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Historical caseloads data of the state supreme courts

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The following tables display information provided by many of the state supreme courts, or courts of last resort, regarding their caseloads. Here, we compare incoming cases filed with the court to the number of cases completed that year.

According to the Court Statistics Project, state appellate courts caseloads decreased by 4.3 percent between 2003 and 2012.[1]

Disposition: the court's final determination of a lawsuit or criminal charge.[2]

Caseloads by state

Click a state below to view caseload data for that state.

Alabama

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached each year.[3]

Alabama Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 894 846
2022 906 823
2021 902 1,028
2020 1,097 1,111
2019 1,070 1,026
2018 1,216 1,237
2017 1,168 1,232
2016 1,366 1,407
2015 1,436 1,499
2014 1,511 1,654
2013 1,487 1,488
2012 1,641 1,681
2011 1,576 1,654
2010 1,789 1,987
2009 1,810 1,812
2008 1,730 1,763
2007 1,828 1,804

Alaska

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached each year.[4]

Alaska Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 304 321
2022 336 310
2021 301 314
2020 308 318
2019 353 433
2018 382 371
2017 390 344
2016 397 422
2015 362 373
2014 408 448
2013 406 399
2012 428 445
2011 448 375
2010 355 364
2009 397 424
2008 383 448
2007 413 404

Arizona

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached each year.[5]

Arizona Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 866 900
2022 888 933
2021 1,126 1,169
2020 1,071 1,047
2019 1,106 1,244
2018 1,311 1,226
2017 1,177 1,109
2016 1,038 1,057
2015 1,014 979
2014 1,037 978
2013 1,054 1,145
2012 1,109 1,080
2011 1,018 1,022
2010 1,086 960
2009 1,023 1,082
2008 1,164 1,150
2007 1,256 1,250

Arkansas

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[6] As of September 2024, data more recent than 2023 was not available online.

Arkansas Supreme Court caseload data
Year* Filings Dispositions
2023 N/A N/A
2022 N/A N/A
2021 211 264
2020 310 355
2019 442 397
2018 410 962
2017 N/A N/A
2016 397 397
2015 N/A N/A
2014 180 150
2013 N/A N/A
2012 269 157
2011 275 224
2010 240 159
2009 320 366
2008 393 379
2007 396 407

*Data not available for 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, and 2023

California

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions the court reached each year.[7]

California Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 5,490 5,764
2022 5,680 5,776
2021 6,542 6,314
2020 6,485 6,354
2019 6,896 7,048
2018 6,825 6,726
2017 7,325 6,993
2016 8,090 7,953
2015 7,871 7,554
2014 7,911 7,773
2013 7,813 8,482
2012 9,237 9,717
2011 10,145 10,063
2010 9,562 9,439
2009 9,274 9,513
2008 10,521 10,440
2007 8,988 9,247

Colorado

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions the court reached each year.[8][9][10]

Colorado Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 1,451 1,403
2022 1,489 1,400
2021 1,503 1,460
2020 1,455 1,429
2019 1,333 1,359
2018 1,231 1,216
2017 1,285 1,012
2016 1,494 1,522
2015 1,549 1,624
2014 1,465 1,401
2013 1,457 1,508
2012 1,494 1,612
2011 1,387 1,440
2010 1,518 1,554
2009 1,643 1,554
2008 1,657 1,760
2007 1,534 1,450

Connecticut

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[11]

Connecticut Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2022 198 171
2021 210 112
2020 128 176
2019 188 191
2018 120 120
2018 120 120
2017 121 107
2016 168 209
2015 121 216
2014 165 158
2013 158 191
2012 157 199
2011 145 191
2010 134 207
2009 232 220
2008 262 256
2007 223 229

Delaware

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[12]

Delaware Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 491 453
2022 432 428
2021 438 485
2020 505 489
2019 572 643
2018 646 583
2017 533 604
2016 707 714
2015 703 687
2014 716 696
2013 661 712
2012 757 747
2011 714 760
2010 770 724
2009 685 705
2008 670 661
2007 666 668

Florida

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[13]

Florida Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 333 377
2022 1,829 1,871
2021 1,778 1,901
2020 1,903 2,013
2019 2,171 2,098
2018 2,161 2,282
2017 2,296 2,379
2016 2,310 2,419
2015 2,413 2,346
2014 2,521 3,204
2013 2,572 2,530
2012 2,754 2,372
2011 2,595 2,513
2010 2,521 2,448
2009 2,386 N/A[14]
2008 2,490 2,611

Georgia

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year. As of September 2024, data from 2014 to 2017 and 2020 to 2023 was not available.

