Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Supreme Court
History of Pending Cases - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (1) |
2021 |
% Chg (1) |
2022 |
% Chg (1) |
2023 |
% Chg (1) |
|
|
| Criminal Appeals |
1 |
2 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
| Civil Appeals |
19 |
23 |
. % |
19 |
. % |
15 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
| Total Appeals |
20 |
25 |
. % |
19 |
. % |
16 |
. % |
16 |
. % |
| Direct Discretionary Review |
10 |
12 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
4 |
. % |
| Expenditure of Public Funds |
10 |
18 |
. % |
6 |
. % |
12 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
| TOTAL -- TRIAL COURTS |
40 |
55 |
37.5 % |
34 |
-38.2 % |
37 |
8.8 % |
20 |
. % |
|
|
| COURT OF APPEALS |
| Criminal |
120 |
142 |
18.3 % |
124 |
-12.7 % |
69 |
-44.4 % |
100 |
44.9 % |
| Civil |
101 |
84 |
-16.8 % |
94 |
11.9 % |
93 |
-1.1 % |
95 |
2.2 % |
| Total Petition for Review |
221 |
226 |
2.3 % |
218 |
-3.5 % |
162 |
-25.7 % |
195 |
20.4 % |
| Motion for Discr. Review |
50 |
42 |
-16 % |
29 |
. % |
37 |
. % |
35 |
-5.4 % |
| Motion for Discr. Rvw of PRP |
107 |
96 |
-10.3 % |
77 |
-19.8 % |
65 |
-15.6 % |
48 |
-26.2 % |
| Certifications/Transfers |
6 |
4 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
4 |
. % |
| TOTAL -- COURT OF APPEALS |
384 |
368 |
-4.2 % |
325 |
-11.7 % |
265 |
-18.5 % |
282 |
6.4 % |
|
|
| ORIGINAL ACTIONS AND CERTIFIED FROM FEDERAL COURT |
| ORIGINAL ACTIONS AND FEDERAL COURT |
8 |
8 |
. % |
15 |
. % |
15 |
. % |
16 |
. % |
|
|
| WSBA AND COMMISSION ON JUDUICIAL CONDUCT |
| WSBA AND COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT |
14 |
9 |
.% |
10 |
.% |
6 |
.% |
9 |
.% |
| TOTAL PENDING |
432 |
431 |
-0.2 % |
374 |
-13.2 % |
317 |
-15.2 % |
318 |
0.3 % |
|
|
(1) Percentages are not reported when numbers are small (less than 30).
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