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Caseloads of the Courts of Washington

Court of Appeals
History of Filings (1) - 2008 to 2012

2008 2009 % Chg 2010 % Chg 2011 % Chg 2012 % Chg
DIVISION I
Criminal Appeals  522  563  7.9 %  492  -12.6 %  480  -2.4 %  383  -20.2 % 
Civil Appeals  622  701  12.7 %  683  -2.6 %  629  -7.9 %  601  -4.5 % 
Total Appeals  1,144  1,264  10.5 %  1,175  -7 %  1,109  -5.6 %  984  -11.3 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  480  443  -7.7 %  433  -2.3 %  355  -18 %  314  -11.5 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  180  187  3.9 %  192  2.7 %  182  -5.2 %  197  8.2 % 
Total Filings DIVISION I  1,804  1,894  5 %  1,800  -5 %  1,646  -8.6 %  1,495  -9.2 % 
DIVISION II
Criminal Appeals  618  540  -12.6 %  528  -2.2 %  476  -9.8 %  463  -2.7 % 
Civil Appeals  416  443  6.5 %  450  1.6 %  411  -8.7 %  458  11.4 % 
Total Appeals  1,034  983  -4.9 %  978  -0.5 %  887  -9.3 %  921  3.8 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  351  348  -0.9 %  341  -2 %  313  -8.2 %  336  7.3 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  105  136  29.5 %  122  -10.3 %  100  -18 %  154  54 % 
Total Filings DIVISION II  1,490  1,467  -1.5 %  1,441  -1.8 %  1,300  -9.8 %  1,411  8.5 % 
DIVISION III
Criminal Appeals  304  330  8.6 %  300  -9.1 %  319  6.3 %  306  -4.1 % 
Civil Appeals  296  319  7.8 %  291  -8.8 %  297  2.1 %  269  -9.4 % 
Total Appeals  600  649  8.2 %  591  -8.9 %  616  4.2 %  575  -6.7 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  253  267  5.5 %  204  -23.6 %  221  8.3 %  180  -18.6 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  117  89  -23.9 %  90  1.1 %  84  -6.7 %  78  -7.1 % 
Total Filings DIVISION III  970  1,005  3.6 %  885  -11.9 %  921  4.1 %  833  -9.6 % 
COURT OF APPEALS, TOTAL
Criminal Appeals  1,444  1,433  -0.8 %  1,320  -7.9 %  1,275  -3.4 %  1,152  -9.6 % 
Civil Appeals  1,334  1,463  9.7 %  1,424  -2.7 %  1,337  -6.1 %  1,328  -0.7 % 
Total Appeals  2,778  2,896  4.2 %  2,744  -5.2 %  2,612  -4.8 %  2,480  -5.1 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  1,084  1,058  -2.4 %  978  -7.6 %  889  -9.1 %  830  -6.6 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  402  412  2.5 %  404  -1.9 %  366  -9.4 %  429  17.2 % 
Total Filings Court of Appeals  4,264  4,366  2.4 %  4,126  -5.5 %  3,867  -6.3 %  3,739  -3.3 % 

(1) To alleviate case congestion, Division II transferred 50 cases in 2009 and 45 cases in 2010 (which would otherwise have been heard in Division II) to Division I for preparation of opinions and mandates. A transferred resolution appears for each of these cases in Division II figures. Each transferred case is included in filing counts in both divisions. The opinions for those transferred cases are included in Division I figures, only.

 
 
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