Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Supreme Court
Court Activity Trends, All Reviews (1) - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (2) |
2021 |
% Chg (2) |
2022 |
% Chg (2) |
2023 |
% Chg (2) |
|
|
| FILINGS |
| Total Filings |
1,399 |
1,376 |
-1.6 % |
1,181 |
-14.2 % |
1,075 |
-9.0 % |
1,136 |
5.7 % |
|
|
| RESOLUTIONS |
| Total Opinions |
88 |
69 |
-21.6 % |
70 |
1.4 % |
68 |
-2.9 % |
54 |
-20.6 % |
| Dismissed |
7 |
5 |
. % |
3 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
10 |
. % |
| Transferred/Certified |
24 |
13 |
. % |
9 |
. % |
8 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Review Not Accepted |
25 |
31 |
. % |
68 |
119.4 % |
29 |
. % |
34 |
. % |
| Other Terminations |
633 |
598 |
-5.5 % |
565 |
-5.5 % |
533 |
-5.7 % |
459 |
-13.9 % |
| Total Orders |
689 |
647 |
-6.1 % |
645 |
-.3 % |
579 |
-10.2 % |
504 |
-13.0 % |
| Dismissed |
37 |
25 |
. % |
50 |
. % |
29 |
. % |
37 |
. % |
| Transferred/Certified |
0 |
0 |
% |
2 |
. % |
2 |
. % |
1 |
. % |
| Review Not Accepted |
312 |
418 |
34.0 % |
289 |
-30.9 % |
312 |
8.0 % |
370 |
18.6 % |
| Other Terminations |
99 |
18 |
. % |
18 |
. % |
21 |
. % |
28 |
. % |
| Total Rulings |
448 |
461 |
2.9 % |
359 |
-22.1 % |
364 |
1.4 % |
436 |
19.8 % |
| Other Decisions Term. Review |
79 |
70 |
-11.4 % |
62 |
-11.4 % |
53 |
-14.5 % |
66 |
24.5 % |
| Total Orders/Rulings/Other |
1,216 |
1,178 |
-3.1 % |
1,066 |
-9.5 % |
996 |
-6.6 % |
1,006 |
1.0 % |
| Total Resolved |
1,304 |
1,247 |
-4.4 % |
1,136 |
-8.9 % |
1,064 |
-6.3 % |
1,060 |
-.4 % |
|
|
| PENDING AT YEAR END |
| Cases Stayed |
13 |
30 |
. % |
15 |
. % |
19 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
| Cases Ready |
9 |
3 |
. % |
6 |
. % |
17 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
| Cases Not Ready |
132 |
114 |
-13.6 % |
90 |
-21.1 % |
77 |
-14.4 % |
64 |
-16.9 % |
| Set for Motion Calendar |
242 |
245 |
1.2 % |
222 |
-9.4 % |
172 |
-22.5 % |
198 |
15.1 % |
| Set for Oral Argument |
24 |
19 |
. % |
25 |
. % |
18 |
. % |
18 |
. % |
| Total Awaiting Hearing |
420 |
411 |
-2.1 % |
358 |
-12.9 % |
303 |
-15.4 % |
306 |
1.0 % |
| Opinion/Order in Process |
26 |
29 |
. % |
26 |
. % |
20 |
. % |
21 |
. % |
| Total Pending Decision |
446 |
440 |
-1.3 % |
384 |
-12.7 % |
323 |
-15.9 % |
327 |
1.2 % |
|
|
| MANDATED |
| Opinion Terminating Review |
91 |
80 |
-12.1 % |
78 |
-2.5 % |
65 |
-16.7 % |
62 |
-4.6 % |
| Order Terminating Review |
688 |
644 |
-6.4 % |
648 |
.6 % |
582 |
-10.2 % |
502 |
-13.7 % |
| Ruling Terminating Review |
440 |
433 |
-1.6 % |
389 |
-10.2 % |
376 |
-3.3 % |
399 |
6.1 % |
| Other Decision Terminating Review |
169 |
192 |
13.6 % |
162 |
-15.6 % |
131 |
-19.1 % |
144 |
9.9 % |
| Total Mandated |
1,388 |
1,349 |
-2.8 % |
1,277 |
-5.3 % |
1,154 |
-9.6 % |
1,107 |
-4.1 % |
|
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(1) WSBA/CJC cases that were decided in previous years are recorded as disposed. Those dispositions are included in "Other Decisions Terminating Review."
(2) Percentages are not reported when numbers are small(less than 30).
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