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Court Activity Trends, Cases from WSBA and Commission on Judicial Conduct (1) - 2008 to 2012

2008 2009 % Chg (4) 2010 % Chg (4) 2011 % Chg (4) 2012 % Chg (4)
FILINGS
Total Filings  112  91  -18.8 %  138  51.6 %  117  -15.2 %  122  4.3 % 
RESOLUTIONS (2), (6)
Total Opinions  . %  . %  . %  . % 
Other Terminations  . %  . %  . %  . % 
Orders    . %  . %  . %  . % 
Rulings  . %  . %  . %  . % 
Other Decisions Term. Review (3)  107  372  247.7 %  142  -61.8 %  113  -20.4 %  119  5.3 % 
Total Orders/Rulings/Other (5)  107  372  247.7 %  144  -61.3 %  113  -21.5 %  119  5.3 % 
Total Resolved  113  378  234.5 %  150  -60.3 %  117  -22 %  123  5.1 % 
PENDING AT YEAR END
Cases Stayed  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Cases Ready  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Cases Not Ready  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Set for Motion on Merits  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Set for Motion Calendar  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Set for Oral Argument  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Total Awaiting Hearing  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Opinion/Order in Process  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
Total Pending Decision  N/A  N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   
MANDATED
Opinion Terminating Review  14  . %  . %  . %  . % 
Order Terminating Review  . %  . %  . %  . % 
Rulings Terminating Review  . %  . %  . %  . % 
Other Decision Terminating Review  107  373  248.6 %  142  -61.9 %  113  -20.4 %  119  5.3 % 
Total Mandated  112  387  245.5 %  150  -61.2 %  119  -20.7 %  122  2.5 % 

(1) Prior to 2003, resolution, pending and mandate information was not reported for cases from the Washington State Bar Association and the Commission on Judicial Conduct. Recording of this information began for resolutions occurring in 2003 and beyond, but is not available retroactively. As a consequence: 1) pending information is not available for WSBA and CJC cases, and 2) resolution and mandate information is available only for 2003 and beyond.
(2) As a result of changes in resolution coding procedures in 2005, resolutions are now categorized by Opinions, Orders Terminating Review, and Rulings Terminating Review. Figures for these categories are reported for the first time in 2005.
(3) Includes WSBA and CJC cases which were considered by the Court in years prior to establishment of procedures for closing those cases (see footnote 1). As time permits, Court staff are now reviewing those old cases and recording the disposed status as appropriate. Those dispositions are included in "Other Decisions Terminating Review."
(4) Percentages are not reported when numbers are small (less than 30).
(5) For years prior to 2005, it is not possible to distinguish the different types of resolution. Figures are broadly aggregated and shown as the sum of these resolution types.
(6) As of 2010, Resolution counts have been updated to report only primary case resolutions. Secondary case resolutions have been excluded from all of the resolution counts reported.

 
 
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