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 |
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
42 |
42 |
19 |
24 |
127 |
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 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
21 49% |
Reversed Civil Criminal |
3 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
20 46% |
Other* Civil Criminal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 5% |
*Affirmed
and remanded; dismissed as improvidently granted .