Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Court of Appeals
History of Filings (1) - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg |
2021 |
% Chg |
2022 |
% Chg |
2023 |
% Chg |
|
|
| DIVISION I |
| Criminal Appeals |
389 |
209 |
-46.3 % |
200 |
-4.3 % |
268 |
34 % |
246 |
-8.2 % |
| Civil Appeals |
632 |
472 |
-25.3 % |
525 |
11.2 % |
500 |
-4.8 % |
559 |
11.8 % |
| Total Appeals |
1,021 |
681 |
-33.3 % |
725 |
6.5 % |
768 |
5.9 % |
805 |
4.8 % |
| Personal Restraint Petition |
306 |
342 |
11.8 % |
306 |
-10.5 % |
339 |
10.8 % |
282 |
-16.8 % |
| Notice of Discretionary Review |
226 |
250 |
10.6 % |
239 |
-4.4 % |
180 |
-24.7 % |
135 |
-25 % |
| Total Filings DIVISION I |
1,553 |
1,273 |
-18 % |
1,270 |
-0.2 % |
1,287 |
1.3 % |
1,222 |
-5.1 % |
|
|
| DIVISION II |
| Criminal Appeals |
395 |
204 |
-48.4 % |
218 |
6.9 % |
348 |
59.6 % |
390 |
12.1 % |
| Civil Appeals |
410 |
361 |
-12 % |
343 |
-5 % |
400 |
16.6 % |
364 |
-9 % |
| Total Appeals |
805 |
565 |
-29.8 % |
561 |
-0.7 % |
748 |
33.3 % |
754 |
0.8 % |
| Personal Restraint Petition |
357 |
347 |
-2.8 % |
332 |
-4.3 % |
279 |
-16 % |
367 |
31.5 % |
| Notice of Discretionary Review |
171 |
142 |
-17 % |
155 |
9.2 % |
142 |
-8.4 % |
217 |
52.8 % |
| Total Filings DIVISION II |
1,333 |
1,054 |
-20.9 % |
1,048 |
-0.6 % |
1,169 |
11.5 % |
1,338 |
14.5 % |
|
|
| DIVISION III |
| Criminal Appeals |
258 |
174 |
-32.6 % |
157 |
-9.8 % |
246 |
56.7 % |
196 |
-20.3 % |
| Civil Appeals |
240 |
186 |
-22.5 % |
241 |
29.6 % |
225 |
-6.6 % |
247 |
9.8 % |
| Total Appeals |
498 |
360 |
-27.7 % |
398 |
10.6 % |
471 |
18.3 % |
443 |
-5.9 % |
| Personal Restraint Petition |
183 |
193 |
5.5 % |
196 |
1.6 % |
145 |
-26 % |
127 |
-12.4 % |
| Notice of Discretionary Review |
89 |
80 |
-10.1 % |
124 |
55 % |
128 |
3.2 % |
109 |
-14.8 % |
| Total Filings DIVISION III |
770 |
633 |
-17.8 % |
718 |
13.4 % |
744 |
3.6 % |
679 |
-8.7 % |
|
|
| COURT OF APPEALS, TOTAL |
| Criminal Appeals |
1,042 |
587 |
-43.7 % |
575 |
-2 % |
862 |
49.9 % |
832 |
-3.5 % |
| Civil Appeals |
1,282 |
1,019 |
-20.5 % |
1,109 |
8.8 % |
1,125 |
1.4 % |
1,170 |
4 % |
| Total Appeals |
2,324 |
1,606 |
-30.9 % |
1,684 |
4.9 % |
1,987 |
18 % |
2,002 |
0.8 % |
| Personal Restraint Petition |
846 |
882 |
4.3 % |
834 |
-5.4 % |
763 |
-8.5 % |
776 |
1.7 % |
| Notice of Discretionary Review |
486 |
472 |
-2.9 % |
518 |
9.7 % |
450 |
-13.1 % |
461 |
2.4 % |
| Total Filings Court of Appeals |
3,656 |
2,960 |
-19 % |
3,036 |
2.6 % |
3,200 |
5.4 % |
3,239 |
1.2 % |
|
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(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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