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Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Superior Court
Civil Activity - 2008 to 2012
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2008 |
2009 |
% Chg (1) |
2010 |
% Chg (1) |
2011 |
% Chg (1) |
2012 |
% Chg (1) |
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|
| Filings |
| Tort |
9,872 |
9,508 |
-3.7 % |
9,575 |
0.7 % |
9,544 |
-0.3 % |
9,333 |
-2.2 % |
| Commercial |
31,572 |
38,282 |
21.3 % |
31,647 |
-17.3 % |
30,449 |
-3.8 % |
27,112 |
-11 % |
| Meretricious Relationship (4) |
145 |
126 |
-13.1 % |
88 |
-30.2 % |
|
. % |
|
. % |
| Property Rights |
21,892 |
20,563 |
-6.1 % |
20,741 |
0.9 % |
22,557 |
8.8 % |
20,692 |
-8.3 % |
| Civil Harrassment |
3,478 |
3,691 |
6.1 % |
3,738 |
1.3 % |
2,983 |
-20.2 % |
2,208 |
-26 % |
| Domestic Violence |
15,256 |
16,642 |
9.1 % |
17,133 |
3 % |
16,366 |
-4.5 % |
16,443 |
0.5 % |
| Administrative Law Review |
1,117 |
1,033 |
-7.5 % |
1,102 |
6.7 % |
984 |
-10.7 % |
1,017 |
3.4 % |
| Other Petitions and Complaints |
6,406 |
6,249 |
-2.5 % |
6,258 |
0.1 % |
6,313 |
0.9 % |
6,395 |
1.3 % |
| Appeals from Lower Courts |
381 |
417 |
9.4 % |
292 |
-30 % |
294 |
0.7 % |
320 |
8.8 % |
| Other Matters Filed |
45,434 |
46,153 |
1.6 % |
49,042 |
6.3 % |
48,362 |
-1.4 % |
47,854 |
-1.1 % |
| Total Civil Filings |
135,553 |
142,664 |
5.2 % |
139,616 |
-2.1 % |
137,852 |
-1.3 % |
131,374 |
-4.7 % |
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Resolutions
Before Trial |
| Uncontested/Resolved When Filed (2) |
57,186 |
58,635 |
2.5 % |
61,758 |
5.3 % |
60,774 |
-1.6 % |
60,604 |
-0.3 % |
| Dismissed by Clerk |
4,486 |
3,668 |
-18.2 % |
4,156 |
13.3 % |
4,056 |
-2.4 % |
4,306 |
6.2 % |
| Change of Venue |
409 |
428 |
4.6 % |
485 |
13.3 % |
463 |
-4.5 % |
464 |
0.2 % |
| Decision on Appeal/Review |
735 |
657 |
-10.6 % |
643 |
-2.1 % |
550 |
-14.5 % |
573 |
4.2 % |
| Dismissed |
18,826 |
19,273 |
2.4 % |
20,001 |
3.8 % |
20,123 |
0.6 % |
18,107 |
-10 % |
| Settled/Agreed Judgment |
9,929 |
9,984 |
0.6 % |
9,440 |
-5.4 % |
10,014 |
6.1 % |
9,439 |
-5.7 % |
| Settled by Arbitration |
1,093 |
1,141 |
4.4 % |
1,050 |
-8 % |
1,108 |
5.5 % |
961 |
-13.3 % |
| Default/Summary Judgment |
30,251 |
33,413 |
10.5 % |
29,893 |
-10.5 % |
29,319 |
-1.9 % |
27,758 |
-5.3 % |
| Closed by Court After Hearing |
9,349 |
9,615 |
2.8 % |
10,148 |
5.5 % |
9,634 |
-5.1 % |
9,226 |
-4.2 % |
| Total Pre-Trial Resolutions |
132,264 |
136,814 |
3.4 % |
137,574 |
0.6 % |
136,041 |
-1.1 % |
131,438 |
-3.4 % |
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| After Trial Commencement |
| Dismissed/Settled |
39 |
26 |
. % |
25 |
. % |
29 |
. % |
32 |
. % |
| Court Decision |
746 |
609 |
-18.4 % |
536 |
-12 % |
493 |
-8 % |
450 |
-8.7 % |
| Jury Verdict |
246 |
285 |
15.9 % |
278 |
-2.5 % |
270 |
-2.9 % |
268 |
-0.7 % |
| Total Post-Trial Resolutions |
1,031 |
920 |
-10.8 % |
839 |
-8.8 % |
792 |
-5.6 % |
750 |
-5.3 % |
| Total Resolutions |
133,295 |
137,734 |
3.3 % |
138,413 |
0.5 % |
136,833 |
-1.1 % |
132,188 |
-3.4 % |
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| Proceedings |
| Non-Jury Trial |
1,017 |
974 |
-4.2 % |
853 |
-12.4 % |
870 |
2 % |
787 |
-9.5 % |
| Jury Trial |
379 |
393 |
3.7 % |
384 |
-2.3 % |
396 |
3.1 % |
374 |
-5.6 % |
| Trial Settlement Hearing |
747 |
628 |
-15.9 % |
504 |
-19.7 % |
380 |
-24.6 % |
357 |
-6.1 % |
| Pre-Resolution Motion/Conference |
42,017 |
41,455 |
-1.3 % |
41,782 |
0.8 % |
39,825 |
-4.7 % |
38,189 |
-4.1 % |
| VoirDire Only Hearing |
20 |
17 |
. % |
15 |
. % |
12 |
. % |
8 |
. % |
| RALJ Hearing |
267 |
189 |
-29.2 % |
176 |
-6.9 % |
119 |
-32.4 % |
131 |
10.1 % |
| Uncontested Resolution Hearing |
1,457 |
1,405 |
-3.6 % |
1,369 |
-2.6 % |
1,618 |
18.2 % |
1,548 |
-4.3 % |
| Post-Resolution Motion Hearing |
14,012 |
12,330 |
-12 % |
14,198 |
15.2 % |
12,693 |
-10.6 % |
10,628 |
-16.3 % |
| Total Other Matter Hearing (3) |
630 |
636 |
1 % |
847 |
33.2 % |
742 |
-12.4 % |
721 |
-2.8 % |
| Total Proceedings |
60,546 |
58,027 |
-4.2 % |
60,128 |
3.6 % |
56,655 |
-5.8 % |
52,743 |
-6.9 % |
| Average Proceedings/Resolution |
0.5 |
0.4 |
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0.4 |
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0.4 |
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0.4 |
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(1) Percentages not shown when numbers are less than 30.
(2) Includes both uncontested resolutions and cases that were resolved when filed.
(3) Includes all trial and non-trial proceedings associated with civil "matters filed with clerk."
(4) Meretricious Relationship was end-effective dated on 12/31/2010. See Domestic – Committed Intimate Relationship.
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