Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Supreme Court
Court Activity Trends, Cases from Trial Courts - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (1) |
2021 |
% Chg (1) |
2022 |
% Chg (1) |
2023 |
% Chg (1) |
|
|
| FILINGS |
| Total Filings |
117 |
138 |
17.9 % |
116 |
-15.9 % |
94 |
-19.0 % |
67 |
-28.7 % |
|
|
| RESOLUTIONS |
| Total Opinions |
15 |
11 |
. % |
14 |
. % |
8 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
| Dismissed |
1 |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Transferred/Certified |
24 |
13 |
. % |
8 |
. % |
8 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
| Review Not Accepted |
6 |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
| Other Terminations |
60 |
61 |
1.7 % |
76 |
24.6 % |
46 |
-39.5 % |
50 |
8.7 % |
| Total Orders |
91 |
74 |
-18.7 % |
84 |
13.5 % |
54 |
-35.7 % |
51 |
-5.6 % |
| Dismissed |
7 |
8 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
| Transferred/Certified |
0 |
0 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Review Not Accepted |
2 |
11 |
. % |
6 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
6 |
. % |
| Other Terminations |
5 |
6 |
. % |
5 |
. % |
7 |
. % |
6 |
. % |
| Total Rulings |
14 |
25 |
. % |
22 |
. % |
21 |
. % |
22 |
. % |
| Other Decisions Term. Review |
0 |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
| Total Orders/Rulings/Other |
105 |
99 |
-5.7 % |
106 |
7.1 % |
75 |
-29.2 % |
73 |
-2.7 % |
| Total Resolved |
120 |
110 |
-8.3 % |
120 |
9.1 % |
83 |
-30.8 % |
82 |
-1.2 % |
|
|
| PENDING AT YEAR END |
| Cases Stayed |
1 |
2 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Cases Ready |
6 |
2 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
4 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Cases Not Ready |
9 |
12 |
. % |
14 |
. % |
10 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
| Set for Motion Calendar |
16 |
29 |
. % |
12 |
. % |
17 |
. % |
5 |
. % |
| Set for Oral Argument |
2 |
3 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
5 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Total Awaiting Hearing |
34 |
48 |
41.2 % |
30 |
. % |
36 |
. % |
17 |
. % |
| Opinion/Order in Process |
6 |
7 |
. % |
4 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
| Total Pending Decision |
40 |
55 |
37.5 % |
34 |
-38.2 % |
37 |
8.8 % |
20 |
. % |
|
|
| MANDATED |
| Opinion Terminating Review |
14 |
12 |
. % |
19 |
. % |
8 |
. % |
12 |
. % |
| Order Terminating Review |
92 |
74 |
-19.6 % |
83 |
12.2 % |
55 |
-33.7 % |
50 |
-9.1 % |
| Ruling Terminating Review |
19 |
21 |
. % |
22 |
. % |
25 |
. % |
22 |
. % |
| Other Decision Terminating Review |
5 |
12 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
| Total Mandated |
130 |
119 |
-8.5 % |
137 |
15.1 % |
97 |
-29.2 % |
87 |
-10.3 % |
|
|
(1) Percentages are not reported when numbers are small(less than 30).
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