2013

          COURT OF APPEALS - CASE LOAD STATISTICS

 

     District                                          I                      II                     III                  IV                  Total


Filings

751

681

598

728

2758

   Civil

357

345

325

411

1438

   Criminal

394

336

273

317

1320

Adjusted Caseload*

-60

+26

-13

+47

241**

     Three-Judge

604

555

486

579

2224

     One-Judge

147

126

112

149

534

Average filings per judge

188

170

199

146

172

*Adjusted average/judge

173

177

195

155

168

No Merits/Transfer Adjustment

214/148

137/181

123/118

116/143

590

Writs

45

38

31

52

166

   Granted

2

1

2

1

6

Leaves to Appeal

27

40

35

26

128

   Granted

2

6

4

3

15

Matter of Right

465

466

409

534

1874

*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

310

302

230

387

1229

   Civil

144

181

151

260

736

   Criminal

166

121

79

127

493

Cases on Briefs

308

299

228

383

1218

   Civil

143

179

149

256

727

   Criminal

165

120

79

127

491

Percentage on briefs

99%

99%

99%

99%

99%

Oral Arguments

2

3

2

4

11

   Civil

1

2

2

4

9

   Criminal

1

1

0

0

2

Percentage Orally Argued

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

 

 

Total Terminations

708

769

600

885

2962

Average terminations per judge

177

192

200

177

185


 

 

 

 

 

Percentages of Total Terminations:

Opinion

45%

31%

44%

28%

36%

Summary Disposition

23%

36%

19%

38%

30%

Memo Opinion

23%

23%

32%

29%

27%

Other

9%

10%

5%

5%

7%

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages of Civil/Criminal Affirmances:

Civil:  % Affirmed

92%

93%

78%

86%

88%

Criminal:  % Affirmed

79%

84%

80%

85%

82%

   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

265

233

192

309

256

Three-Judge Opinions

360

373

284

389

366

One-Judge Opinions

177

179

179

218

191

Per Curiam Opinions

381

396

314

426

370

Summary Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

     without No Merits

374

288

315

447

379

     No Merit SMDs

253

203

182

443

268

Memo Opinions

136

100

87

114

109

Orders*

33

43

39

29

37

Fast Tracks

NA

160

166

127

161

 

   *Does not include voluntary dismissals.


 

 

 

 

Terminations by Opinion:

Opinions

318

237

261

250

1066

   Civil

156

128

165

173

622

            Percentage

49%

54%

63%

69%

58%

   Criminal

162

109

96

77

444

            Percentage

51%

46%

37%

31%

42%

%s of Disposition:

   Affirmed

   Reversed

   Other


90%
 7%
 3%

 


86%
 9%
 5%


74%
18%
 8%


79%
17%
 4%


82%
13%
 5%

Per Curiams

163

118

179

84

544

Signed Opinions

155

119

82

166

522

   1-Judge Opinions

39

53

50

62

204

   3-Judge Opinions

116

66

32

104

318

 

                Writs by opinion:  1 out of District II 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publication Data:

All Opinions*

292

226

228

249

995

   Percentage Published

16%

23%

8%

10%

14%

Considered**

102

59

24

103

288

Published
   Civil
   Criminal

46
29
17

52
36
16

18
14
 4

25
19
 6

141
 98
 43

   Percentage

45%

88%

75%

24%

49%

 

                * This figure reflects Dec 2012 and YTD Nov 2013 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

162

280

117

341

900

Affirmance

18

114

6

203

341

Reversals

6

8

1

9

24

No Merits

134

154

107

121

516

    Rejected No Merits

24

8

5

10

47

Dismissals

2

1

2

1

6

Other

2

3

1

7

13

Memo Opinions

165

176

193

253

787

Jurisdiction

24

32

25

33

114

Dismissals

39

24

42

55

160

Other

23

54

61

90

228

Writs Denied, etc.

49

34

30

48

161

Writs Granted

2

1

2

1

6

Leaves Denied, etc.

28

31

33

26

118

Other

64

76

29

40

209

Voluntary Dismissals

40

47

13

28

128

Dismissals

1

0

0

1

2

Stipulations

0

3

2

0

5

Other

23

26

14

11

74

 

 

Motions and Petitions:

Motions

4437

3227

2452

3689

13,805

Writs Terminated

51

35

32

49

167

   Writs Granted

2

1

2

1

6

Leaves Terminated

30

37

37

29

133

 

 

*Pending Cases:

12-31-13

491

422

344

625

1882

12-31-12

492

453

342

713

2000

    *Beginning 2013, these numbers reflect pending cases by district of panel assigned, not by district in which appeal was filed.  Total corresponds to Monthly Statistical Report for December. 

                          SUPREME COURT ACTIVITY

Certifications Filed*

1

4

0

3

8

Certifications Granted

1

5

0

2

8

Bypasses Granted

0

1

0

0

1

 

                *Consolidated cases counted as one.

 

 

Ct. App. Opinions Released

288

223

232

237

980

Petitions filed on Opns.

172

94

78

91

435

   Percentage Filed

60%

42%

34%

38%

44%

Petitions Filed

255

198

140

231

824

   Civil

127

103

76

113

419

   Criminal

128

95

64

118

405

Petitions Acted Upon

242

194

144

235

815

   Granted

20

13

8

22

63

            Civil

 9

8

5

13

35

            Criminal

11

5

3

 9

28

SC Opinions on Petitions

15

16

6

10

47

Affirmed

   Civil

   Criminal

11
 7
 4

8
2
6

1
0
1

4
2
2

24   51%
11   23%
13   28%

Reversed

   Civil

   Criminal

 2
 1
 1

 6
 6
 0

 4
 4
 0

 5
 5
 0

17    36%
16    34%
 1        2%

Other*

   Civil

   Criminal

 2
 2
 0

 2
 1
 1

 1
 1
 0

 1
 1
 0

 6     13%
 5     11%
 1       2%

                *Affirmed/reversed/remanded; dismissed as improvidently granted; modified and affirmed dispositions.