Georgia Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 N/A N/A
2022 N/A N/A
2021 N/A N/A
2020 N/A N/A
2019 1,670 1,539
2018 1,627 1,781
2017 N/A N/A
2016 N/A N/A
2015 N/A N/A
2014 N/A N/A
2013 1,936 1,944
2012 1,936 1,963
2011 2,107 2,037
2010 2,036 1,869
2009 1,979 1,958
2008 2,060 2,160
2007 1,875 2,038

Hawaii

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[15]

Hawaii Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 458 459
2022 407 430
2021 692 689
2020 297 337
2019 255 237
2018 250 253
2017 267 290
2016 304 315
2015 169 130
2014 252 194
2013 245 209
2012 185 181
2011 166 161
2010 143 147
2009 127 127

Idaho

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year. As of September 2024, data more recent than 2014 was not available online.

Idaho Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2015 90 139
2014 163 126
2013 145 120
2012 123 104
2011 160 169
2010 164 356
2009 173 217
2008 938 350
2007 936 365

Illinois

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year. As of September 2024, data more recent than 2020 was not available online.

Illinois Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2020 2,244 2,379
2019 1,942 2,075
2018 2,011 2,071
2017 2,208 2,320
2016 2,244 2,379
2015 2,402 2,443
2014 2,429 2,443
2013 2,671 2,627
2012 2,697 2,793
2011 2,906 3,104
2010 3,014 2,922
2009 2,729 2,897
2008 2,955 2,825
2007 2,836 2,962

Indiana

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached each year.[16]

Indiana Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 717 693
2022 634 633
2021 724 783
2020 913 874
2019 869 869
2018 845 851
2017 885 879
2016 847 900
2015 945 977
2014 995 970
2013 1,012 1,005
2012 1,020 1,095
2011 1,095 1,037
2010 1,029 920
2009 1,140 1,163
2008 1,217 1,200
2007 1,065 1,096

Iowa

The Iowa Supreme Court does not provide specific numbers on its yearly caseload. According to a state judiciary publication:

  • Approximately 2,000 appeals are filed with the supreme court each year.
  • Of those, criminal appeals represent nearly 30%, appeals involving the termination of parental rights and children in need of assistance represent 25%, and family law appeals represent almost 20%.[17]

Kansas

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year. The figures published by the state below include the Kansas Court of Appeals.[18] As of September 2024, data more recent than 2019 was not available online.

Kansas Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2019 1,797 2,620
2018 1,691 2,941
2017 1,770 2,951
2016 2,045 3,244
2015 2,007 3,046
2014 1,930 3,169
2013 1,784 2,777
2012 1,934 2,815
2011 1,817 2,577
2010 1,854 2,784
2009 1,957 2,972
2008 1,862 2,693
2007 2,016 3,005

Kentucky

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year. As of September 2024, data more recent than 2012 was not available online.

Kentucky Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2012 493 429
2011 504 463
2010 471 463
2009 471 567
2008 544 564
2007 580 591

Louisiana

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[19]

Louisiana Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions*
2023 1,725 -
2022 1,889 -
2021 1,994 -
2020 1,505 -
2019 2,096 2,183
2018 2,117 2,344
2017 2,181 2,039
2016 2,283 2,142
2015 2,365 2,486
2014 2,716 2,592
2013 3,017 2,500
2012 2,769 3,181
2011 2,852 2,916
2010 2,875 2,801
2009 2,780 2,801
2008 3,014 2,834
2007 2,645 2,497

*Disposition data not available for 2020-2023

Maine

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court. The Maine judiciary does not release the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[20]

