Caseloads of the Courts of WashingtonCourt of Appeals
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| 2019 | 2020 | % Chg | 2021 | % Chg | 2022 | % Chg | 2023 | % Chg | |
| Filing - Comp. of Record | 130 | 132 | 1.5 % | 130 | -1.5 % | 132 | 1.5 % | 137 | 3.8 % |
| Filing - Stmt. Of Arrgmts. | 56 | 58 | 3.6 % | 57 | -1.7 % | 57 | 0 % | 59 | 3.5 % |
| Stmt. Of Arrgmts. - Comp. of Record | 78 | 82 | 5.1 % | 77 | -6.1 % | 80 | 3.9 % | 82 | 2.5 % |
| Comp. of Record - App. Brief | 113 | 121 | 7.1 % | 111 | -8.3 % | 106 | -4.5 % | 112 | 5.7 % |
| App. Brief - Ready | 102 | 119 | 16.7 % | 125 | 5 % | 113 | -9.6 % | 112 | -0.9 % |
| Ready - Opinion | 305 | 279 | -8.5 % | 229 | -17.9 % | 208 | -9.2 % | 203 | -2.4 % |
| Filing - Opinion DIVISION I (2) | 600 | 593 | -1.2 % | 585 | -1.3 % | 508 | -13.2 % | 532 | 4.7 % |
| DIVISION II | |||||||||
| Filing - Comp. of Record | 142 | 141 | -0.7 % | 143 | 1.4 % | 147 | 2.8 % | 160 | 8.8 % |
| Filing - Stmt. Of Arrgmts. | 66 | 64 | -3 % | 66 | 3.1 % | 69 | 4.5 % | 71 | 2.9 % |
| Stmt. Of Arrgmts. - Comp. of Record | 78 | 80 | 2.6 % | 84 | 5 % | 87 | 3.6 % | 91 | 4.6 % |
| Comp. of Record - App. Brief | 126 | 122 | -3.2 % | 120 | -1.6 % | 109 | -9.2 % | 109 | 0 % |
| App. Brief - Ready | 94 | 90 | -4.3 % | 91 | 1.1 % | 92 | 1.1 % | 98 | 6.5 % |
| Ready - Opinion | 376 | 386 | 2.7 % | 390 | 1 % | 322 | -17.4 % | 221 | -31.4 % |
| Filing - Opinion DIVISION II (2) | 679 | 666 | -1.9 % | 685 | 2.9 % | 654 | -4.5 % | 547 | -16.4 % |
| DIVISION III | |||||||||
| Filing - Comp. of Record | 147 | 150 | 2 % | 168 | 12 % | 169 | 0.6 % | 182 | 7.7 % |
| Filing - Stmt. Of Arrgmts. | 56 | 60 | 7.1 % | 58 | -3.3 % | 61 | 5.2 % | 65 | 6.6 % |
| Stmt. Of Arrgmts. - Comp. of Record | 93 | 94 | 1.1 % | 95 | 1.1 % | 98 | 3.2 % | 104 | 6.1 % |
| Comp. of Record - App. Brief | 106 | 112 | 5.7 % | 118 | 5.4 % | 106 | -10.2 % | 115 | 8.5 % |
| App. Brief - Ready | 92 | 99 | 7.6 % | 113 | 14.1 % | 101 | -10.6 % | 92 | -8.9 % |
| Ready - Opinion | 288 | 274 | -4.9 % | 265 | -3.3 % | 258 | -2.6 % | 266 | 3.1 % |
| Filing - Opinion DIVISION III (2) | 609 | 604 | -0.8 % | 648 | 7.3 % | 574 | -11.4 % | 758 | 32.1 % |
| COURT OF APPEALS, TOTAL | |||||||||
| Filing - Comp. of Record | 138 | 140 | 1.4 % | 142 | 1.4 % | 146 | 2.8 % | 156 | 6.8 % |
| Filing - Stmt. Of Arrgmts. | 60 | 61 | 1.7 % | 61 | 0 % | 63 | 3.3 % | 65 | 3.2 % |
| Stmt. Of Arrgmts. - Comp. of Record | 83 | 85 | 2.4 % | 85 | 0 % | 89 | 4.7 % | 91 | 2.2 % |
| Comp. of Record - App. Brief | 115 | 120 | 4.3 % | 116 | -3.3 % | 107 | -7.8 % | 111 | 3.7 % |
| App. Brief - Ready | 96 | 104 | 8.3 % | 113 | 8.7 % | 101 | -10.6 % | 103 | 2 % |
| Ready - Opinion | 323 | 330 | 2.2 % | 320 | -3 % | 270 | -15.6 % | 231 | -14.4 % |
| Filing - Opinion COURT OF APPEALS TOTAL (2) | 629 | 622 | -1.1 % | 638 | 2.6 % | 570 | -10.7 % | 567 | -0.5 % |
(1) Days to reach the 75th percentile for the full period (filing to opinion) do not necessarily equal the sum of the days for the event categories within that period.
(2) Time-in-process figures for 2002 have been updated to reflect a full twelve months' data for all divisions with the completion of statewide conversion to the new Appellate Court Records and Data System (ACORDS-II). Division II's measurements in the 2002 publication were based on the period 1/01/2002 through 11/17/2002 from the old ACORDS system, prior to their 11/18/2002 implementation of ACORDS-II. This update achieved comparability with the other divisions, which implemented in early 2003.
(3) Among Division III’s civil appeals resolved in the fourth quarter were over 120 Spokane County guardianship proceedings filed in June 2015, which account for 95% of the cases in this category. The consolidated proceedings were atypically very protracted given the volume. In each appeal, three types of orders were challenged. See In the Matter of the Guardianship of Judith D. Holcomb and Other Similar Cases Consolidated on Appeal, No 33356-6-III, slip. op., http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/index.cfm?fa=opinions.showOpinion&filename=333566MAJ. The process of opening the appeals and obtaining the trial court records was cumbersome and time-consuming at both the superior and appellate court levels. Motions relating to the record on review and participation of amicus for the county guardianship program were required to be resolved before briefing could be completed. Briefing was completed in October 2017.
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