Caseloads of the Courts of Washington

Court of Appeals
History of Filings (1) - 2020 to 2024

2020 2021 % Chg 2022 % Chg 2023 % Chg 2024 % Chg
DIVISION I
Criminal Appeals  209  201  -3.8 %  290  44.3 %  298  2.8 %  273  -8.4 % 
Civil Appeals  472  526  11.4 %  510  -3 %  608  19.2 %  650  6.9 % 
Total Appeals  681  727  6.8 %  800  10 %  906  13.3 %  923  1.9 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  342  306  -10.5 %  342  11.8 %  291  -14.9 %  216  -25.8 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  250  239  -4.4 %  180  -24.7 %  138  -23.3 %  167  21 % 
Total Filings DIVISION I  1,273  1,272  -0.1 %  1,322  3.9 %  1,335  1 %  1,306  -2.2 % 
DIVISION II
Criminal Appeals  204  217  6.4 %  349  60.8 %  410  17.5 %  355  -13.4 % 
Civil Appeals  361  344  -4.7 %  402  16.9 %  380  -5.5 %  415  9.2 % 
Total Appeals  565  561  -0.7 %  751  33.9 %  790  5.2 %  770  -2.5 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  347  334  -3.7 %  279  -16.5 %  373  33.7 %  259  -30.6 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  142  155  9.2 %  141  -9 %  231  63.8 %  162  -29.9 % 
Total Filings DIVISION II  1,054  1,050  -0.4 %  1,171  11.5 %  1,394  19 %  1,191  -14.6 % 
DIVISION III
Criminal Appeals  174  157  -9.8 %  246  56.7 %  200  -18.7 %  172  -14 % 
Civil Appeals  186  241  29.6 %  225  -6.6 %  256  13.8 %  244  -4.7 % 
Total Appeals  360  398  10.6 %  471  18.3 %  456  -3.2 %  416  -8.8 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  193  197  2.1 %  145  -26.4 %  130  -10.3 %  140  7.7 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  80  124  55 %  128  3.2 %  114  -10.9 %  147  28.9 % 
Total Filings DIVISION III  633  719  13.6 %  744  3.5 %  700  -5.9 %  703  0.4 % 
COURT OF APPEALS, TOTAL
Criminal Appeals  587  575  -2 %  885  53.9 %  908  2.6 %  800  -11.9 % 
Civil Appeals  1,019  1,111  9 %  1,137  2.3 %  1,244  9.4 %  1,309  5.2 % 
Total Appeals  1,606  1,686  5 %  2,022  19.9 %  2,152  6.4 %  2,109  -2 % 
Personal Restraint Petition  882  837  -5.1 %  766  -8.5 %  794  3.7 %  615  -22.5 % 
Notice of Discretionary Review  472  518  9.7 %  449  -13.3 %  483  7.6 %  476  -1.4 % 
Total Filings Court of Appeals  2,960  3,041  2.7 %  3,237  6.4 %  3,429  5.9 %  3,200  -6.7 % 

(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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