Maine Supreme Judicial Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 499 N/A
2022 480 N/A
2021 398 N/A
2020 469 N/A
2019 552 N/A
2018 574 N/A
2017 590 N/A
2016 652 N/A
2015 625 N/A
2014 607 N/A
2013 690 N/A
2012 675 N/A
2011 690 N/A
2010 684 N/A
2009 733 N/A
2008 755 N/A
2007 774 N/A

Maryland

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached each year.[21][22]

Maryland Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2022 60 57
2021 64 62
2020 62 72
2019 79 84
2018 87 88
2017 94 97
2016 94 100
2015 92 87
2014 106 153
2013 124 109
2012 128 173
2011 135 161
2010 134 140
2009 176 98
2008 165 135
2007 148 176

Massachusetts

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[23][24]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 149 148
2022 167 151
2021 162 173
2020 211 197
2019 208 217
2018 194 195
2017 217 227
2016 229 196
2015 193 201
2014 228 205
2013 225 211
2012 231 200
2011 264 194
2010 231 231
2009 285 205
2008 214 222

Michigan

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[25][26]

Michigan Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 1,270 1,293
2022 1,171 1,306
2021 1,403 1,464
2020 1,568 1,587
2019 1,757 1,794
2018 1,789 1,889
2017 1,818 1,883
2016 2,007 2,037
2015 2,067 1,982
2014 2,194 1,893
2013 1,884 1,789
2012 1,978 2,048
2011 1,924 1,976
2010 1,960 2,054
2009 2,224 2,240
2008 2,402 2,422
2007 2,612 2,625

Minnesota

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[27][28]

Minnesota Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 83 142
2022 100 127
2021 88 124
2020 95 148
2019 95 157
2018 112 146
2017 108 109
2016 117 131
2015 143 136
2014 115 99
2013 107 142
2012 135 104
2011 122 95
2010 98 114
2009 111 127
2008 148 126
2007 132 126

Mississippi

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year. Mississippi's annual report data combines filings from both types of appellate courts but provides disposition data from just the Mississippi Supreme Court.[29][30]

Mississippi Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 667 260
2022 642 270
2021 657 299
2020 579 285
2019 697 344
2018 830 365
2017 824 441
2016 983 401
2015 995 419
2014 926 400
2013 1,084 386
2012 1,091 412
2011 844 396
2010 904 433
2009 1,008 382
2008 1,072 479
2007 1,065 475

Missouri

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[31]

Missouri Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023[32] 28 36
2022[33] 37 53
2021 43 43
2020 48 53
2019 53 50
2018 55 66
2017 74 57
2016 54 70
2015 75 64
2014 65 81
2013 82 89
2012 96 77
2011 73 62
2010 67 65
2009 63 80
2008 72 57
2007 86 90

Montana

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[34][35][36][37]

Montana Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 743 668
2022 733 677
2021 657 663
2020 669 713
2019 711 637
2018 721 699
2017 743 764
2016 765 761
2015 806 783
2014 822 772
2013 860 848
2012 778 702
2011 775 732
2010 650 629
2009 677 861
2008 649 783

Nebraska

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[38][39]

Nebraska Supreme Court caseload data[40]
Year Filings Dispositions
2024 61 169
2023 56 219
2022 61 189
2021 61 255
2020 52 258
2019 56 277
2018 67 303
2017 77 284
2016 63 209
2015 50 286
2014 49 220
2013 47 256
2012 72 210
2011 52 184
2010 59 220
2009 78 275
2008 54 250

Nevada

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[41][42][43]

Nevada Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 2,007 1,209
2022 1,921 1,316
2021 1,860 1,451
2020 2,474 1,740
2019 2,982 1,852
2018 1,613 1,591
2017 1,814 1,578
2016 1,810 1,838
2015 1,903 1,840
2014 2,481 2,375
2013 2,333 2,374
2012 2,500 2,270
2011 2,395 2,220
2010 2,266 2,419
2009 2,152 2,167
2008 2,238 1,959

New Hampshire

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[44][45][46][47][48]

