Courts of Appeals |
Total
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for
the Year Ended August 31, 1997 |
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1 |
Averages |
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Totals |
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Justice |
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Cases Pending September 1, 1996 |
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10,539 |
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131.7
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Cases Added During the Year Ended August 31,
1997: |
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New cases filed |
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10,754 |
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134.4
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Other cases added |
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765 |
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9.6 |
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Total Cases Added During the Year |
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11,519 |
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144.0 |
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Cases Disposed During the Year: |
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Cases affirmed |
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5,427 |
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67.8
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Cases modified and/or reformed and affirmed |
145 |
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1.8 |
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Cases affirmed in part
and in part reversed |
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and remanded |
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184 |
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2.3 |
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Cases affirmed in part
and in part reversed |
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and rendered |
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49 |
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0.6
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Cases reversed and remanded |
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749 |
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9.4
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Cases reversed and rendered |
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213 |
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2.7
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Cases otherwise disposed |
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2,016 |
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25.2 |
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Cases dismissed |
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2,399 |
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30.0
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Case consolidations or voids |
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67 |
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0.8
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Total Cases Disposed |
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11,249 |
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140.6 |
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Cases Pending August 31, 1997: |
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10,809 |
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135.1 |
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Opinions Written During the Year |
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10,480 |
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131.0 |
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1 |
Averages based on 80 justices. |
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