2013 CASELOAD STATISTICS OF THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF PENNSYLVANIA
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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Supreme Court ...... 2 Orphans’ Court State Totals ...... 98 Supreme Court Glossary ...... 4 Accounts ...... 99 Superior Court ...... 5 Accounts Glossary ...... 101 Commonwealth Court ...... 6 Adoptions ...... 102 County Classifications & Judgeships ...... 8 Adoptions Glossary ...... 104
Common Pleas Courts Relinquishments/Terminations ...... 105 Relinquishments Glossary ...... 107 Criminal Caseload (CPCMS) Appointment of Guardians ...... 108 Criminal State Totals...... 11 Guardianship Glossary ...... 110 Filings, Case Types, and Dispositions ...... 12 Age of Pending Criminal Cases ...... 20 Jury Yield, Jury Utilization & Jury Costs Criminal Glossary...... 22 Jury State Totals ...... 112 Civil Caseload - Civil Action & Civil Other Jury ...... 113 Jury Glossary ...... 121 Civil State Totals ...... 26 Filings & Dispositions ...... 29 Limited Jurisdiction Courts Docketed Cases by Case Type ...... 35 Breakdown of Case Types Magisterial District Judge Age of Pending Civil Actions ...... 39 Civil Glossary ...... 43 MDJ State Totals ...... 124
Domestic Relations Section Criminal Filings & Dispositions ...... 127 PFA State Totals ...... 48 Age of Pending Cases ...... 129 Protection From Abuse ...... 49 Arrest Warrants ...... 131 PFA Glossary ...... 55 Private Criminal Complaint Filings & Dispositions ...... 133 Support & Paternity State Totals ...... 57 Age of Pending Cases ...... 135 PACSES Note ...... 58 Arrest Warrants ...... 137 Spousal & Child Support ...... 59 Traffic Support Glossary ...... 61 Filings & Dispositions ...... 139 Paternity ...... 62 Age of Pending Cases ...... 141 Paternity Glossary...... 66 Arrest Warrants ...... 143 Non-Traffic Custody - Divorce - Delinquency Filings & Disposition...... 145 State Totals ...... 67 Age of Pending Cases ...... 147 Custody/Partial Custody/Visitation ...... 68 Arrest Warrants ...... 149 Custody Glossary...... 70 Civil Action Divorce ...... 71 Filings & Dispositions ...... 151 Divorce Glossary ...... 73 Age of Pending Cases ...... 153 Juvenile Delinquency ...... 74 Landlord/Tenant Delinquency Glossary ...... 76 Filings & Dispositions ...... 155 Age of Pending Cases ...... 157 Juvenile Dependency (CPCMS) Dependency State Totals ...... 77 Orders of Execution & Possession ...... 159 Pending Adjudication ...... 78 Adjudicated Dependent ...... 86 Emergency Protection From Abuse ...... 160 Dependency Glossary ...... 94 MDJ Glossary ...... 161
Philadelphia Municipal Court ...... 164 Philadelphia Municipal Court
- Traffic Division ...... 165 [This page intentionally left blank for printing purposes] THE APPELLATE COURTS SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA APPEALS, ALLOCATURS AND PETITIONS NUMBER FILED AND PENDING: JANUARY 1, 2013 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2013
APPEAL DOCKET
Direct Appeals Capital Cases 17 Number from Commonwealth Court 73 Number from Common Pleas Court 10 Plenary Jurisdiction Assumed 1 Number from Court of Judicial Discipline 2 Transferred from Commonwealth or Superior Court 2
Appeals by Allowance 92 Appeals by Granted Miscellaneous 2
Total 199
Appeals Pending as of 12/31/13 (including prior years) 233
ALLOCATUR DOCKET
Petitions for Allowance of Appeal 2,305
Petitions Pending as of 12/31/13 (including prior years) 988
MISCELLANEOUS DOCKET
Petitions for Review 227 Original Jurisdiction 218 Petitions for King’s Bench Review 50 Petitions for Certification of Questions of Law 0
Total 495
Miscellaneous Matters Pending as of 12/31/13 (including prior years) 99
ANCILLARY FILINGS
Capital 132 Appeal 521 Miscellaneous 943 Allocatur 1,502
Total 3,098
Ancillary Motions Pending as of 12/31/13 (including prior years) 168
Last Modified: March 17, 2014 2 SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA APPEALS, ALLOCATURS AND PETITIONS ADJUDICATIONS: JANUARY 1, 2013 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2013
CAPITAL DOCKET MISCELLANEOUS DOCKET CONTINUED Per Curiam 11 Certification-Questions of Law Full Opinion 24 Other Discontinued/Withdrawn 1 Per Curiam 0 Other 0 Total 36 Subtotal 0 APPEAL DOCKET Total 472 Per Curiam 112 Full Opinion 94 DISCIPLINARY MATTERS Other Discontinued/Withdrawn 6 Per Curiam 111 Total 212 Full Opinion 0 Other Discontinued/Withdrawn 0 ALLOCATUR DOCKET Total 111 Per Curiam 2,371 Summary Disposition 34 By Type: Other Discontinued/Withdrawn 31 Disbarments 20 Disbarments on Consent 20 Total 2,436 Public Censures 1 Reinstatements on DD3 Docket 9 MISCELLANEOUS DOCKET Suspensions 36 Discharged 0 Legislative Reapportionment Inactive 5 Order Denying Petition for Review 1 Per Curiam 0 Order Granting, Rule 213 0 Order 5 Full Opinion 13 Referred to D-Board 0 Reinstatements Denied 2 Subtotal 13 Temporary Suspension 11 Praecipe to Discontinue 0 Petitions for Review Probation 1 Closure 0 Per Curiam 181 Orders Denying Joint Petition 0 Full Opinion 0 Orders Granting Joint Petition 0 Other Discontinued/Withdrawn 8 Voided 0 Subtotal 189 Total By Type 111 Original Jurisdiction Matters Attorney Reinstatement Docket 70
Per Curiam 204 Total 181 Full Opinion 0 Other 17 ANCILLARY FILINGS Subtotal 221 Disposed by Docket Type: King's Bench Matters Capital 130 Per Curiam 43 Appeal 448 Full Opinion 0 Miscellaneous 682 Other Discontinued/Withdrawn 6 Allocatur 1,682 Subtotal 49 Total 2,942
Note: During 2013, 131 cases were disposed by Full Opinions.
Last Modified: March 17, 2014 3 SUPREME COURT
Allocatur Docket The docket for petitions seeking discretionary review of decisions by the intermediate appellate courts (i.e. the Commonwealth Court in its appellate capacity or Superior Court).
Ancillary Petition A petition filed on an open docket seeking relief apart from the requested relief on the merits (e.g., a petition for an extension of time to file a response).
Capital Case A case wherein a capital sentence has been imposed by a court of common pleas.
Direct Appeal An appeal directly to the Supreme Court from the trial court that is authorized by the constitution or a statute.
Disciplinary Matter A matter that involves attorney disciplinary cases as prosecuted by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
Full Opinion The Court’s disposition of a case containing a written explanation of its rationale.
King’s Bench Review A discretionary review undertaken by the Supreme Court of a matter pending in a lower tribunal. Such review can be by way of petition or by the Court’s own initiative.
Petition for Allowance An appeal which seeks to invoke the Court’s discretionary jurisdiction to of Appeal (PAA) appeal.
Per Curiam Translate as “By the Court” and refers to an action of the whole court as opposed to an opinion or order by an individual Justice or Justices.
Petition for Review Petitions filed seeking review of a government agency or lower court. They are filed under Rule 123 or under Chapter 15 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Rule 213 Order Refers to the Rule of Disciplinary Enforcement 213 governing the Supreme Court’s enforcement of a subpoena in a disciplinary proceeding.
Summary Disposition The Court’s disposition of a case without seeking brief or argument; occurs when the right of the applicant is clear and the Court’s decision needs little or no explanation.
Supreme Court Original The limited jurisdiction described in the Judicial Code at 42 Pa.C.S. § 721, Jurisdiction which includes habeas corpus, action in mandamus and prohibition directed to courts of inferior jurisdiction, and actions in quo warranto.
