County-Level Court Activity
Statewide Summary of Reported Activity
For the Year Ended August 31, 1997
  C I V I L  D O C K E T  
        Injury or Injury or       All      
  Damage Damage Other  
  Involving other than Suits Family Other  
  Motor Motor Tax on Law Civil Total  
  Cases on Docket: Vehicle Vehicle Cases Debt Divorce Matters Cases Cases  
   
  Cases Pending 09/01/96 21,094 8,291 1,441 54,829 5,645 8,605 69,133 169,038  
   
  Docket Adjustments 380 (16) (15) 614 120 (602) (1,026) (545)  
   
  New Cases Filed 15,044 3,925 195 30,000 6,451 5,149 32,917 93,681  
  Cases Appealed Lower Court 69 76 1 931   2,189 3,266  
  Show Causes Motions Filed 3,113 3,113  
  Other Cases Added 301 79 3 618 894 317 490 2,702  
   
  Total Cases on Docket 36,888 12,355 1,625 86,992 13,110 16,582 103,703 271,255  
   
  Dispositions:  
  Default Judgments 2,169 333 34 8,483 295 234 3,967 15,515  
  Agreed Judgments 1,926 569 3 2,449 2,104 896 6,129 14,076  
  Judg. After Trial-No Jury 1,773 532 25 3,663 3,764 2,648 4,795 17,200  
  Judg. By Jury Verdicts 272 86 1 106 282 76 139 962  
  Dismissed Want Prosecution  
  or by Plaintiff 6,997 1,790 187 14,518 843 1,172 12,374 37,881  
  Show Causes Disposed 2,455 2,455  
  Other Dispositions 1,494 865 28 2,720 322 606 10,043 16,078  
   
  Total Dispositions 14,631 4,175 278 31,939 7,610 8,087 37,447 104,167  
   
  Cases Pending  08/31/97 22,257 8,180 1,347 55,053 5,500 8,495 66,256 167,088  
   
  3 Months Over 3 to Over 6 to Over 12 to Over 18  
  Age of Cases Disposed or Less 6 Months 12 Months 18 Months Months Total  
  28,937 19,239 19,833 12,003 24,155 104,167  
  Number of Cases  
                         
  J U V E N I L E  D O C K E T  
                         
  Cases on Docket: CINS Delin Total      Findings of Delinquent  
       Conduct or CINS CINS Delin Total  
  Cases Pending   09/01/96 285 2,800 3,085  
  Docket Adjustments 6 (46) (40)      Placed on Probation  
  New Petitions Filed 516 5,956 6,472           Under Parental Care 338 3,613 3,951  
  Motion Revoke Filed 22 316 338           Under Foster Care 1 15 16  
  Other Cases Added 3 523 526           Residential Facility 27 307 334  
   
  Total on Docket 832 9,549 10,381      Committed to TYC 395 395  
       Judgment No Disp. 8 46 54  
  Dispositions:  
  Find Delin Cond/CINS      Total 374 4,376 4,750  
  Trials by Judge 359 4,065 4,424  
  Trials by Jury 2 36 38      Other Juvenile Court Activity:  
  Find No Delin Cond/CINS  
  Trials by Judge 2 28 30           Detention Hearings 338 6,349 6,687  
  Trials by Jury 1 20 21           Hearing Modify Order 32 702 734  
  Directed Verdicts               Child Cert. as Adult 41 41  
  Probation Revoked 14 184 198           Attorneys Appointed 311 4,849 5,160  
  Continue on Probation 6 153 159  
  Change of Venue Trans. 1 52 53  
  Dismissed & Other Disp. 97 1,716 1,813  
   
  Total Dispositions 482 6,254 6,736  
   
  Cases Pending  08/31/97 350 3,295 3,645