New Hampshire Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 754 728
2022 746 608
2021 614 625
2020 607 676
2019 762 722
2018 712 714
2017 733 720
2016 705 727
2015 750 834
2014 829 920
2013 893 876
2012[49] * *
2011 910 934
2010 880 888
2009 934 871
2008 948 983
2007 924 1096

Three Judges Expedited (3JX)

In 2000, the supreme court began using a three-judge expedited docket process, referred to as the 3JX panel, to review appeals. Judges on the panel alternate monthly. Parties to the case are allowed five minutes of oral argument, and the panel must issue a unanimous written decision. If the panel does not reach a unanimous decision, the parties may be required to file additional briefs, or the case may be brought before the full court.[50]

According to the Rules of the Supreme Court, 3JX panel decisions are nonprecedential.[51] To view 3JX panel decisions, click here.

New Jersey

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[52]

New Jersey Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2021-2022[53] 980 69
2020-2021[54] 908 69
2019-2020 1,002 69
2018-2019[55] 1,116 1,490
2017-2018[56] 1,232 1,752
2016-2017[57] 1,211 1,714
2015-2016[58] 1,224 1,560
2014-2015[59] 1,104 1,406
2013-2014[60] 1,140 1,549
2012-2013[61] 1,143 1,722
2011-2012[62][63] 1,204 *
2010-2011[64] 1,184 1,854
2009-2010[65][63] 1,248 *
2008-2009[66] 1,301 1,521
2007-2008[67] 1,284 1,601
2006-2007[67] 1,332 1,528

New Mexico

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached each year.[68][69][70]

New Mexico Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2022-2023 525 547
2021-2022 554 549
2020-2021 509 536
2019-2020 591 650
2018-2019 666 636
2017-2018 577 825
2016-2017 567 567
2015-2016 587 597
2014-2015 576 572
2013-2014 562 533
2012-2013 532 516
2011-2012 597 580
2010-2011 621 662
2009-2010 671 749
2008-2009 601 658
2007-2008 701 767
2006-2007 609 647

New York

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[71]

New York Court of Appeals caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2021 1,217 1,069
2020 1,130 1,166
2019 1,416 1,204
2018 1,469 1,316
2017 1,485 1,338
2016 1,410 1,457
2015 1,717 1,580
2014 1,603 1,535
2013 1,923 1,633
2012 1,636 1,570
2011 1,706 1,597
2010 1,760 1,620
2009 1,725 1,582
2008 1,749 1,684
2007 1,821 1,625

North Carolina

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[72]

North Carolina Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2020-2021 634 371
2019-20 671 560
2018-19 728 586
2017-18 655 631
2016-17 646 607
2015-16 678 666
2014-15 676 676
2013-14 730 733
2012-13 771 779
2011-12 744 688
2010-11 762 727
2009-10 769 753
2008-09 736 736
2007-08 773 794
2006-07 785 744

North Dakota

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[73][74]

North Dakota Supreme Court caseload data[75]
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 374 371
2022 346 380
2021 337 346
2020 329 373
2019 388 423
2018 439 461
2017 438 452
2016 424 370
2015 356 440
2014 459 390
2013 400 387
2012 442 477
2011 364 362
2010 402 399
2009 367 359
2008 342 366

Ohio

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions the court reached annually.[76][77]

Ohio Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 1,650 1,787
2022 1,653 1,547
2021 1,607 1,532
2020 1,592 1,797
2019 1,820 1,686
2018 1,858 2,188
2017 1,828 1,776
2016 1,914 2,019
2015 2,107 2,256
2014 2,255 1,958
2013 2,055 2,040
2012 2,187 2,171
2011 2,207 2,263
2010 2,293 2,245
2009 2,363 2,485
2008 2,506 2,542

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Supreme Court

Oklahoma does not provide caseload statistics for its supreme court.

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

Oklahoma does not provide caseload statistics for its court of criminal appeals.

Oregon

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of opinions issued by the court between 2008 and 2016.[78] As of September 2024, data more recent than 2014 was not available online.