Last Modified: March 17, 2014 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Appeals Pending, Filed & Concluded
Total Civil Criminal
Appeals Pending 1/1/13 5,815 1,795 4,020
New Appeals Filed in 2013 7,969 3,118 4,851
Appeals Concluded in 2013 7,807 3,069 4,738
By Filed Decision 5,315 1,667 3,648 By Order or Discontinuance 2,492 1,402 1,090
Appeals Pending 12/31/13 5,977 1,844 4,133
Opinions Filed
Published Opinions 2013 326 141 185
Non-Published Opinions 2013 4,534 1,374 3,160
Total 4,860 1,515 3,345
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Last Modified: March 18, 2014 5 COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CASES PENDING 1/1/13 3,325 (R)
CASES FILED IN 2013 4,098 *
Original Jurisdiction 615 Appeals from Common Pleas Court 759 Appeals from Administrative Agencies 1,668 Appeals under Fiscal Code 1,016 Discretionary Appeals 10 Combined Original/Appellate Matters 5 Miscellaneous 25
CASES DISPOSED IN 2013 3,773
Majority Opinions 1,073 Consolidated Cases 107 Stipulation for Judgment 637 Withdrawn/Dismissed/Remanded 1,674 Transferred 82 Other 200
CASES PENDING 12/31/13 3,633
(R) - Revised * Certain miscellaneous and dual jurisdiction cases are excluded.
Last Modified: March 10, 2014 6 COUNTY CLASSIFICATIONS & JUDGESHIPS
COUNTY CLASS, COUNTY POPULATION, TRIAL COURT & MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE COMPLEMENTS
Authorized Magisterial Authorized Authorized District Authorized Magisterial 2010 Trial Court Judge 2010 Trial Court District Judge County Population Judgeships Positions County Population Judgeships Positions County Class (a) (b) (b) County Class (a) (b) (b)
Adams 5 101,407 4 4 Lackawanna 3 214,437 9 10 Allegheny 2 1,223,348 43 46 Lancaster 3 519,445 15 19 Armstrong 6 68,941 2 4 Lawrence 5 91,108 4 5 Beaver 4 170,539 7 9 Lebanon 5 133,568 4 6 Bedford 6 49,762 2 4 Lehigh 3 349,497 10 14 Berks 3 411,442 13 17 Luzerne 3 320,918 10 17 Blair 5 127,089 5 6 Lycoming 5 116,111 5 6 Bradford 6 62,622 2 4 McKean 6 43,450 2 4 Bucks 2A 625,249 13 20 Mercer 5 116,638 4 5 Butler 4 183,862 6 7 Mifflin 6 46,682 2 3 Cambria 4 143,679 5 10 Monroe 4 169,842 6 10 Cameron 8 5,085 1 3 Montgomery 2A 799,874 23 30 Carbon 6 65,249 3 4 Montour 8 18,267 See Columbia Centre 4 153,990 4 6 Northampton 3 297,735 9 15 Chester 3 498,886 13 19 Northumberland 5 94,528 3 4 Clarion 6 39,988 1 4 Perry 6 45,969 See Juniata Clearfield 6 81,642 2 4 Philadelphia 1 1,526,006 93 0 (c) Clinton 6 39,238 2 3 Pike 6 57,369 2 4 Columbia 6 67,295 2 5 Potter 8 17,457 1 3 Crawford 6 88,765 3 5 Schuylkill 4 148,289 6 7 Cumberland 3 235,406 6 10 Snyder 7 39,702 2 4 Dauphin 3 268,100 10 15 Somerset 6 77,742 3 5 Delaware 2A 558,979 20 33 Sullivan 8 6,428 1 4 Elk 6 31,946 See Cameron Susquehanna 6 43,356 1 3 Erie 3 280,566 9 15 Tioga 6 41,981 1 3 Fayette 4 136,606 5 8 Union 7 44,947 See Snyder Forest 8 7,716 2 4 Venango 6 54,984 2 4 Franklin 4 149,618 5 10 Warren 6 41,815 See Forest Fulton 8 14,845 See Franklin Washington 4 207,820 6 11 Greene 6 38,686 2 3 Wayne 6 52,822 1 4 Huntingdon 6 45,913 1 3 Westmoreland 3 365,169 11 17 Indiana 6 88,880 3 4 Wyoming 7 28,276 See Sullivan Jefferson 6 45,200 1 3 York 3 434,972 15 19 Juniata 7 24,636 2 5 Total 12,702,379 450 533
(a) Source: U.S. Census Bureau. (b) Authorized Trial Court Judgeships and Magisterial District Judge positions as of December 2013. (c) Philadelphia County does not have Magisterial District Judges, the limited jurisdiction court is Municipal Court with 29 judgeships.
Last Modified: November 17, 2014 8
COMMON PLEAS CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CPCMS)
CRIMINAL CASELOAD
[This page intentionally left blank for printing purposes] 2013 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL STATE TOTALS
EXCLUDING STATEWIDE PHILADELPHIA
Cases Pending 1/1/13 81,024 (R) 69,944 (R) New Cases 170,748 155,005 Reopened Cases 10,057 9,478
Cases Available for Disposition 261,829 234,427
Cases Disposed By:
Withdrawn/Dismissed (quashed, nolle prosequi, etc.) 10,600 5.9% 8,398 5.1% ARD & Other Diversionary Programs 34,596 19.2% 34,229 20.8% Guilty Plea 121,207 67.4% 110,955 67.5% Non-Jury Trial 3,607 2.0% 2,033 1.2% Jury Trial 2,173 1.2% 1,516 0.9% Inactive Cases 6,594 3.7% 6,249 3.8% Other 1,144 0.6% 993 0.6%
Total Cases Disposed 179,921 164,373
Cases Pending 12/31/13 81,908 70,054
Age of Pending Cases
0-60 Days 25,630 31.3% 23,372 33.4% 61-120 Days 20,183 24.6% 18,191 26.0% 121-180 Days 11,019 13.5% 9,660 13.8% 181-240 Days 6,995 8.5% 5,755 8.2% 241-300 Days 4,543 5.5% 3,552 5.1% 301-360 Days 3,344 4.1% 2,550 3.6% Over 360 Days 10,194 12.4% 6,974 10.0%
Cases Awaiting Sentence 6,893 6,011
New Cases by Case Type
Person 26,054 15.3% 21,384 13.8% Property 48,036 28.1% 44,203 28.5% Drug 35,023 20.5% 30,116 19.4% Weapon 3,766 2.2% 2,561 1.7% Public Order 12,468 7.3% 11,765 7.6% Motor Vehicle DWI/DUI 43,765 25.6% 43,571 28.1% Motor Vehicle Other 953 0.6% 941 0.6% Other 683 0.4% 464 0.3%
Total 170,748 155,005
% of Total Felony 37.2% 31.4% % of Total Misdemeanor 62.4% 68.1% % of Total Summary/Ungraded 0.4% 0.4%
(R) - Revised Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: November 6, 2014 11 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS
Cases Available Total Cases Begin New Reopened for Cases End Awaiting Pending Cases Cases Disposition Disposed Pending Sentence
