

190

626

            Percentage

50%

50%

63%

69%

58%

   Criminal

155

119

94

87

455

            Percentage

50%

50%

37%

31%

42%

%s of Disposition:

   Affirmed

   Reversed

   Other


87%
8%
5%


82%
14%
 5%


80%
16%
 4%


80%
14%
 6%


82%
13%
 5%

Per Curiams

153

116

169

90

528

Signed Opinions

157

122

87

187

553

   1-Judge Opinions

59

64

53

60

236

   3-Judge Opinions*

98

58

34

127

317

 

                * Writs by opinion: 2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publication Data:

All Opinions*

264

237

242

245

988

   Percentage Published

16%

18%

8%

10%

13%

Considered**

79

57

34

113

283

Published
   Civil
   Criminal

42
25
17

42
26
16

19
17
 2

24
18
 6

127
 86
 41

   Percentage

53%

74%

56%

21%

45%

 

                * This figure reflects Dec 2011 and YTD Nov 2012 three-judge, one-judge and per curiam opinions.

                ** Three-judge or procedural opinions only; deferrals are counted only when decided.


 

 

Termination by Other Means (Orders):

Summary Dispositions

136

225

118

226

705

Affirmance

6

81

12

142

241

Reversals

3

6

7

5

21

No Merits

125

133

98

75

431

    Rejected No Merits

17

13

1

5

36

Dismissals

1

1

1

3

6

Other

1

4

0

1

6

Memo Opinions

161

176

199

244

780

Jurisdiction

23

25

41

37

126

Dismissals

29

12

36

51

128

Other

31

65

68

91

255

Writs Denied, etc.

48

38

20

32

138

Writs Granted

1

2

2

1

6

Leaves Denied, etc.

29

34

32

32

127

Other

47

56

28

47

178

Voluntary Dismissals

26

40

12

38

116

Dismissals

2

5

2

8

17

Stipulations

2

2

1

0

5

Other

17

9

13

1

40

 

 

Motions and Petitions:

Motions

4140

2912

2480

3324

12856

Writs Terminated

49

40

22

33

144

   Writs Granted

1

2

2

1

6

Leaves Terminated

34

45

37

39

155

 

 

Pending Cases:

12-31-12

551

475

368

606

2000

12-31-11

550

480

403

564

1997


 

                           SUPREME COURT ACTIVITY

Certifications Filed*

0

6

1

4

11

Certifications Granted

0

3

1

2

6

Bypasses Granted

0

0

0

0

0

 

                *Consolidated cases counted as one.

 

 

Ct. App. Opinions Released

263

227

241

252

983

Petitions filed on Opns.

140

93

96

92

421

   Percentage Filed

53%

41%

40%

37%

43%

Petitions Filed

214

175

147

222

758

   Civil

93

69

74

124

360

   Criminal

121

106

73

98

398

Petitions Acted Upon

221

190

139

208

758

   Granted

15

16

6

10

47

            Civil

9

7

5

9

30

            Criminal

6

9

1

1

17

SC Opinions on Petitions

7

12

10

14

43

Affirmed

   Civil

   Criminal

4
4
0

7
5
2

2
1
1

8
4
4

21     49%
17     33%
 7     16%

Reversed

   Civil

   Criminal

3
2
1

5
4
1

7
5
2

5
3
2

20    46%
14    32%
 7     14%

Other*

   Civil

   Criminal

0
0
0

0
0
0

1
1
0

1
1
0

 2      5%
 2      5%
 0      0%

                *Affirmed and remanded; dismissed as improvidently granted .