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Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Civil Cases - 2012 Annual Report
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------Cases Disposed------ |
----------Proceedings---------- |
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Cases
Filed |
Default |
Other
Pre-Trial |
After
Trial |
Total
Disposed |
Jury
Trials |
Non-Jury
Trials |
Other
Hearings |
Post
Judgment
Writs (1) |
Cases
Appealed |
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| District Courts |
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| .State/County |
114,983 |
63,991 |
45,586 |
971 |
110,548 |
49 |
1,104 |
84,145 |
105,380 |
42 |
| .Municipal |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Municipal Courts |
217 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
18 |
0 |
26 |
166 |
0 |
0 |
| State Total |
115,204 |
64,000 |
45,593 |
973 |
110,566 |
49 |
1,130 |
84,314 |
105,380 |
42 |
| -- Top -- |
| Adams County |
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| .Othello D |
431 |
286 |
60 |
0 |
346 |
0 |
83 |
42 |
477 |
0 |
| .Ritzville D |
88 |
32 |
64 |
0 |
96 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
115 |
1 |
| Adams County |
519 |
318 |
124 |
0 |
442 |
0 |
83 |
53 |
592 |
1 |
| -- Top -- |
| Asotin County |
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| .Asotin D |
648 |
320 |
202 |
14 |
536 |
0 |
26 |
65 |
520 |
0 |
| Asotin County |
648 |
320 |
202 |
14 |
536 |
0 |
26 |
65 |
520 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Benton County |
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| .Benton D |
5,060 |
1,563 |
241 |
178 |
1,982 |
0 |
74 |
15,458 |
5,435 |
1 |
| Benton County |
5,060 |
1,563 |
241 |
178 |
1,982 |
0 |
74 |
15,458 |
5,435 |
1 |
| -- Top -- |
| Chelan County |
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| .Chelan D |
1,244 |
659 |
675 |
13 |
1,347 |
0 |
21 |
301 |
1,353 |
0 |
| Chelan County |
1,244 |
659 |
675 |
13 |
1,347 |
0 |
21 |
301 |
1,353 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Clallam County |
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| .Clallam 1 D |
592 |
347 |
179 |
4 |
530 |
0 |
5 |
140 |
615 |
0 |
| .Clallam 2 D |
73 |
8 |
75 |
0 |
83 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
63 |
0 |
| Clallam County |
665 |
355 |
254 |
4 |
613 |
0 |
13 |
151 |
678 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Clark County |
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| .Clark D |
6,953 |
4,714 |
2,373 |
38 |
7,125 |
5 |
24 |
2,902 |
6,368 |
5 |
| ...Camas M |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| .Battle Ground M |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Clark County |
6,962 |
4,714 |
2,374 |
38 |
7,126 |
5 |
24 |
2,910 |
6,368 |
5 |
| -- Top -- |
| Columbia County |
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| .Columbia D |
79 |
43 |
43 |
1 |
87 |
0 |
2 |
39 |
71 |
0 |
| Columbia County |
79 |
43 |
43 |
1 |
87 |
0 |
2 |
39 |
71 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Cowlitz County |
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| .Cowlitz D |
2,549 |
1,326 |
1,345 |
28 |
2,699 |
4 |
5 |
425 |
3,170 |
0 |
| Cowlitz County |
2,549 |
1,326 |
1,345 |
28 |
2,699 |
4 |
5 |
425 |
3,170 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Douglas County |
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| ..Douglas |
717 |
387 |
266 |
12 |
665 |
0 |
6 |
1,421 |
814 |
0 |
| ..Bridgeport |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| .E Wenatchee M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Douglas County |
719 |
387 |
267 |
12 |
666 |
0 |
6 |
1,424 |
814 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Ferry County |
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| .Ferry D |
66 |
35 |
28 |
1 |
64 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
44 |
0 |
| Ferry County |
66 |
35 |
28 |
1 |
64 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
44 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Franklin County |
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| .Franklin D |
2,299 |
1,409 |
68 |
10 |
1,487 |
0 |
32 |
565 |
2,384 |
0 |
| Franklin County |
2,299 |
1,409 |
68 |
10 |
1,487 |
0 |
32 |
565 |
2,384 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Garfield County |
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| .Garfield D |
33 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
| Garfield County |
33 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Grant County |
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| .Grant D |
2,496 |
1,738 |
645 |
8 |
2,391 |
0 |
17 |
1,166 |
2,021 |
0 |
| Grant County |
2,496 |
1,738 |
645 |
8 |
2,391 |
0 |
17 |
1,166 |
2,021 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Grays Harbor County |