1st Class County Philadelphia 11,080 15,743 579 27,402 15,548 11,854 882 2nd Class County Allegheny 8,426 17,667 1,226 27,319 19,102 8,217 262 2A Class Counties Bucks 2,331 8,484 496 11,311 8,995 2,316 299 Delaware 2,449 8,229 563 11,241 8,723 2,518 101 Montgomery 5,983 9,349 517 15,849 9,927 5,922 296 3rd Class Counties Berks 2,618 6,022 391 9,031 6,093 2,938 37 Chester 1,524 4,352 230 6,106 4,717 1,389 102 Cumberland 1,868 3,289 142 5,299 3,600 1,699 314 Dauphin 5,008 6,051 353 11,412 7,228 4,184 50 Erie 1,549 3,475 161 5,185 3,331 1,854 153 Lackawanna 719 2,443 165 3,327 2,476 851 414 Lancaster 3,435 5,011 288 8,734 5,898 2,836 41 Lehigh 1,534 5,034 243 6,811 5,196 1,615 121 Luzerne 2,529 4,316 343 7,188 4,514 2,674 167 Northampton 1,278 4,242 232 5,752 4,336 1,416 79 Westmoreland 2,222 5,219 221 7,662 5,180 2,482 23 York 3,554 8,545 732 12,831 8,935 3,896 101 4th Class Counties Beaver 853 2,398 364 3,615 2,598 1,017 26 Butler 885 2,283 136 3,304 2,371 933 144 Cambria 1,363 2,534 167 4,064 2,738 1,326 301 Centre 866 2,231 192 3,289 2,396 893 105 Fayette 1,466 2,293 198 3,957 2,736 1,221 187 Franklin 718 2,349 124 3,191 2,665 526 110 Monroe 1,118 2,480 186 3,784 2,837 947 349 Schuylkill 1,107 2,029 67 3,203 1,880 1,323 22 Washington 1,279 3,118 203 4,600 3,258 1,342 27 5th Class Counties Adams 370 1,255 61 1,686 1,314 372 56 Blair 1,050 2,626 85 3,761 2,576 1,185 80 Lawrence 685 1,264 109 2,058 1,462 596 199 Lebanon 780 1,843 73 2,696 1,857 839 163 Lycoming 578 2,146 33 2,757 1,944 813 210 Mercer 908 1,456 86 2,450 1,724 726 98 Northumberland 750 1,233 56 2,039 1,461 578 85 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: November 6, 2014 12 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 NEW CASES BY CASE TYPE
Motor Motor % of Total Public Vehicle Vehicle Person Property Drug Weapon Order DWI/DUI Other Other Total Summary/ Felony Misdemeanor Ungraded
1st Class County Philadelphia 4,670 3,833 4,907 1,205 703 194 12 219 15,743 93.9 6.0 * 0.1 2nd Class County Allegheny 2,845 4,169 3,694 599 1,448 4,733 106 73 17,667 37.2 61.7 1.1 2A Class Counties Bucks 878 2,401 1,794 71 545 2,721 60 14 8,484 23.0 77.0 0.1 Delaware 1,363 2,132 2,279 153 621 1,585 75 21 8,229 34.7 65.0 0.3 Montgomery 1,121 2,730 1,796 106 657 2,868 57 14 9,349 28.8 70.9 0.3 3rd Class Counties Berks 871 1,642 1,331 127 563 1,431 38 19 6,022 29.0 70.7 0.3 Chester 581 1,005 652 53 261 1,765 22 13 4,352 31.2 68.5 0.3 Cumberland 414 940 377 39 173 1,327 16 3 3,289 23.7 75.6 0.7 Dauphin 1,010 1,620 1,366 132 614 1,272 27 10 6,051 35.5 64.3 0.2 Erie 552 1,184 405 60 261 968 25 20 3,475 36.0 63.7 0.3 Lackawanna 380 611 594 18 216 604 8 12 2,443 41.3 55.6 3.0 Lancaster 704 1,650 645 69 277 1,609 34 23 5,011 35.7 64.2 0.1 Lehigh 540 1,349 921 97 402 1,654 60 11 5,034 29.7 70.2 <0.1 Luzerne 431 1,466 710 68 409 1,184 24 24 4,316 31.1 68.4 0.4 Northampton 487 912 949 49 319 1,491 31 4 4,242 22.3 77.6 0.1 Westmoreland 786 1,781 1,034 95 331 1,137 41 14 5,219 30.1 69.7 0.2 York 888 2,459 1,968 101 577 2,487 49 16 8,545 29.4 70.4 0.2 4th Class Counties Beaver 375 816 383 62 180 555 17 10 2,398 32.9 66.9 0.2 Butler 303 727 429 24 144 642 8 6 2,283 31.2 68.7 <0.1 Cambria 377 816 488 46 218 568 13 8 2,534 37.3 62.4 0.3 Centre 254 514 536 20 168 711 22 6 2,231 21.6 78.3 <0.1 Fayette 315 823 384 34 160 558 10 9 2,293 34.5 65.5 <0.1 Franklin 354 698 396 25 162 691 17 6 2,349 28.3 71.5 0.2 Monroe 280 552 425 36 193 959 12 23 2,480 32.3 67.4 0.3 Schuylkill 291 650 402 25 181 467 11 2 2,029 31.0 68.8 0.2 Washington 437 881 692 52 237 792 21 6 3,118 31.3 66.7 2.0 5th Class Counties
Adams 161 305 190 19 109 459 9 3 1,255 23.8 76.0 0.2 Blair 350 772 622 39 271 558 13 1 2,626 32.7 67.1 0.2 Lawrence 192 482 171 30 86 297 2 4 1,264 40.3 59.3 0.5 Lebanon 361 666 293 23 160 331 5 4 1,843 28.1 71.9 -- Lycoming 225 624 390 21 175 697 12 2 2,146 23.3 75.6 1.1 Mercer 196 568 160 19 76 429 6 2 1,456 36.9 63.0 0.1 Northumberland 181 384 253 14 110 282 5 4 1,233 37.9 62.1 -- Data provided by CPCMS * In Philadelphia County, Municipal Court processes the majority of misdemeanor cases. Last Modified: October 3, 2014 13 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE
Withdrawn/ ARD/ Guilty Non-Jury Dismissed % Diversionary % Plea % Trial %
1st Class County Philadelphia 2,202 14.2 367 2.4 10,252 65.9 1,574 10.1 2nd Class County Allegheny 1,226 6.4 3,012 15.8 13,202 69.1 597 3.1 2A Class Counties Bucks 208 2.3 2,225 24.7 5,905 65.6 99 1.1 Delaware 124 1.4 1,297 14.9 6,697 76.8 154 1.8 Montgomery 242 2.4 1,805 18.2 7,048 71.0 161 1.6 3rd Class Counties Berks 225 3.7 1,801 29.6 3,725 61.1 106 1.7 Chester 122 2.6 1,078 22.9 3,268 69.3 33 0.7 Cumberland 144 4.0 914 25.4 2,346 65.2 42 1.2 Dauphin 444 6.1 1,495 20.7 4,829 66.8 26 0.4 Erie 314 9.4 532 16.0 2,227 66.9 27 0.8 Lackawanna 183 7.4 581 23.5 1,603 64.7 4 0.2 Lancaster 299 5.1 1,097 18.6 4,186 71.0 38 0.6 Lehigh 128 2.5 1,646 31.7 3,192 61.4 20 0.4 Luzerne 277 6.1 757 16.8 2,860 63.4 28 0.6 Northampton 125 2.9 1,376 31.7 2,655 61.2 18 0.4 Westmoreland 379 7.3 988 19.1 3,644 70.3 16 0.3 York 325 3.6 1,606 18.0 6,330 70.8 113 1.3 4th Class Counties Beaver 176 6.8 659 25.4 1,630 62.7 17 0.7 Butler 143 6.0 536 22.6 1,615 68.1 12 0.5 Cambria 215 7.9 600 21.9 1,729 63.1 14 0.5 Centre 61 2.5 947 39.5 1,297 54.1 54 2.3 Fayette 238 8.7 509 18.6 1,799 65.8 13 0.5 Franklin 254 9.5 468 17.6 1,841 69.1 25 0.9 Monroe 142 5.0 971 34.2 1,540 54.3 13 0.5 Schuylkill 175 9.3 347 18.5 1,201 63.9 34 1.8 Washington 102 3.1 708 21.7 2,161 66.3 17 0.5 5th Class Counties Adams 70 5.3 228 17.4 953 72.5 14 1.1 Blair 97 3.8 528 20.5 1,838 71.4 21 0.8 Lawrence 169 11.6 251 17.2 949 64.9 4 0.3 Lebanon 48 2.6 233 12.5 1,381 74.4 15 0.8 Lycoming 74 3.8 255 13.1 1,518 78.1 32 1.6 Mercer 241 14.0 334 19.4 1,036 60.1 24 1.4 Northumberland 62 4.2 291 19.9 1,027 70.3 8 0.5 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: October 3, 2014 14 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE (CONTINUED)
Total Jury Inactive Cases Trial % Cases % Other % Disposed
1st Class County Philadelphia 657 4.2 345 2.2 151 1.0 15,548 2nd Class County Allegheny 99 0.5 746 3.9 220 1.2 19,102 2A Class Counties Bucks 45 0.5 496 5.5 17 0.2 8,995 Delaware 107 1.2 318 3.6 26 0.3 8,723 Montgomery 32 0.3 606 6.1 33 0.3 9,927 3rd Class Counties Berks 33 0.5 185 3.0 18 0.3 6,093 Chester 51 1.1 141 3.0 24 0.5 4,717 Cumberland 48 1.3 96 2.7 10 0.3 3,600 Dauphin 59 0.8 342 4.7 33 0.5 7,228 Erie 95 2.9 116 3.5 20 0.6 3,331 Lackawanna 16 0.6 73 2.9 16 0.6 2,476 Lancaster 55 0.9 194 3.3 29 0.5 5,898 Lehigh 35 0.7 154 3.0 21 0.4 5,196 Luzerne 53 1.2 501 11.1 38 0.8 4,514 Northampton 19 0.4 99 2.3 44 1.0 4,336 Westmoreland 20 0.4 126 2.4 7 0.1 5,180 York 84 0.9 389 4.4 88 1.0 8,935 4th Class Counties Beaver 15 0.6 92 3.5 9 0.3 2,598 Butler 2 0.1 63 2.7 0 -- 2,371 Cambria 9 0.3 137 5.0 34 1.2 2,738 Centre 11 0.5 26 1.1 0 -- 2,396 Fayette 102 3.7 72 2.6 3 0.1 2,736 Franklin 40 1.5 33 1.2 4 0.2 2,665 Monroe 69 2.4 76 2.7 26 0.9 2,837 Schuylkill 33 1.8 88 4.7 2 0.1 1,880 Washington 11 0.3 236 7.2 23 0.7 3,258 5th Class Counties Adams 5 0.4 37 2.8 7 0.5 1,314 Blair 14 0.5 40 1.6 38 1.5 2,576 Lawrence 8 0.5 63 4.3 18 1.2 1,462 Lebanon 95 5.1 78 4.2 7 0.4 1,857 Lycoming 27 1.4 28 1.4 10 0.5 1,944 Mercer 15 0.9 70 4.1 4 0.2 1,724 Northumberland 8 0.5 57 3.9 8 0.5 1,461 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: October 3, 2014 15 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS
