| |
Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Small Claims Activity - 2008 to 2012
| |
2008 |
2009 |
% Chg |
2010 |
% Chg |
2011 |
% Chg |
2012 |
% Chg |
|
|
| FILINGS |
| Cases Filed |
23,938 |
23,616 |
-1.3 % |
19,005 |
-19.5 % |
16,667 |
-12.3 % |
15,301 |
-8.2 % |
|
|
| DISPOSITIONS |
| Default Judgment |
6,215 |
6,921 |
11.4 % |
5,229 |
-24.4 % |
3,756 |
-28.2 % |
3,412 |
-9.2 % |
| Other Pretrial Judgment |
14,135 |
9,547 |
-32.5 % |
8,312 |
-12.9 % |
6,775 |
-18.5 % |
5,536 |
-18.3 % |
| Trial Judgment |
3,741 |
3,793 |
1.4 % |
3,419 |
-9.9 % |
3,227 |
-5.6 % |
2,875 |
-10.9 % |
| Total Dispositions |
24,091 |
20,261 |
-15.9 % |
16,960 |
-16.3 % |
13,758 |
-18.9 % |
11,823 |
-14.1 % |
| Transferred to Civil for Satisfaction of Judgment |
2,951 |
3,301 |
11.9 % |
2,488 |
-24.6 % |
1,717 |
-31 % |
1,826 |
6.3 % |
|
|
| PROCEEDINGS |
| Contested Hearings |
10,077 |
11,161 |
10.8 % |
9,396 |
-15.8 % |
8,241 |
-12.3 % |
7,838 |
-4.9 % |
| Other Party Hearing |
11,758 |
11,076 |
-5.8 % |
9,930 |
-10.3 % |
7,360 |
-25.9 % |
6,704 |
-8.9 % |
| Total Proceedings |
21,835 |
22,237 |
1.8 % |
19,326 |
-13.1 % |
15,601 |
-19.3 % |
14,542 |
-6.8 % |
| Proceedings Per Disposition |
0.9 |
1.1 |
|
1.1 |
|
1.1 |
|
1.2 |
|
| Appeals |
38 |
47 |
23.7 % |
37 |
-21.3 % |
30 |
. % |
44 |
46.7 % |
| Revenue |
$352,198.00 |
$471,001.00 |
33.7 % |
$492,113.00 |
4.5 % |
$408,704.00 |
-16.9 % |
$374,421.00 |
-8.4 % |
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