Oregon Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Opinions issued[79]
2016[80] 813 81
2015[80] 890 58
2014[80] 977 75
2013[80] 953 66
2012[80] 923 64
2011[81] 922 74
2010[82] * *
2009[82] * *
2008[83] 1,352 75
2007[84] 1,314 73

Pennsylvania

The table below details the number of cases filed and adjudicated from the appeals, capital, and miscellaneous dockets. As of September 2024, data more recent than 2019 was not available online.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings[85] Adjudications[86]
2019[87] 634 626
2018[88] 695 682
2017[89] 676 678
2016[90] 735 609
2015[91] 609 693‬
2014[92] 716‬ 766‬
2013[93] 694 720‬
2012[94] 750 901‬
2011[95] 740‬ 655
2010[96] 706 684
2009[97] 699 702
2008[98] 729 742‬

Rhode Island

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[99]

Rhode Island Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 374 380
2022 359 376
2021 343 339
2020 286 313
2019 490 481
2018 360 399
2017 433 442
2016 358 352
2015 376 411
2014 340 374
2013 359 393
2012 355 373
2011 375 381
2010 418 334
2009 336 339
2008 323 319
2007 358 353

South Carolina

South Carolina does not provide caseload statistics for its supreme court.

South Dakota

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached each year.[100]

South Dakota Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 357 343
2022 340 332
2021 330 309
2020 317 337
2019 398 324
2018 346 375
2017 389 436
2016 436 353
2015 354 363
2014 388 347
2013 326 374
2012 324 401
2011 406 331
2010 341 344
2009 391 396
2008 362 344
2007 403 382

Tennessee

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[101]

Tennessee Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2021 762 807
2020 787 824
2019 954 937
2018 1,028 1,003
2017 1,006 978
2016 1,132 1,104
2015 1,106 1,193
2014 1,198 1,153
2013 1,180[102] 1,127[102]
2012 1,052 1,118
2011 1,195 1,228
2010 1,094 1,120
2009 1,086 1,106
2008 1,086 1,030
2007 1,089 1,268

Texas

Texas Supreme Court

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[103]

Texas Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2022 1,347 1,320
2021 1,314 1,264
2020 1,328 1,379
2019 1,416 1,459
2018 1,420 1,451
2017 1,319 1,285
2016 1,199 1,190
2015 1,273 1,225
2014 1,211 1,217
2013 1,226 1,264
2012 1,224 1,209
2011 1,235 1,247
2010 1,337 1,339
2009 1,245 1,196
2008 1,229 1,321
2007 1,244 1,337

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[104]

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2022 4,027 4,203
2021 4,975 5,412
2020 5,120 4,578
2019 5,414 5,411
2018 5,957 6,231
2017 6,380 6,375
2016 6,838 6,849
2015 6,908 6,876
2014 7,246 7,299
2013 7,661 7,855
2012 7,762 7,502
2011 7,169 7,147
2010 6,903 6,823
2009 7,644 7,914
2008 8,189 8,416
2007 9,047 9,222

Utah

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[105] As of September 2024, data more recent than 2020 was not available online.

Utah Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2020 566 219
2019 565 226
2018 563 212
2017 557 202
2016 585 220
2015 608 231
2014 626 232
2013 595 660
2012 600 676
2011 619 660
2010 620 662
2009 593 679
2008 569 640
2007 564 630

Vermont

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[106]

Vermont Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2020 373 418
2019 403 407
2018 438 455
2017 442 415
2016 448 484
2015 504 522
2014 ---[107] 479
2013 510 475
2012 423 430
2011 480 487
2010 511 489
2009 479 503
2008 503 585
2007 530 571

Virginia

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[108]

Virginia Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2022 956 836
2022 846 967
2021[109] --- ---
2020[110] --- ---
2019 1,760 1,675
2018 1,704 1,830
2017 1,782 1,697
2016 1,852 1,696
2015 1,996 1,588
2014 1,918 1,673
2013 2,050 1,998
2012 2,216 2,113
2011 2,333 2,485
2010 2,485 2,577
2009 2,639 2,538
2008 2,615 2,452
2007 2,634 2,817

Washington

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[111]