Cases Available Total Cases Begin New Reopened for Cases End Awaiting Pending Cases Cases Disposition Disposed Pending Sentence
6th Class Counties Armstrong 418 848 17 1,283 881 402 60 Bedford 194 672 53 919 648 271 62 Bradford 294 842 89 1,225 966 259 128 Carbon 548 1,224 79 1,851 1,305 546 87 Clarion 263 564 11 838 637 201 34 Clearfield 409 963 41 1,413 999 414 35 Clinton 132 569 27 728 605 123 18 Columbia 762 1,078 83 1,923 1,044 879 60 Crawford 338 1,132 23 1,493 1,033 460 135 Elk 184 435 6 625 456 169 3 Greene 163 451 45 659 477 182 28 Huntingdon 276 686 14 976 687 289 50 Indiana 573 1,331 68 1,972 1,338 634 65 Jefferson 172 693 58 923 657 266 21 McKean 172 654 32 858 640 218 29 Mifflin 142 669 10 821 655 166 13 Perry 267 671 22 960 666 294 10 Pike 189 575 39 803 592 211 69 Somerset 443 826 63 1,332 835 497 94 Susquehanna 203 410 9 622 456 166 18 Tioga 227 585 64 876 671 205 9 Venango 193 579 18 790 597 193 48 Warren 195 489 18 702 500 202 2 Wayne 178 452 10 640 453 187 13 7th Class Counties Juniata 91 202 20 313 225 88 14 Snyder 248 352 24 624 380 244 17 Union 172 428 25 625 424 201 22 Wyoming 215 488 20 723 508 215 61 8th Class Counties Cameron 35 87 0 122 70 52 2 Forest 27 79 3 109 83 26 7 Fulton 66 209 13 288 218 70 11 Montour 95 162 12 269 157 112 12 Potter 209 262 15 486 362 124 47 Sullivan 48 72 4 124 80 44 5 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: November 6, 2014 16 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 NEW CASES BY CASE TYPE
Motor Motor % of Total Public Vehicle Vehicle Person Property Drug Weapon Order DWI/DUI Other Other Total Summary/ Felony Misdemeanor Ungraded
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 124 214 177 8 50 266 4 5 848 29.8 69.9 0.2
Bedford 105 182 103 11 48 219 1 3 672 31.4 67.4 1.2
Bradford 136 145 193 13 63 278 6 8 842 40.1 59.9 --
Carbon 151 296 247 9 119 396 5 1 1,224 25.6 74.4 --
Clarion 68 164 148 2 41 134 3 4 564 37.8 62.2 --
Clearfield 123 389 117 19 61 251 1 2 963 33.1 66.8 0.1
Clinton 63 185 99 4 64 150 2 2 569 21.4 73.8 4.7
Columbia 103 298 275 6 78 311 5 2 1,078 31.5 68.1 0.4
Crawford 174 362 161 13 46 369 2 5 1,132 27.7 72.0 0.4
Elk 52 148 66 4 36 124 3 2 435 23.0 76.6 0.5
Greene 51 133 43 6 41 170 5 2 451 29.7 68.7 1.6
Huntingdon 112 225 107 2 81 151 5 3 686 36.6 63.3 0.1
Indiana 148 393 255 15 132 378 4 6 1,331 30.7 69.2 0.1
Jefferson 104 270 109 9 49 148 0 4 693 37.1 61.6 1.3
McKean 135 149 128 7 47 186 1 1 654 29.8 70.2 --
Mifflin 128 201 123 8 39 162 5 3 669 31.8 68.0 0.1
Perry 145 189 105 10 35 180 4 3 671 28.9 70.9 0.1
Pike 70 209 91 5 28 169 0 3 575 26.8 72.9 0.3
Somerset 132 287 115 12 52 218 5 5 826 36.8 62.8 0.4
Susquehanna 72 104 49 8 23 150 3 1 410 33.4 66.6 --
Tioga 66 144 78 6 42 245 3 1 585 22.9 76.8 0.3
Venango 99 184 82 6 39 166 2 1 579 28.8 71.2 --
Warren 102 159 45 11 41 124 6 1 489 37.6 62.2 0.2
Wayne 68 129 86 12 36 118 1 2 452 41.8 57.7 0.4 7th Class Counties
Juniata 30 51 54 3 9 53 1 1 202 29.2 68.3 2.5
Snyder 32 114 34 0 25 143 3 1 352 23.3 76.4 0.3
Union 60 192 26 6 30 112 2 0 428 29.0 71.0 --
Wyoming 54 165 79 9 33 146 1 1 488 30.5 69.5 -- 8th Class Counties
Cameron 19 15 23 3 6 21 0 0 87 28.7 71.3 --
Forest 16 12 3 1 8 36 0 3 79 30.4 69.6 --
Fulton 34 42 53 6 17 57 0 0 209 34.4 64.6 1.0
Montour 39 43 33 0 8 38 1 0 162 50.0 50.0 --
Potter 51 64 66 1 29 49 1 1 262 45.4 54.6 --
Sullivan 15 17 14 0 5 21 0 0 72 40.3 59.7 -- Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: October 3, 2014 17 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE
Withdrawn/ ARD/ Guilty Non-Jury Dismissed % Diversionary % Plea % Trial %
6th Class Counties Armstrong 142 16.1 260 29.5 457 51.9 5 0.6 Bedford 19 2.9 111 17.1 503 77.6 5 0.8 Bradford 68 7.0 190 19.7 653 67.6 13 1.3 Carbon 43 3.3 337 25.8 870 66.7 8 0.6 Clarion 101 15.9 191 30.0 329 51.6 6 0.9 Clearfield 10 1.0 164 16.4 796 79.7 2 0.2 Clinton 22 3.6 97 16.0 434 71.7 35 5.8 Columbia 96 9.2 290 27.8 582 55.7 5 0.5 Crawford 22 2.1 109 10.6 868 84.0 10 1.0 Elk 27 5.9 103 22.6 308 67.5 7 1.5 Greene 29 6.1 83 17.4 300 62.9 11 2.3 Huntingdon 69 10.0 137 19.9 454 66.1 5 0.7 Indiana 99 7.4 289 21.6 869 64.9 10 0.7 Jefferson 58 8.8 107 16.3 475 72.3 6 0.9 McKean 35 5.5 83 13.0 421 65.8 42 6.6 Mifflin 35 5.3 146 22.3 457 69.8 4 0.6 Perry 18 2.7 113 17.0 507 76.1 11 1.7 Pike 20 3.4 100 16.9 423 71.5 2 0.3 Somerset 109 13.1 166 19.9 523 62.6 1 0.1 Susquehanna 33 7.2 108 23.7 300 65.8 1 0.2 Tioga 71 10.6 242 36.1 342 51.0 0 -- Venango 29 4.9 107 17.9 422 70.7 8 1.3 Warren 28 5.6 86 17.2 352 70.4 2 0.4 Wayne 28 6.2 67 14.8 347 76.6 2 0.4 7th Class Counties Juniata 8 3.6 44 19.6 154 68.4 5 2.2 Snyder 26 6.8 65 17.1 270 71.1 0 -- Union 10 2.4 102 24.1 283 66.7 3 0.7 Wyoming 47 9.3 107 21.1 334 65.7 4 0.8 8th Class Counties Cameron 10 14.3 0 -- 58 82.9 2 2.9 Forest 7 8.4 27 32.5 44 53.0 3 3.6 Fulton 12 5.5 41 18.8 152 69.7 3 1.4 Montour 9 5.7 22 14.0 115 73.2 5 3.2 Potter 20 5.5 37 10.2 289 79.8 7 1.9 Sullivan 6 7.5 23 28.8 32 40.0 1 1.3 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: October 3, 2014 18 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE (CONTINUED)
Total Jury Inactive Cases Trial % Cases % Other % Disposed
