Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Supreme Court
History of Resolutions - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (1) |
2021 |
% Chg (1) |
2022 |
% Chg (1) |
2023 |
% Chg (1) |
|
|
| TRIAL COURTS |
| Criminal Appeals |
3 |
0 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
7 |
. % |
| Civil Appeals |
39 |
27 |
. % |
26 |
. % |
28 |
. % |
28 |
. % |
| TOTAL Appeals |
42 |
27 |
. % |
28 |
. % |
28 |
. % |
35 |
. % |
| Direct Discretionary Review |
14 |
25 |
. % |
18 |
. % |
17 |
. % |
18 |
. % |
| Expenditure of Public Funds |
64 |
58 |
-9.4 % |
74 |
27.6 % |
38 |
-48.6 % |
29 |
. % |
| TOTAL -- TRIAL COURTS |
120 |
110 |
-8.3 % |
120 |
9.1 % |
83 |
-30.8 % |
82 |
-1.2 % |
|
|
| COURT OF APPEALS |
| Criminal |
362 |
331 |
-8.6 % |
336 |
1.5 % |
281 |
-16.4 % |
216 |
-23.1 % |
| Civil |
253 |
229 |
-9.5 % |
213 |
-7 % |
224 |
5.2 % |
223 |
-0.4 % |
| TOTAL Petition for Review |
615 |
560 |
-8.9 % |
549 |
-2 % |
505 |
-8 % |
439 |
-13.1 % |
| Motion for Discr. Review |
159 |
146 |
-8.2 % |
107 |
-26.7 % |
106 |
-0.9 % |
129 |
21.7 % |
| Motion for Discr. Rvw of PRP |
291 |
323 |
11 % |
248 |
-23.2 % |
260 |
4.8 % |
290 |
11.5 % |
| Certifications/Transfers |
2 |
5 |
. % |
5 |
. % |
6 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
| TOTAL |
1,067 |
1,034 |
-3.1 % |
909 |
-12.1 % |
877 |
-3.5 % |
860 |
-1.9 % |
|
|
| ORIGINAL ACTIONS AND CERTIFIED FROM FEDERAL COURT |
| ORIGINAL ACTIONS AND FEDERAL COURT |
37 |
32 |
-13.5 % |
44 |
37.5 % |
49 |
11.4 % |
50 |
2 % |
|
|
| WSBA AND COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT (2) |
| WSBA AND COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT |
80 |
71 |
-11.3 % |
63 |
-11.3 % |
55 |
-12.7 % |
68 |
23.6 % |
| TOTAL RESOLVED |
1,304 |
1,247 |
-4.4 % |
1,136 |
-8.9 % |
1,064 |
-6.3 % |
1,060 |
-0.4 % |
|
|
(1) Percentages are not reported when numbers are small (less than 30).
(2) WSBA/CJC cases that were decided in previous years are recorded as disposed. Those dispositions are included in "Other Decisions Terminating Review."
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