2014

          COURT OF APPEALS - CASE LOAD STATISTICS

 

     District                                          I                      II                     III                  IV                  Total


Filings

755

724

605

765

2849

   Civil

359

356

314

546

1575

   Criminal

396

368

291

219

1274

Adjusted Caseload*

-104

-21

+3

+122

242**

     Three-Judge

615

563

488

492

2158

     One-Judge

140

161

117

273

691

Average filings per judge

189

181

202

153

178

*Adjusted average/judge

163

176

203

177

178

No Merits/Transfer Adjustment

193/136

156/172

164/167

65/103

578

Writs

54

32

28

64

178

   Granted

0

3

0

3

6

Leaves to Appeal

24

38

27

29

118

   Granted

6

4

2

5

17

Matter of Right

484

498

386

607

1975

*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

268

258

229

340

1095

   Civil

124

126

140

207

597

   Criminal

144

132

89

133

498

Cases on Briefs

263

257

228

337

1085

   Civil

120

126

140

205

591

   Criminal

143

131

88

132

494

Percentage on briefs

98%

100%

100%

99%

99%

Oral Arguments

5

1

1

3

10

   Civil

4

0

0

2

6

   Criminal

1

1

1

1

4

Percentage Orally Argued

2%

0%

0%

1%

1%

 

 

Total Terminations

646

693

562

788

2689

Average terminations per judge

162

173

187

158

168


 

 

 

 

 

Percentages of Total Terminations:

Opinion

48%

33%

46%

33%

40%

Summary Disposition

21%

35%

14%

33%

27%

Memo Opinion

21%

23%

33%

28%

26%

Other

9%

8%

6%

6%

7%

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages of Civil/Criminal Affirmances:

Civil:  % Affirmed

83%

89%

81%

89%

86%

Criminal:  % Affirmed

83%

86%

82%

80%

83%

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

 

 

 

 

Average Days to Opinion:

Notice of Appeal to Opinion

340

299

290

399

338

Three-Judge Opinions

334

357

291

437

367

One-Judge Opinions

170

177

197

208

190

Per Curiam Opinions

380

341

311

444

361

Summary Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

     without No Merits

327

307

316

441

379

     No Merit SMDs

232

213

276

441

279

Memo Opinions

118

82

98

104

100

Orders*

36

52

40

78

48

Fast Tracks

NA

141

202

216

152

 

   *Does not include voluntary dismissals.


 

 

 

 

Terminations by Opinion:

Opinions

310

232

261

261

1064

   Civil

146

111

161

160

578

            Percentage

47%

48%

62%

61%

54%

   Criminal

164

121

100

101

486

            Percentage

53%

52%

38%

39%

46%

%s of Disposition:

   Affirmed

   Reversed

   Other

 

87%
10%
 3%


80%
17%
 3%


77%
14%
 9%


80%
14%
 6%


81%
14%
 5%

Per Curiams

174

100

*184

92

550

Signed Opinions

136

132

77

169

514

   1-Judge Opinions

42

70

40

75

227

   3-Judge Opinions

94

62

37

94

287

 

                * Writs by opinion:  1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publication Data:

All Opinions*

277

202

236

237

952

   Percentage Published

12%

19%

10%

11%

12%

Considered**

90

58

34

87

269

Published
   Civil
   Criminal

32
21
11

38
17
21

23
16
 7

25
18
 7

118
 72
 46

   Percentage

36%

66%

68%

29%

44%

 

                * This figure reflects Dec 2013 and YTD Nov 2014 three-judge, one-judge and per curiam opinions.

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


 

 

Termination by Other Means (Orders):

Summary Dispositions

138

244

78

258

718

Affirmance

12

95

12

148

267

Reversals

5

5

1

4

15

No Merits

118

142

65

102

427

    Rejected No Merits

25

6

0

11

42

Dismissals

3

0

0

1

4

Other

0

2

0

3

5

Memo Opinions

138

160

187

223

708

Jurisdiction

28

29

36

32

125

Dismissals

24

10

34

27

95

Other

27

54

64

83

228

Writs Denied, etc.

39

31

29

55

154

Writs Granted

0

3

0

3

6

Leaves Denied, etc.

20

33

24

23

100

Other

60

57

36

46

199

Voluntary Dismissals

38

34

22

37

131

Dismissals

0

0

1

0

1

Stipulations

0

2

1

1

4

Other

22

21

12

8

63

 

 

Motions and Petitions:

Motions

4674

3251

2423

3381

13729

Writs Terminated

39

34

29

58

160

   Writs Granted

0

3

0

3

6

Leaves Terminated

26

37

26

28

117

 

 

Pending Cases by Current Assigned Panel:

12-31-14

510

451

408

739

2108

12-31-13

491

422

344

625

1882


 

                          SUPREME COURT ACTIVITY

Certifications Filed*

1

0

0

2

3

Certifications Granted

1

0

0

1

2

Bypasses Granted

0

0

0

5

5

 

                *Consolidated cases counted as one.

 

 

Ct. App. Opinions Released

277

217

236

235

965

Petitions filed on Opns.

165

100

98

95

458

   Percentage Filed

60%

46%

42%

40%

47%

Petitions Filed

228

195

150

210

783

   Civil

101

 69

 87

102

359

   Criminal

127

126

 63

108

424

Petitions Acted Upon

250

202

161

233

846

   Granted

17

16

12

17

62

            Civil

 4

10

 6

 8

28

            Criminal

13

 6

 6

 9

34

SC Opinions on Petitions

18

15

10

22

65

Affirmed

   Civil

   Criminal

 9
2
7

 9
6
3

 8
5
3

 9
4
5

35     54%
17     26%
18     28%

Reversed

   Civil

   Criminal

 7
3
4

 5
5
0

 1
0
1

12
 6
 6

25     38%
14     22%
11     17%

Other*

   Civil

   Criminal

 2
2
0

 1
1
0

 1
1
0

 1
1
0

 5      8%
 5      8%
 0      0%

                *Affirmed and remanded; affirmed in part, reversed in part; modified and affirmed dispositions.