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| ..Dept 1 (Montesano) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| ..Dept2 (Aberdeen) |
1,678 |
803 |
1,040 |
4 |
1,847 |
0 |
4 |
261 |
2,654 |
0 |
| .Hoquiam M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Grays Harbor County |
1,681 |
803 |
1,040 |
4 |
1,847 |
0 |
4 |
265 |
2,654 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Island County |
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| .Island D |
944 |
478 |
366 |
7 |
851 |
0 |
0 |
203 |
624 |
0 |
| Island County |
944 |
478 |
366 |
7 |
851 |
0 |
0 |
203 |
624 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Jefferson County |
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| .Jefferson D |
401 |
162 |
139 |
9 |
310 |
0 |
3 |
76 |
305 |
0 |
| Jefferson County |
401 |
162 |
139 |
9 |
310 |
0 |
3 |
76 |
305 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| King County |
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| .King D |
24,908 |
13,255 |
11,152 |
264 |
24,671 |
9 |
203 |
34,796 |
20,225 |
9 |
| .Black Diamond M |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| .Bothell M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| .Des Moines M |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| .Federal Way M |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| .Kent M |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| .Kirkland M |
18 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| .Tukwila M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| King County |
24,975 |
13,256 |
11,153 |
266 |
24,675 |
9 |
226 |
34,819 |
20,225 |
9 |
| -- Top -- |
| Kitsap County |
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| .Kitsap D |
10,897 |
9,469 |
1,745 |
11 |
11,225 |
16 |
16 |
770 |
6,731 |
2 |
| .Port Orchard M |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| .Poulsbo M |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Kitsap County |
10,908 |
9,469 |
1,745 |
11 |
11,225 |
16 |
16 |
780 |
6,731 |
2 |
| -- Top -- |
| Kittitas County |
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| .Lower Kittitas D |
888 |
462 |
312 |
8 |
782 |
0 |
0 |
320 |
634 |
1 |
| .Upper Kittitas D |
127 |
71 |
20 |
2 |
93 |
0 |
2 |
36 |
101 |
1 |
| Kittitas County |
1,015 |
533 |
332 |
10 |
875 |
0 |
2 |
356 |
735 |
2 |
| -- Top -- |
| Klickitat County |
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| .E. Klickitat D |
132 |
69 |
28 |
2 |
99 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
139 |
0 |
| .W. Klickitat D |
151 |
105 |
24 |
1 |
130 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
169 |
0 |
| Klickitat County |
283 |
174 |
52 |
3 |
229 |
0 |
2 |
65 |
308 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Lewis County |
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| .Lewis D |
1,649 |
653 |
129 |
2 |
784 |
0 |
1 |
875 |
2,376 |
0 |
| Lewis County |
1,649 |
653 |
129 |
2 |
784 |
0 |
1 |
875 |
2,376 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Lincoln County |
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| .Lincoln D |
150 |
59 |
64 |
1 |
124 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
148 |
0 |
| Lincoln County |
150 |
59 |
64 |
1 |
124 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
148 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Mason County |
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| .Mason D |
1,338 |
621 |
645 |
8 |
1,274 |
0 |
1 |
203 |
1,204 |
0 |
| .Shelton M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Mason County |
1,339 |
621 |
645 |
8 |
1,274 |
0 |
1 |
204 |
1,204 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Okanogan County |
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| .Okanogan D |
453 |
209 |
236 |
0 |
445 |
0 |
8 |
103 |
451 |
1 |
| Okanogan County |
453 |
209 |
236 |
0 |
445 |
0 |
8 |
103 |
451 |
1 |
| -- Top -- |
| Pacific County |
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| .N. Pacific D |
151 |
81 |
26 |
1 |
108 |
0 |
1 |
304 |
132 |
0 |
| .S. Pacific D |
133 |
71 |
51 |
0 |
122 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
124 |
0 |
| Pacific County |
284 |
152 |
77 |
1 |
230 |
0 |
1 |
335 |
256 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Pend Oreille County |
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| .Pend Oreille D |
173 |
78 |
42 |
1 |
121 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
139 |
0 |
| Pend Oreille County |
173 |
78 |
42 |
1 |
121 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
139 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Pierce County |
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| .Pierce 1 D |
9,703 |
4,843 |
3,852 |
43 |
8,738 |
4 |
61 |
1,719 |
8,870 |
5 |
| .Fife M |
27 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