Washington Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2021 1,173 1,144
2020 1,361 1,249
2019 1,397 1,306
2018 1,388 1,269
2017 1,413 1,500
2016 1,408 1,404
2015 1,585 1,402
2014 1,530 2,949
2013 1,578 1,509
2012 1,479 1,439
2011 1,515 1,503
2010 1,556 1,578
2009 1,570 1,832
2008 1,607 1651
2007 1,468 1,382

West Virginia

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[112][113]

West Virginia Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 758 862
2022 908 954
2021 1,890 2,000
2020[114] - -
2019[115] - -
2018 1,139 1,143
2017 1,151 1,215
2016 1,221 1,278
2015 1,244 1,347
2014 1,140 1,346
2013 1,319 1,360
2012 1,524 908
2011 1,744 678[116]
2010 1,668 2,782
2009 1,917 3,589
2008 2,411 4,102
2007 3,954 2,532

Schedule of the court

The court meets for two terms each year. The first term goes from January to July, and the second extends from the first Wednesday in September to December. Between these two terms is the period called "sine die," which means "without day" in Latin.[117]

Wisconsin

The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[111][118]

Wisconsin Supreme Court caseload data
Year Filings Dispositions
2023 573 499
2022 624 596
2021 658 596
2020 558 544
2019 609 712
2018 737 748
2017 734 704
2016 642 600
2015 732 836
2014 792 860
2013 807 732
2012 784 824
2011 809 681
2010 717 762
2009 777 740
2008 824 812
2007 810 826

