Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Supreme Court
History of Filings - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (1) |
2021 |
% Chg (1) |
2022 |
% Chg (1) |
2023 |
% Chg (1) |
|
|
| TRIAL COURTS |
| Criminal Appeals |
2 |
2 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
| Civil Appeals |
28 |
38 |
. % |
30 |
. % |
32 |
. % |
26 |
. % |
| TOTAL Appeals |
30 |
40 |
. % |
31 |
-22.5 % |
33 |
6.5 % |
35 |
6.1 % |
| Direct Discretionary Review |
18 |
29 |
. % |
21 |
. % |
16 |
. % |
14 |
. % |
| Expenditure of Public Funds |
69 |
69 |
0 % |
64 |
-7.2 % |
45 |
-29.7 % |
18 |
. % |
| TOTAL -- TRIAL COURTS |
117 |
138 |
17.9 % |
116 |
-15.9 % |
94 |
-19 % |
67 |
-28.7 % |
|
|
| COURT OF APPEALS |
| Criminal |
349 |
365 |
4.6 % |
320 |
-12.3 % |
227 |
-29.1 % |
254 |
11.9 % |
| Civil |
276 |
221 |
-19.9 % |
229 |
3.6 % |
223 |
-2.6 % |
232 |
4 % |
| TOTAL Petition for Review |
625 |
586 |
-6.2 % |
549 |
-6.3 % |
450 |
-18 % |
486 |
8 % |
| Motion for Discr. Review |
174 |
154 |
-11.5 % |
110 |
-28.6 % |
118 |
7.3 % |
130 |
10.2 % |
| Motion for Discr. Rvw of PRP |
294 |
318 |
8.2 % |
240 |
-24.5 % |
245 |
2.1 % |
278 |
13.5 % |
| Certifications/Transfers |
7 |
3 |
. % |
4 |
. % |
7 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
| TOTAL -- COURT OF APPEALS |
1,100 |
1,061 |
-3.5 % |
903 |
-14.9 % |
820 |
-9.2 % |
894 |
9 % |
|
|
| ORIGINAL ACTIONS AND CERTIFIED FROM FEDERAL COURT |
| ORIGINAL ACTIONS AND FEDERAL COURT |
93 |
113 |
21.5 % |
98 |
-13.3 % |
112 |
14.3 % |
104 |
-7.1 % |
|
|
| WSBA AND COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT |
| WSBA AND COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT |
89 |
64 |
-28.1 % |
64 |
0 % |
49 |
-23.4 % |
71 |
44.9 % |
| TOTAL FILED |
1,399 |
1,376 |
-1.6 % |
1,181 |
-14.2 % |
1,075 |
-9 % |
1,136 |
5.7 % |
|
|
(1) Percentages are not reported when numbers are small (less than 30).
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