Date: September 7, 2006

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

From: Cornelia G. Clark, Clerk

Re: SUPREME COURT MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT - AUGUST 2006

Cumulative: January 1, 2006 through August 31, 2006

*Cases Carried Over 139 Cases Terminated 163 Cases Pending 104

Civil 121 Opinion-Civil 81 Civil 94

Criminal 18 Opinion-Criminal 17 Criminal 10

Order-Civil 62

Order-Criminal 3

Actions Filed 81 Reviews, Bypasses, and

Discp., Jud., Bar Adm. 50 Certifications granted

Supervisory Writ 26 have been added

Orig. Action 5 to cases pending.

Misc. Civil 0

Misc. Criminal 0

Petitions for Review Petitions for Review Petitions for Review

*Carried Over Total 166 Terminated Total 565 Pending Total 198

Civil 74 Granted-Civil 27 Civil 121

Criminal 92 Granted-Criminal 11 Criminal 77

Filed 597 Denied-Civil 246

Civil 320 Denied-Criminal 281

Criminal 277

Petitions for Bypass Petitions for Bypass Petitions for Bypass

*Carried Over Total 5 Terminated Total 17 Pending Total 4

Civil 5 Granted-Civil 0 Civil 2

Criminal 0 Granted-Criminal 0 Criminal 2

Filed 16 Denied-Civil 12

Civil 9 Denied-Criminal 5

Criminal 7

Certifications Certifications Certifications

*Carried Over Total 5 Terminated Total 16 Pending Total 4

Civil 5 Granted-Civil 8 Civil 3

Criminal 0 Granted-Criminal 1 Criminal 1

Filed 15 Denied-Civil 5

Civil 11 Denied-Criminal 2

Criminal 4

Total Matters Docketed 1024 Total Matters Terminated 761 Total Matters Pending 310

Civil 626 Civil 441 Civil 220

Criminal 398 Criminal 320 Criminal 90

*Carried over from 12/31/2005. Note: Statistics state the "number of cases" covered by the filing and/or termination of a Review, Bypass or Certification.

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Actions Filed 17

Disciplinary, Judicial, Bar Admission 10

Supervisory Writ 6

Original Action 1

Miscellaneous - Civil 0

Miscellaneous - Criminal 0

Petitions for Review Filed 65

Civil 42

Criminal 23

Petitions for Bypass Filed 4

Civil 2

Criminal 2

Certifications Filed 4

Civil 3

Criminal 1

Cases Terminated 3

Opinion - Civil 1

Opinion - Criminal 0

Order - Civil 2

Order - Criminal 0

Granted Denied

Petitions for Review Terminated 58 3 55

Civil 25 3 22

Criminal 33 0 33

Petitions for Bypass Terminated 2 0 2

Civil 2 0 2

Criminal 0 0 0

Certifications Terminated 0 0 0

Civil 0 0 0

Criminal 0 0 0

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Disciplinary / Bar Admissions Matters 43

Civil 43

Criminal 0

First Brief Due 3

Civil 3

Criminal 0

Second Brief Due 2

Civil 2

Criminal 0

Reply Brief Due 1

Civil 1

Criminal 0

Cases with Motions Pending 7

Civil 6

Criminal 1

Cases with Petitions Pending 9

Civil 9

Criminal 0

Cases Ready to be Calendared 1

Civil 1

Criminal 0

Cases Assigned for Argument 25

Civil 17

Criminal 8

Cases Assigned for Submission on Briefs 1

Civil 1

Criminal 0

Cases Under Submission 11

Civil 10

Criminal 1

Other Brief Due 1

Civil 1

Criminal 0

Cases On Hold 0

Civil 0

Criminal 0

Miscellaneous 0

Civil 0

Criminal 0

TOTAL CASES PENDING 104

Civil 94

Criminal 10

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Motions for Reconsideration Filed 1

Motions Filed 60

Sua Sponte Matters Filed 8

Motions for Reconsideration Terminated 1

Motions Terminated 56

Sua Sponte Matters Terminated 7

Motions for Reconsideration Pending 4

Motions Pending 29

Sua Sponte Matters Pending 3

Motions for Reconsideration Under Submission 4

Motions Under Submission 20

Sua Sponte Motions Under Submission 3

Petitions for Supervisory Writ Pending 7

Petitions for Supervisory Writ Filed 6

Petitions for Supervisory Writ Under Submission 4

Petitions for Supervisory Writ Terminated 1

Granted - 1 Denied - 0 Transferred - 0