Wyoming

Wyoming does not provide caseload statistics for its supreme court.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Court Statistics Project, "Appellate Court Caseloads," accessed March 23, 2015
  2. ↑ Legal Dictionary, "Disposition," accessed March 24, 2015
  3. ↑ Supreme Court of Alabama, "Annual Statistics for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2023," September 17, 2024
  4. ↑ Alaska Supreme Court, "Alaska Court System Statistical Report FY 2023 July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023," September 17, 2024
  5. ↑ Arizona Judicial Branch, "Appellate Courts Fiscal Year 2023 Case Activity," accessed September 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Arkansas Judiciary, "Annual Reports," accessed September 17, 2024
  7. ↑ California Courts, "Statewide Caseload Trends 2013–14 Through 2022–23," accessed September 24, 2024
  8. ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "Annual Statistics Report Fiscal Year 2020," accessed August 20, 2021
  9. ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "Annual Statistical Report Fiscal Year 2021," accessed October 4, 2022
  10. ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "Annual Statistical Report Fiscal Year 2023," accessed September 24, 2024
  11. ↑ State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, "Biennial Reports," accessed May 27, 2021
  12. ↑ Delaware Courts, "2023 Annual Report and Statistical Information for the Delaware Judiciary," accessed September 24, 2024
  13. ↑ Florida Supreme Court, "Publications and Statistics," accessed September 26, 2024
  14. ↑ As of February 13, 2019, this information was not avaialble on the Florida Supreme Court website.
  15. ↑ Hawai'i State Judiciary, "News and Reports," accessed September 26, 2024
  16. ↑ State of Indiana, "Annual Reports," accessed September 26, 2024
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named guide
  18. ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Annual case statistics from Kansas courts," accessed Sept. 25, 2021
  19. ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Annual Reports," accessed September 24, 2024
  20. ↑ Maine Judicial Branch, "Maine Law Court - CIVIL APPEALS FILED," July 21, 2023
  21. ↑ Maryland Courts, "Maryland Judiciary Statistical Abstract," August 2020
  22. ↑ Maryland Courts, "Annual Reports," accessed October 5, 2022
  23. ↑ Mass.gov, "Court reports," accessed October 5, 2022
  24. ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "SJC Case Statistics FY 2022 - FY 2023," accessed September 27, 2024
  25. ↑ Michigan Courts, "Annual Reports," accessed October 5, 2022
  26. ↑ Michigan Courts, "2023 Quantitive Report - 2023 Recap," updated January 16, 2024
  27. ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Annual Report 2021," accessed October 5, 2022
  28. ↑ Minnesota Judicial Branch, "Annual Report 2023," accessed September 24, 2024
  29. ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Supreme Court Annual Reports," accessed October 5, 2022
  30. ↑ SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI - 2023 Annual Report, "Appellate Filings and Disposions, 2013—2023," accessed September 24, 2024
  31. ↑ Missouri Courts, "Annual Judicial and Statistical Reports," accessed October 5, 2022
  32. ↑ Missouri Courts, "Table 2 - Supreme Court, FY 2023 - Appeals Filed and Disposed," accessed September 27, 2024
  33. ↑ Missouri Courts, "Table 2 - Supreme Court, FY 2022 - Appeals Filed and Disposed," accessed September 27, 2024
  34. ↑ Montana Judicial Branch, "Supreme Court caseload statistics 1972-2016," accessed September 19, 2019
  35. ↑ Montana Judicial Branch, "Clerk of Court case load statistics," accessed August 15, 2021
  36. ↑ Montana Judicial Branch, "Year to Year case comparison / 2021 and 2022," accessed September 24, 2024
  37. ↑ Montana Judicial Branch, "Summary: Major Stat. Categories / Comparison: Calendar Year 2022 - 2023," accessed September 24, 2024
  38. ↑ Nebraska Judicial Branch, "Publications & Reports," accessed October 5, 2022
  39. ↑ Nebraska Judicial Branch, "Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Annual Caseload Report - Fiscal Year 2024," accessed September 25, 2024
  40. ↑ State of Nebraska Judicial Branch, "Publications & Reports," accessed August 18, 2021
  41. ↑ Totals do not include cases that were filed with the supreme court and assigned to the court of appeals.
  42. ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Annual Reports," accessed August 20, 2021
  43. ↑ The Nevada Judiciary, "2023 Annual Report," accessed September 25, 2024
  44. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "State of New Hampshire Judicial Branch Biennial Report 2007-2008," accessed September 18, 2019 (page 14)]
  45. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "Financial and Statistical Report " July 26, 2012 (page 11)
  46. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "New Hampshire Supreme Court 2013-2017," accessed September 18, 2019
  47. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "New Hampshire Supreme Court 2016-2020," accessed August 25, 2021
  48. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "New Hampshire Supreme Court 2019-2023," accessed September 25, 2024
  49. ↑ Data not available
  50. ↑ The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, "New Hampshire's Three-Judge Expedited Docket,"
  51. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "Supreme Court - 3JX Final Orders," accessed August 25, 2021
  52. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Reports," accessed October 5, 2022
  53. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts - Court Year 2021-2022," accessed September 25, 2024
  54. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts - Court Year 2020-2021," accessed September 25, 2024
  55. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts: Court Year 2018 - 2019," accessed August 30, 2021 (page 11)
  56. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts: Court Year 2017 - 2018," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 11)
  57. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts 2016-2017," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 6)
  58. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts 2015-2016," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 8)
  59. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts 2014-2015," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 8)
  60. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts 2013-2014," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 8)
  61. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report of the New Jersey Courts 2012-2013," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 8)
  62. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "New Jersey Judiciary Annual Report 2011-2012," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 5)