6th Class Counties Armstrong 7 0.8 7 0.8 3 0.3 881 Bedford 1 0.2 8 1.2 1 0.2 648 Bradford 9 0.9 17 1.8 16 1.7 966 Carbon 8 0.6 39 3.0 0 -- 1,305 Clarion 3 0.5 6 0.9 1 0.2 637 Clearfield 9 0.9 12 1.2 6 0.6 999 Clinton 1 0.2 13 2.1 3 0.5 605 Columbia 3 0.3 66 6.3 2 0.2 1,044 Crawford 10 1.0 12 1.2 2 0.2 1,033 Elk 7 1.5 3 0.7 1 0.2 456 Greene 23 4.8 20 4.2 11 2.3 477 Huntingdon 3 0.4 18 2.6 1 0.1 687 Indiana 5 0.4 57 4.3 9 0.7 1,338 Jefferson 1 0.2 10 1.5 0 -- 657 McKean 15 2.3 10 1.6 34 5.3 640 Mifflin 5 0.8 7 1.1 1 0.2 655 Perry 4 0.6 5 0.8 8 1.2 666 Pike 9 1.5 35 5.9 3 0.5 592 Somerset 4 0.5 16 1.9 16 1.9 835 Susquehanna 2 0.4 12 2.6 0 -- 456 Tioga 2 0.3 14 2.1 0 -- 671 Venango 19 3.2 12 2.0 0 -- 597 Warren 16 3.2 14 2.8 2 0.4 500 Wayne 3 0.7 4 0.9 2 0.4 453 7th Class Counties Juniata 3 1.3 5 2.2 6 2.7 225 Snyder 8 2.1 8 2.1 3 0.8 380 Union 7 1.7 13 3.1 6 1.4 424 Wyoming 2 0.4 14 2.8 0 -- 508 8th Class Counties Cameron 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 70 Forest 2 2.4 0 -- 0 -- 83 Fulton 7 3.2 3 1.4 0 -- 218 Montour 1 0.6 3 1.9 2 1.3 157 Potter 2 0.6 6 1.7 1 0.3 362 Sullivan 0 -- 2 2.5 16 20.0 80 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: October 3, 2014 19 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 AGE OF PENDING CASES
0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300 301-360 Over 360 Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days %
1st Class County
Philadelphia 2,258 19.0 1,992 16.8 1,359 11.5 1,240 10.5 991 8.4 794 6.7 3,220 27.2 2nd Class County
Allegheny 2,539 30.9 2,458 29.9 1,265 15.4 714 8.7 417 5.1 281 3.4 543 6.6 2A Class Counties
Bucks 1,215 52.5 720 31.1 203 8.8 63 2.7 30 1.3 21 0.9 64 2.8
Delaware 1,266 50.3 654 26.0 239 9.5 115 4.6 65 2.6 51 2.0 128 5.1
Montgomery 1,456 24.6 1,386 23.4 848 14.3 659 11.1 426 7.2 327 5.5 820 13.8 3rd Class Counties
Berks 940 32.0 673 22.9 420 14.3 263 9.0 173 5.9 137 4.7 332 11.3
Chester 614 44.2 423 30.5 165 11.9 81 5.8 40 2.9 24 1.7 42 3.0
Cumberland 551 32.4 412 24.2 177 10.4 152 8.9 85 5.0 87 5.1 235 13.8
Dauphin 1,036 24.8 902 21.6 519 12.4 391 9.3 264 6.3 232 5.5 840 20.1
Erie 516 27.8 573 30.9 372 20.1 205 11.1 98 5.3 31 1.7 59 3.2
Lackawanna 353 41.5 268 31.5 86 10.1 60 7.1 19 2.2 12 1.4 53 6.2
Lancaster 877 30.9 686 24.2 481 17.0 235 8.3 187 6.6 99 3.5 271 9.6
Lehigh 722 44.7 486 30.1 176 10.9 115 7.1 59 3.7 26 1.6 31 1.9
Luzerne 731 27.3 725 27.1 370 13.8 204 7.6 142 5.3 107 4.0 395 14.8
Northampton 607 42.9 423 29.9 181 12.8 88 6.2 51 3.6 19 1.3 47 3.3
Westmoreland 731 29.5 490 19.7 303 12.2 249 10.0 154 6.2 145 5.8 410 16.5
York 1,384 35.5 1,095 28.1 519 13.3 296 7.6 196 5.0 136 3.5 270 6.9 4th Class Counties
Beaver 335 32.9 262 25.8 174 17.1 101 9.9 39 3.8 20 2.0 86 8.5
Butler 360 38.6 241 25.8 147 15.8 64 6.9 48 5.1 32 3.4 41 4.4
Cambria 397 29.9 317 23.9 221 16.7 112 8.4 75 5.7 60 4.5 144 10.9
Centre 330 37.0 161 18.0 80 9.0 46 5.2 39 4.4 25 2.8 212 23.7
Fayette 316 25.9 301 24.7 247 20.2 147 12.0 68 5.6 51 4.2 91 7.5
Franklin 109 20.7 120 22.8 65 12.4 54 10.3 36 6.8 34 6.5 108 20.5
Monroe 332 35.1 142 15.0 75 7.9 69 7.3 37 3.9 31 3.3 261 27.6
Schuylkill 338 25.5 297 22.4 262 19.8 225 17.0 100 7.6 50 3.8 51 3.9
Washington 469 34.9 293 21.8 182 13.6 145 10.8 73 5.4 63 4.7 117 8.7 5th Class Counties
Adams 200 53.8 134 36.0 23 6.2 11 3.0 2 0.5 1 0.3 1 0.3
Blair 369 31.1 306 25.8 127 10.7 61 5.1 54 4.6 40 3.4 228 19.2
Lawrence 186 31.2 142 23.8 80 13.4 40 6.7 41 6.9 25 4.2 82 13.8
Lebanon 313 37.3 229 27.3 112 13.3 48 5.7 30 3.6 20 2.4 87 10.4
Lycoming 281 34.6 140 17.2 124 15.3 63 7.7 52 6.4 44 5.4 109 13.4
Mercer 266 36.6 236 32.5 117 16.1 41 5.6 16 2.2 16 2.2 34 4.7
Northumberland 179 31.0 141 24.4 84 14.5 44 7.6 44 7.6 24 4.2 62 10.7 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: October 3, 2014 20 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL - 2013 AGE OF PENDING CASES
0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300 301-360 Over 360 Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 125 31.1 122 30.3 72 17.9 20 5.0 17 4.2 8 2.0 38 9.5
Bedford 131 48.3 80 29.5 33 12.2 10 3.7 9 3.3 4 1.5 4 1.5
Bradford 125 48.3 86 33.2 21 8.1 12 4.6 10 3.9 3 1.2 2 0.8
Carbon 152 27.8 131 24.0 83 15.2 48 8.8 38 7.0 25 4.6 69 12.6
Clarion 74 36.8 67 33.3 27 13.4 21 10.4 5 2.5 2 1.0 5 2.5
Clearfield 158 38.2 94 22.7 60 14.5 49 11.8 12 2.9 17 4.1 24 5.8
Clinton 66 53.7 34 27.6 4 3.3 2 1.6 5 4.1 6 4.9 6 4.9
Columbia 163 18.5 191 21.7 152 17.3 109 12.4 52 5.9 54 6.1 158 18.0
Crawford 226 49.1 140 30.4 51 11.1 14 3.0 8 1.7 8 1.7 13 2.8
Elk 63 37.3 44 26.0 20 11.8 13 7.7 14 8.3 5 3.0 10 5.9
Greene 67 36.8 72 39.6 24 13.2 8 4.4 6 3.3 0 -- 5 2.7
Huntingdon 125 43.3 75 26.0 37 12.8 13 4.5 6 2.1 15 5.2 18 6.2
Indiana 197 31.1 203 32.0 135 21.3 40 6.3 24 3.8 14 2.2 21 3.3
Jefferson 133 50.0 94 35.3 34 12.8 4 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.4
McKean 94 43.1 74 33.9 17 7.8 10 4.6 1 0.5 7 3.2 15 6.9
Mifflin 73 44.0 38 22.9 20 12.0 8 4.8 12 7.2 6 3.6 9 5.4
Perry 88 29.9 105 35.7 29 9.9 21 7.1 8 2.7 18 6.1 25 8.5
Pike 80 37.9 47 22.3 20 9.5 21 10.0 14 6.6 13 6.2 16 7.6
Somerset 170 34.2 109 21.9 85 17.1 34 6.8 34 6.8 20 4.0 45 9.1
Susquehanna 77 46.4 29 17.5 16 9.6 10 6.0 11 6.6 4 2.4 19 11.4
Tioga 85 41.5 53 25.9 22 10.7 15 7.3 11 5.4 4 2.0 15 7.3
Venango 73 37.8 80 41.5 18 9.3 10 5.2 4 2.1 0 -- 8 4.1
Warren 94 46.5 50 24.8 26 12.9 12 5.9 11 5.4 4 2.0 5 2.5
Wayne 82 43.9 46 24.6 20 10.7 10 5.3 8 4.3 8 4.3 13 7.0 7th Class Counties
Juniata 25 28.4 20 22.7 9 10.2 6 6.8 6 6.8 2 2.3 20 22.7
Snyder 78 32.0 46 18.9 58 23.8 21 8.6 8 3.3 5 2.0 28 11.5
Union 68 33.8 51 25.4 33 16.4 14 7.0 15 7.5 6 3.0 14 7.0
Wyoming 44 20.5 60 27.9 33 15.3 17 7.9 17 7.9 12 5.6 32 14.9 8th Class Counties
Cameron 16 30.8 17 32.7 11 21.2 3 5.8 3 5.8 0 -- 2 3.8
Forest 8 30.8 12 46.2 0 -- 3 11.5 1 3.8 2 7.7 0 --
Fulton 18 25.7 16 22.9 3 4.3 1 1.4 2 2.9 1 1.4 29 41.4
Montour 26 23.2 24 21.4 14 12.5 6 5.4 11 9.8 2 1.8 29 25.9
Potter 40 32.3 36 29.0 25 20.2 9 7.3 5 4.0 1 0.8 8 6.5
Sullivan 10 22.7 9 20.5 4 9.1 0 -- 4 9.1 3 6.8 14 31.8 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: October 3, 2014 21 COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL
… cases in which a person is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the state.