| .Fircrest M |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
| Pierce County |
9,761 |
4,843 |
3,853 |
43 |
8,739 |
4 |
61 |
1,774 |
8,870 |
5 |
| -- Top -- |
| San Juan County |
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| .San Juan D |
125 |
52 |
49 |
0 |
101 |
0 |
3 |
90 |
51 |
0 |
| San Juan County |
125 |
52 |
49 |
0 |
101 |
0 |
3 |
90 |
51 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Skagit County |
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| .Skagit D |
1,912 |
927 |
831 |
7 |
1,765 |
0 |
7 |
353 |
2,086 |
2 |
| .Anacortes M |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| .Mount Vernon M |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| .Sedro Woolley M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Skagit County |
1,924 |
927 |
832 |
7 |
1,766 |
0 |
7 |
374 |
2,086 |
2 |
| -- Top -- |
| Skamania County |
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| .Skamiania D |
171 |
80 |
13 |
0 |
93 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
107 |
0 |
| Skamania County |
171 |
80 |
13 |
0 |
93 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
107 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Snohomish County |
|
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| .Cascade D |
1,764 |
871 |
1,215 |
18 |
2,104 |
0 |
32 |
230 |
1,697 |
2 |
| .Everett D |
3,876 |
1,819 |
4,921 |
27 |
6,767 |
0 |
34 |
847 |
4,155 |
0 |
| .Evergreen D |
1,596 |
744 |
671 |
11 |
1,426 |
0 |
12 |
135 |
1,397 |
0 |
| .S. Snohomish D |
3,392 |
1,262 |
2,542 |
26 |
3,830 |
4 |
66 |
708 |
3,127 |
3 |
| .Edmonds M |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| .Everett M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| .Lynnwood M |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| .Marysville M |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| Snohomish County |
10,659 |
4,703 |
9,351 |
82 |
14,136 |
4 |
145 |
1,953 |
10,376 |
5 |
| -- Top -- |
| Spokane County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
| .Spokane D |
8,755 |
4,265 |
3,848 |
96 |
8,209 |
2 |
221 |
14,965 |
9,603 |
0 |
| .Spokane M |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Spokane County |
8,765 |
4,265 |
3,848 |
96 |
8,209 |
2 |
221 |
14,967 |
9,603 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Stevens County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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| .Stevens D |
410 |
217 |
242 |
3 |
462 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
327 |
0 |
| Stevens County |
410 |
217 |
242 |
3 |
462 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
327 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Thurston County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| .Thurston D |
3,521 |
2,057 |
1,053 |
26 |
3,136 |
3 |
14 |
625 |
2,969 |
3 |
| .Olympia M |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Thurston County |
3,525 |
2,057 |
1,053 |
26 |
3,136 |
3 |
14 |
629 |
2,969 |
3 |
| -- Top -- |
| Wahkiakum County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| .Wahkiakum D |
41 |
14 |
12 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
53 |
0 |
| Wahkiakum County |
41 |
14 |
12 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
53 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Walla Walla County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| .Walla Walla D |
1,685 |
1,266 |
461 |
23 |
1,750 |
0 |
22 |
186 |
1,595 |
2 |
| Walla Walla County |
1,685 |
1,266 |
461 |
23 |
1,750 |
0 |
22 |
186 |
1,595 |
2 |
| -- Top -- |
| Whatcom County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| .Whatcom D |
2,959 |
1,378 |
1,373 |
16 |
2,767 |
0 |
20 |
632 |
2,577 |
1 |
| .Bellingham M |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| .Ferndale M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Whatcom County |
2,963 |
1,378 |
1,373 |
16 |
2,767 |
0 |
20 |
635 |
2,577 |
1 |
| -- Top -- |
| Whitman County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| .Whitman D |
369 |
168 |
137 |
1 |
306 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
332 |
0 |
| Whitman County |
369 |
168 |
137 |
1 |
306 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
332 |
0 |
| -- Top -- |
| Yakima County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
| .Yakima D |
7,200 |
4,503 |
2,077 |
45 |
6,625 |
2 |
59 |
2,836 |
6,801 |
3 |
| .Selah M |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| .Sunnyside M |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| .Yakima M |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Yakima County |
7,212 |
4,504 |
2,078 |
45 |
6,627 |
2 |
61 |
2,842 |
6,801 |
3 |
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(1) Reliable figures for civil writs are available from January 1, 2001 forward.
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