  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 Disposition statistics not available
  64. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Annual Report 2010-2011," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 9)
  65. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "New Jersey Courts Annual Report 2009-2010," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 11)
  66. ↑ New Jersey Courts, "New Jersey Courts Annual Report 2008-2009," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 7)
  67. ↑ 67.0 67.1 New Jersey Courts, "New Jersey Courts Annual Report 2007-2008," accessed September 19, 2019 (page 7)
  68. ↑ New Mexico Courts, "Reports & Policies," accessed September 2, 2021
  69. ↑ New Mexico Judiciary, "IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Caseload Report 07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022," accessed September 25, 2024
  70. ↑ New Mexico Judiciary, "IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Caseload Report 07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023," accessed September 25, 2024
  71. ↑ Court of Appeals, “Annual Reports,” accessed October 6, 2022
  72. ↑ North Carolina Judicial Branch, "North Carolina Judicial Branch Annual Reports," accessed October 6, 2022
  73. ↑ State of North Dakota Courts, "Court system releases 2021 Annual Report," April 7, 2022
  74. ↑ STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA COURTS, "2023 NORTH DAKOTA COURT SYSTEM ANNUAL REPORT," accessed September 26, 2024
  75. ↑ North Dakota Courts, "2020 North Dakota Court System Annual Report," accessed August 17, 2021
  76. ↑ Supreme Court of Ohio, "Reports & Publications," accessed September 14, 2021
  77. ↑ THE SUPREME COURT of OHIO & THE OHIO JUDICIAL SYSTEM, "2023 Annual Report," accessed September 26, 2024
  78. ↑ Oregon Judicial Department, "Reports, Statistics, & Performance Measures," accessed September 24, 2019
  79. ↑ Oregon does not report the number of cases disposed by the court.
  80. ↑ 80.0 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 Oregon Judicial Department, "2016 Annual Report," accessed September 24, 2019 (page 73)
  81. ↑ Oregon Judicial Department, "2011-2014 Oregon Judicial Branch: A Four Year Report," accessed September 24, 2019 (page 45)
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  83. ↑ Oregon Judicial Department, "2008 State of the Oregon Courts," accessed September 24, 2019 (page 4)
  84. ↑ Oregon Judicial Department, "Oregon Courts Today and Tomorrow," accessed September 24, 2019 (page 1)
  85. ↑ Appeals (including capital appeals) and miscellaneous cases filed
  86. ↑ Total adjudications from appeals, capital, and miscellaneous dockets
  87. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2019 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed August 30, 2021 (pages 2 and 3)
  88. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2018 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed August 30, 2021 (pages 2 and 3)
  89. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2017 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  90. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2016 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  91. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2015 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  92. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2014 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  93. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2013 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  94. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2012 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  95. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2011 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  96. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2010 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  97. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2009 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  98. ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "2008 Caseload Statistics of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania," accessed September 25, 2019 (pages 2 and 3)
  99. ↑ Rhode Island Judiciary, "Annual Reports," accessed August 27, 2024
  100. ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Annual Reports," accessed September 27, 2023
  101. ↑ TNCourts.gov, "Annual Statistical Reports," accessed October 6, 2022
  102. ↑ 102.0 102.1 The Annual Report for fiscal year 2012-2013 provided different statistics than previous years. The filings and disposition numbers for 2013 came from the "Clearance Rate" section of the report and reflected every filing the supreme court received during fiscal year 2012-2013. Additionally, the disposition total included opinions, orders and denials of discretionary requests for appeals.
  103. ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, “Statistics & Other Data,” accessed September 23, 2019
  104. ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Annual Reports," accessed September 27, 2024
  105. ↑ Utah Courts, "Annual Reports," accessed September 22, 2019
  106. ↑ Vermont Judiciary, "Court Statistics and Reports," accessed August 20, 2021
  107. ↑ The annual statistical report for 2014 did not include information for cases filed with the supreme court during the year.
  108. ↑ Virginia’s Judicial System, “Caseload Statistical Information,” accessed September 27, 2024
  109. ↑ Caseload statistics for 2021 were not available at the time this chart was published.
  110. ↑ Caseload statistics for 2020 were not available at the time this chart was published.
  111. ↑ 111.0 111.1 Washington Courts, “Caseloads of the Courts of Washington,” accessed August 18, 2021 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cases" defined multiple times with different content
  112. ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Supreme Court Publications," accessed September 24, 2019
  113. ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Supreme Court of Appeals of West VIrginia - Quick Reference Statistics 2022/2023," accessed September 27, 2024
  114. ↑ Statistical data was not available.
  115. ↑ Statistical data was not available.
  116. ↑ This number reflects decisions on the merits issued by the West Virginia Supreme Court during 2011. It does not reflect the total number of dispositions of the court. The statistical report made available by the Clerk's Office did not contain that information.
  117. ↑ The West Virginia Judiciary, "Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia," accessed May 4, 2016
  118. ↑ Wisconsin Court System, "Annual Statistical Report - 2022-2023 Term," October 11, 2023
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