Age of Pending Cases A breakdown of the active criminal caseload by the interval of time elapsed from the date of filing to the last day of the year. Age does not include lower court time elapsed from complaint or arrest until filing at the common pleas level.
Begin Pending These are active cases awaiting adjudication at the start of the reporting period, or the first day of the year.
Cases Available for The sum of Begin Pending plus New Cases Filed plus Reopened Cases for Disposition the calendar year.
Cases Awaiting Refers to those cases in which a guilty verdict has been rendered or a guilty Sentencing plea accepted, but for which the penalty has not yet been imposed.
Cases Disposed To count as Disposed, a case must have been Adjudicated or Closed during the reporting period. These cases are then categorized by disposition type and include:
ARD: A disposition category for cases in which the defendant is accepted into a state or county ARD program, which is a pre-trial diversionary program similar to probation. Upon successful completion of all conditions of the program, the defendant may petition the court to dismiss the charges. If an ARD is unsuccessful, the case will reappear in the active caseload as a Reopened Case.
Guilty Plea: A disposition category for cases in which the defendant admits having committed an offense for which he is charged ,or admits to a lesser felony, misdemeanor or summary offense.
Inactive Cases: A disposition category for cases in which the defendant is not available for processing, including defendants declared fugitive, those with a pre-adjudicatory warrant, and those in the custody of another jurisdiction.
Jury Trial: A disposition category for cases adjudicated following the verdict of a jury.
Non-Jury Trial: A disposition category for cases adjudicated by the verdict of a judge.
Other: Includes cases that were disposed with any disposition that is not counted in any other category. These can include specific dispositions such as Defendant Deceased or Case Transferred, but also cases that are Uncategorized, i.e. there is a change in status from Active to Adjudicated or Closed but there is no associated final disposition recorded on the case.
Last Modified: October 5, 2014 22 Cases Disposed (cont’d) Withdrawn/Dismissed (quashed, nolle prosequi, etc.):
Withdrawn: Cases in which the charges against the defendant have been retracted.
Dismissed: Cases in which the jurisdiction of the court is terminated by the court.
Nol Pros/Nolle Prosequi: A formal notice on the record that the prosecution will not proceed with the case that has been accepted by the court.
End Pending The sum of Cases Available for Disposition less Cases Disposed for the calendar year. This is the total number of cases awaiting disposition at the end of the year. These cases are further broken out by how long the case has been Active since it was last filed or re-filled (Age of Pending Cases).
New Cases A new criminal action is initiated with a Misdemeanor or Felony case held for or waived to common pleas court after a preliminary hearing. The unit of count is the OTN (Offense Tracking Number).
Misdemeanor: A statutory class of crime generally less serious than a felony offense and punishable by a fine, a jail term not to exceed five years, or both.
Felony: A crime, typically involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor and punishable by imprisonment.
Reopened Cases Cases that were previously closed or inactive and became active during the reporting period. Included are cases that are re-filed; cases with a pre-adjudicatory warrant returned; cases previously disposed as a diversionary disposition but ARD was unsuccessful; or, guilty plea was withdrawn.
Last Modified: October 5, 2014 23 [This page intentionally left blank for printing purposes] CIVIL CASELOAD 2013 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL STATE TOTALS
CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER EXCLUDING STATEWIDE PHILADELPHIA
Cases Pending 1/1/13 293,462 (R) 259,246 (R)
Docketed Cases 149,439 120,945
Arbitration Appeals 2,986 1,480 Cases Transferred In 1,064 659 Returned to Active 7,352 4,859
Cases Available for Disposition 454,303 387,189
Cases Disposed By:
Non-Trial Dispositions
Default Judgments 39,519 26.2% 34,885 30.5% Cases Decided by an Arbitration Board 4,787 3.2% 4,787 4.2% Dispositive Motions 10,107 6.7% 8,870 7.8% Settlements 40,304 26.8% 31,953 28.0% Moved to Inactive Status 5,039 3.3% 2,349 2.1% Transferred/Withdrawn 7,850 5.2% 7,512 6.6% Administrative Purge 13,540 9.0% 13,540 11.8% Other 27,083 18.0% 8,694 7.6%
Trial Dispositions
Jury Trial 838 0.6% 465 0.4% Non-Jury Trial 1,535 1.0% 1,249 1.1%
Cases Disposed 150,602 114,304
Cases Pending 12/31/13 303,701 272,885
End Pending Breakdown: Civil Action 168,955 55.6% 144,198 52.8% Civil Other 134,746 44.4% 128,687 47.2%
Age of Pending Cases - Civil Action Only
0-6 Months 41,912 24.8% 31,462 21.8% 7-12 Months 25,678 15.2% 19,077 13.2% 13-18 Months 17,783 10.5% 15,539 10.8% 19-24 Months 16,695 9.9% 15,225 10.6% 25-30 Months 14,123 8.4% 13,226 9.2% 31-36 Months 14,389 8.5% 12,887 8.9% 37-42 Months 14,724 8.7% 13,910 9.6% 43-48 Months 4,980 2.9% 4,707 3.3% 49-54 Months 2,578 1.5% 2,443 1.7% 55-60 Months 2,326 1.4% 2,208 1.5% 61-66 Months 2,121 1.3% 2,014 1.4% 67-72 Months 1,528 0.9% 1,450 1.0% Over 72 Months 10,118 6.0% 10,050 7.0% Total 168,955 100.0% 144,198 100.0%
(R) - Revised due to an administrative review of the pending inventory.
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 26 2013 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL STATE TOTALS (CONTINUED)
Docketed Cases by Case Type EXCLUDING STATEWIDE PHILADELPHIA
Real Property 45,763 30.6% 40,107 33.2%
Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential * 33,632 29,369 Ejectment * 4,041 3,179 Landlord/Tenant Dispute 2,573 2,568 Other * 2,172 1,896 Quiet Title * 1,541 1,336 Mortgage Foreclosure: Commercial * 802 794 Eminent Domain/Condemnation * 657 649 Partition of Real Property * 333 304 Ground Rent 12 12
Contract (does not include judgments) 42,896 28.7% 38,026 31.4%
Debt Collection: Credit Card 16,825 15,912 Debt Collection: Other 15,823 15,823 Other 8,910 5,010 Buyer Plaintiff 805 804 Employment Dispute: Other 422 366 Employment Dispute: Discrimination 111 111
Tort (does not include mass tort) 32,574 21.8% 18,206 15.1%
Motor Vehicle 19,459 10,389 Premises Liability 6,080 2,690 Other 3,913 3,786 Slander/Libel/Defamation 1,312 175 Intentional 883 746 Product Liability 749 264 Malicious Prosecution 103 81 Nuisance 75 75
Civil Appeals - Administrative Agencies 18,561 12.4% 17,635 14.6%
Board of Assessments * 10,127 9,882 Department of Transportation * 5,263 4,595 Other * 2,105 2,105 Statutory Appeal - Other * 507 507 Board of Elections * 281 268 Zoning Board * 278 278
* Civil Other
Note: A breakdown of cases types can be found at www.pacourts.us.
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 27 2013 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL STATE TOTALS (CONTINUED)
Docketed Cases by Case Type EXCLUDING STATEWIDE PHILADELPHIA
Miscellaneous 6,456 4.3% 5,082 4.2%
Other * 4,861 3,623 Declaratory Judgment * 646 571 Replevin * 568 513 Common Law/Statutory Arbitration * 142 142 Mandamus * 127 121 Non-Domestic Relations Restraining Order * 109 109 Quo Warranto * 3 3
Professional Liability 2,130 1.4% 1,632 1.3%
Medical 1,560 1,178 Other Professional 265 248 Legal 224 138 Dental 81 68
Mass Tort 1,059 0.7% 257 0.2%
Asbestos 558 228 Other 497 27 Toxic Waste 3 1 Toxic Tort - DES 1 1 Toxic Tort - Implant 0 0 Tobacco 0 0
Total Docketed Cases 149,439 120,945
Civil Action 81,244 54.4% 60,701 50.2% Civil Other 68,195 45.6% 60,244 49.8%
Of the Docketed Cases Pro Se Filings 9,119 9,119 Class Action Suits 134 108 MDJ Appeals 5,960 5,960
* Civil Other
Note: A breakdown of cases types can be found at www.pacourts.us.
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 28 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS End Pending Breakdown
Begin Docketed Arb . Cases Returned Cases End Civil Civil Pending Cases Appeals Transf’d In to Active Disposed Pending Action Other
1st Class County
Philadelphia 34,216 (R) 28,494 1,506 405 2,493 36,298 30,816 24,757 6,059 2nd Class County
Allegheny 50,340 (R) 22,373 308 0 0 9,443 63,578 * 36,364 27,214
2A Class Counties
Bucks 15,102 (R) 6,925 70 0 3 9,543 12,557 10,934 1,623 Delaware 7,047 (R) 6,956 148 74 1,666 7,445 8,446 4,285 4,161 Montgomery 17,496 8,482 106 146 35 7,521 18,744 11,534 7,210 3rd Class Counties Berks 5,869 4,123 26 17 34 4,389 5,680 2,999 2,681 Chester 4,171 (R) 4,573 110 43 67 5,102 3,862 2,351 1,511 Cumberland 5,595 (R) 1,778 7 80 4 1,687 5,777 3,457 2,320 Dauphin 3,479 2,357 12 25 147 2,755 3,265 2,315 950 Erie 4,426 2,250 9 1 0 2,645 4,041 2,416 1,625 Lackawanna 6,241 3,100 10 216 34 1,958 7,643 4,365 3,278
Lancaster 6,819 (R) 3,313 12 1 0 1,622 8,523 5,698 2,825 Lehigh 3,709 4,503 58 16 104 5,202 3,188 1,834 1,354
Luzerne 4,676 (R) 4,573 399 0 1 4,128 5,521 2,928 2,593 Northampton 8,744 3,480 13 2 370 3,970 8,639 3,784 4,855 Westmoreland 23,680 3,642 34 1 6 2,753 24,610 4,780 19,830 York 28,401 4,413 21 4 9 4,825 28,023 15,543 12,480 4th Class Counties Beaver 2,181 1,729 7 0 1,375 3,631 1,661 1,299 362 Butler 1,945 (R) 1,280 0 3 0 1,275 1,953 1,245 708 Cambria 3,420 (R) 1,296 3 0 708 3,156 2,271 1,169 1,102 Centre 1,050 741 13 0 9 878 935 434 501 Fayette 2,043 1,284 22 0 17 1,384 1,982 1,266 716
Franklin 2,852 (R) 1,191 0 0 0 561 3,482 1,910 1,572 Monroe 9,275 (R) 4,318 1 0 0 3,876 9,718 3,551 6,167 Schuylkill 3,499 1,560 0 3 52 2,104 3,010 1,969 1,041 Washington 1,866 (R) 1,732 32 0 0 1,100 2,530 90 2,440 5th Class Counties Adams 1,370 849 2 0 4 1,261 964 373 591 Blair 779 1,181 4 2 0 1,261 705 551 154 Lawrence 1,233 (R) 870 6 0 1 913 1,197 693 504 Lebanon 1,311 1,113 0 4 13 1,233 1,208 744 464 Lycoming 799 726 1 0 0 708 818 459 359 Mercer 1,396 1,095 0 0 0 1,085 1,406 940 466 Northumberland 943 857 1 3 1 825 980 551 429 (R) - Revised due to an administrative review of the pending inventory. * Excessively high due to a lack of verified reporting of several disposition types.
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 29 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE
Non-Trial Dispositions Cases Moved to Default % Decided by % Dispositive % % Inactive % Judgments Arb. Board Motions Settlements Status
1st Class County
Philadelphia 4,634 12.8 0 -- 1,237 3.4 8,351 23.0 2,690 7.4 2nd Class County
Allegheny 0 -- 1,333 14.1 0 -- 7,219 76.4 260 2.8 2A Class Counties
Bucks 2,331 24.4 92 1.0 2,471 25.9 1,689 17.7 97 1.0 Delaware 1,353 18.2 516 6.9 487 6.5 2,927 39.3 514 6.9
Montgomery 2,463 32.7 359 4.8 2 <0.1 2,886 38.4 0 -- 3rd Class Counties
Berks 1,576 35.9 137 3.1 339 7.7 1,131 25.8 119 2.7 Chester 1,686 33.0 396 7.8 891 17.5 1,376 27.0 88 1.7 Cumberland 807 47.8 53 3.1 0 -- 722 42.8 0 -- Dauphin 917 33.3 48 1.7 59 2.1 533 19.3 27 1.0 Erie 1,564 59.1 70 2.6 125 4.7 862 32.6 4 0.2 Lackawanna 130 6.6 83 4.2 343 17.5 851 43.5 0 -- Lancaster 1,408 86.8 22 1.4 60 3.7 40 2.5 67 4.1 Lehigh 1,582 30.4 376 7.2 121 2.3 1,499 28.8 134 2.6 Luzerne 1,907 46.2 153 3.7 2,051 49.7 0 -- 0 -- Northampton 1,362 34.3 113 2.8 97 2.4 43 1.1 196 4.9 Westmoreland 372 13.5 133 4.8 81 2.9 772 28.0 33 1.2 York 2,947 61.1 97 2.0 66 1.4 70 1.5 10 0.2 4th Class Counties
Beaver 505 13.9 63 1.7 11 0.3 338 9.3 10 0.3 Butler 412 32.3 9 0.7 3 0.2 646 50.7 7 0.5 Cambria 370 11.7 33 1.0 14 0.4 777 24.6 1 <0.1 Centre 221 25.2 49 5.6 99 11.3 314 35.8 14 1.6 Fayette 407 29.4 53 3.8 123 8.9 512 37.0 1 0.1 Franklin 0 -- 19 3.4 0 -- 474 84.5 0 -- Monroe 1,989 51.3 63 1.6 0 -- 1,424 36.7 260 6.7 Schuylkill 808 38.4 52 2.5 464 22.1 563 26.8 15 0.7 Washington 609 55.4 34 3.1 5 0.5 73 6.6 0 -- 5th Class Counties
Adams 413 32.8 13 1.0 63 5.0 278 22.0 12 1.0 Blair 315 25.0 50 4.0 25 2.0 358 28.4 39 3.1 Lawrence 244 26.7 25 2.7 21 2.3 64 7.0 5 0.5 Lebanon 441 35.8 19 1.5 59 4.8 387 31.4 7 0.6 Lycoming 188 26.6 35 4.9 83 11.7 70 9.9 83 11.7 Mercer 492 45.3 19 1.8 92 8.5 345 31.8 0 -- Northumberland 316 38.3 15 1.8 5 0.6 325 39.4 8 1.0
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 30 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE (CONTINUED)
Trial Dispositions Total Transf’d/ Admin. Jury Non-Jury Cases Withdrawn % Purge % Other % Trial % Trial % Disposed
1st Class County
Philadelphia 338 0.9 0 -- 18,389 50.7 373 1.0 286 0.8 36,298 2nd Class County
Allegheny 123 1.3 0 -- 10 0.1 51 0.5 447 4.7 9,443 2A Class Counties
Bucks 1,356 14.2 1,421 14.9 36 0.4 18 0.2 32 0.3 9,543 Delaware 474 6.4 0 -- 997 13.4 48 0.6 129 1.7 7,445
Montgomery 558 7.4 1,167 15.5 48 0.6 23 0.3 15 0.2 7,521 3rd Class Counties
Berks 277 6.3 622 14.2 160 3.6 13 0.3 15 0.3 4,389 Chester 313 6.1 0 -- 237 4.6 29 0.6 86 1.7 5,102 Cumberland 73 4.3 0 -- 20 1.2 10 0.6 2 0.1 1,687 Dauphin 89 3.2 422 15.3 563 20.4 13 0.5 84 3.0 2,755 Erie 0 -- 0 -- 9 0.3 6 0.2 5 0.2 2,645 Lackawanna 292 14.9 0 -- 222 11.3 21 1.1 16 0.8 1,958 Lancaster 9 0.6 0 -- 10 0.6 4 0.2 2 0.1 1,622 Lehigh 870 16.7 59 1.1 497 9.6 21 0.4 43 0.8 5,202 Luzerne 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 10 0.2 7 0.2 4,128 Northampton 1,904 48.0 31 0.8 153 3.9 16 0.4 55 1.4 3,970 Westmoreland 76 2.8 1,188 43.2 55 2.0 18 0.7 25 0.9 2,753 York 13 0.3 850 17.6 757 15.7 9 0.2 6 0.1 4,825 4th Class Counties
Beaver 6 0.2 1,934 53.3 758 20.9 4 0.1 2 0.1 3,631 Butler 7 0.5 168 13.2 16 1.3 6 0.5 1 0.1 1,275 Cambria 6 0.2 1,901 60.2 37 1.2 4 0.1 13 0.4 3,156 Centre 37 4.2 29 3.3 24 2.7 64 7.3 27 3.1 878 Fayette 28 2.0 240 17.3 2 0.1 4 0.3 14 1.0 1,384 Franklin 22 3.9 0 -- 41 7.3 5 0.9 0 -- 561 Monroe 16 0.4 0 -- 122 3.1 0 -- 2 0.1 3,876 Schuylkill 118 5.6 42 2.0 26 1.2 11 0.5 5 0.2 2,104 Washington 75 6.8 277 25.2 5 0.5 9 0.8 13 1.2 1,100 5th Class Counties
Adams 10 0.8 248 19.7 222 17.6 0 -- 2 0.2 1,261 Blair 93 7.4 37 2.9 324 25.7 4 0.3 16 1.3 1,261 Lawrence 15 1.6 539 59.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 913 Lebanon 76 6.2 123 10.0 100 8.1 2 0.2 19 1.5 1,233 Lycoming 27 3.8 56 7.9 156 22.0 5 0.7 5 0.7 708 Mercer 9 0.8 126 11.6 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 -- 1,085 Northumberland 11 1.3 118 14.3 23 2.8 2 0.2 2 0.2 825
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 31 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS End Pending Breakdown
Begin Docketed Arb . Cases Returned Cases End Civil Civil Pending Cases Appeals Transf’d In to Active Disposed Pending Action Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 648 449 1 0 0 488 610 351 259 Bedford 653 (R) 320 1 0 1 356 619 337 282 Bradford 578 504 0 0 3 361 724 422 302 Carbon 731 929 10 5 14 949 740 405 335 Clarion 322 (R) 274 2 1 0 265 334 193 141 Clearfield 1,672 654 0 0 0 1,353 973 461 512 Clinton 780 (R) 308 0 0 0 670 418 166 252 Columbia 1,843 472 0 0 0 1,484 831 505 326 Crawford 4,379 629 0 0 0 334 4,674 1,090 3,584 Elk 438 220 0 0 0 196 462 225 237 Greene 2,155 300 1 0 0 402 2,054 181 1,873 Huntingdon 704 (R) 323 0 0 18 256 789 323 466 Indiana 1,051 (R) 551 0 2 0 443 1,161 653 508 Jefferson 488 (R) 336 0 0 0 291 533 253 280 McKean 367 300 0 0 0 327 340 168 172 Mifflin 376 335 0 0 10 204 517 287 230 Perry 338 230 0 0 0 287 281 273 8 Pike 1,534 (R) 1,309 9 0 0 1,569 1,283 477 806 Somerset 1,416 615 4 0 10 1,010 1,035 565 470 Susquehanna 533 387 0 0 0 212 708 408 300 Tioga 2,495 252 0 0 0 387 2,360 1,339 1,021 Venango 693 (R) 379 0 0 0 278 794 318 476 Warren 411 (R) 272 0 0 0 273 410 218 192 Wayne 416 631 10 1 141 735 464 209 255 7th Class Counties Juniata 555 125 0 0 0 45 635 212 423 Snyder 157 225 5 0 1 216 172 134 38 Union 128 (R) 250 1 0 0 161 218 153 65 Wyoming 521 226 1 7 0 120 635 384 251 8th Class Counties Cameron 84 44 0 0 0 50 78 33 45 Forest 88 (R) 43 0 0 0 42 89 45 44 Fulton 129 83 0 0 0 89 123 66 57 Montour 421 (R) 119 0 0 0 102 438 320 118 Potter 249 (R) 127 0 0 0 66 310 133 177 Sullivan 136 61 0 2 1 44 156 60 96 (R) - Revised due to an administrative review of the pending inventory.
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 32 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE
Non-Trial Dispositions Cases Moved to Default % Decided by % Dispositive % % Inactive % Judgments Arb. Board Motions Settlements Status
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 197 40.4 7 1.4 18 3.7 17 3.5 0 -- Bedford 93 26.1 0 -- 7 2.0 19 5.3 94 26.4 Bradford 166 46.0 7 1.9 24 6.6 122 33.8 3 0.8 Carbon 351 37.0 49 5.2 92 9.7 260 27.4 33 3.5 Clarion 83 31.3 9 3.4 44 16.6 81 30.6 1 0.4 Clearfield 399 29.5 7 0.5 39 2.9 17 1.3 0 -- Clinton 475 70.9 0 -- 1 0.1 30 4.5 63 9.4 Columbia 171 11.5 14 0.9 15 1.0 15 1.0 0 -- Crawford 194 58.1 9 2.7 1 0.3 8 2.4 3 0.9 Elk 68 34.7 3 1.5 26 13.3 48 24.5 0 -- Greene 111 27.6 5 1.2 0 -- 224 55.7 0 -- Huntingdon 91 35.5 5 2.0 9 3.5 86 33.6 0 -- Indiana 131 29.6 11 2.5 13 2.9 223 50.3 4 0.9 Jefferson 123 42.3 5 1.7 12 4.1 131 45.0 0 -- McKean 98 30.0 34 10.4 9 2.8 89 27.2 1 0.3 Mifflin 75 36.8 0 -- 0 -- 37 18.1 2 1.0 Perry 141 49.1 3 1.0 0 -- 73 25.4 0 -- Pike 711 45.3 4 0.3 0 -- 60 3.8 1 0.1 Somerset 216 21.4 16 1.6 150 14.9 238 23.6 7 0.7 Susquehanna 95 44.8 0 -- 0 -- 102 48.1 0 -- Tioga 63 16.3 3 0.8 32 8.3 17 4.4 73 18.9 Venango 114 41.0 4 1.4 0 -- 11 4.0 36 12.9 Warren 117 42.9 2 0.7 1 0.4 64 23.4 0 -- Wayne 235 32.0 42 5.7 8 1.1 120 16.3 12 1.6 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.2 9 20.0 0 -- Snyder 83 38.4 13 6.0 13 6.0 74 34.3 5 2.3 Union 36 22.4 1 0.6 16 9.9 55 34.2 0 -- Wyoming 12 10.0 1 0.8 61 50.8 33 27.5 0 -- 8th Class Counties
Cameron 21 42.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 0 -- Forest 8 19.0 0 -- 0 -- 3 7.1 0 -- Fulton 32 36.0 0 -- 0 -- 6 6.7 0 -- Montour 2 2.0 0 -- 1 1.0 65 63.7 0 -- Potter 35 53.0 0 -- 0 -- 26 39.4 0 -- Sullivan 3 6.8 0 -- 16 36.4 21 47.7 0 --
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 33 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DISPOSITIONS BY DISPOSITION TYPE (CONTINUED)
Trial Dispositions Total Transf’d/ Admin. Jury Non-Jury Cases Withdrawn % Purge % Other % Trial % Trial % Disposed
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 7 1.4 75 15.4 166 34.0 1 0.2 0 -- 488 Bedford 2 0.6 0 -- 139 39.0 1 0.3 1 0.3 356 Bradford 17 4.7 16 4.4 1 0.3 3 0.8 2 0.6 361 Carbon 48 5.1 0 -- 26 2.7 6 0.6 84 8.9 949 Clarion 2 0.8 2 0.8 42 15.8 1 0.4 0 -- 265 Clearfield 9 0.7 555 41.0 322 (O) 23.8 0 -- 5 0.4 1,353 Clinton 6 0.9 0 -- 88 13.1 1 0.1 6 0.9 670 Columbia 129 8.7 118 8.0 1,019 68.7 1 0.1 2 0.1 1,484 Crawford 3 0.9 0 -- 115 34.4 1 0.3 0 -- 334 Elk 8 4.1 38 19.4 4 2.0 0 -- 1 0.5 196 Greene 0 -- 60 14.9 0 -- 2 0.5 0 -- 402 Huntingdon 3 1.2 0 -- 60 23.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 256 Indiana 10 2.3 16 3.6 33 7.4 0 -- 2 0.5 443 Jefferson 3 1.0 8 2.7 8 2.7 0 -- 1 0.3 291 McKean 0 -- 15 4.6 79 24.2 0 -- 2 0.6 327 Mifflin 1 0.5 0 -- 89 43.6 0 -- 0 -- 204 Perry 4 1.4 44 15.3 21 7.3 0 -- 1 0.3 287 Pike 24 1.5 456 29.1 289 18.4 6 0.4 18 1.1 1,569 Somerset 50 5.0 264 26.1 61 6.0 1 0.1 7 0.7 1,010 Susquehanna 1 0.5 0 -- 14 6.6 0 -- 0 -- 212 Tioga 0 -- 196 50.6 0 -- 0 -- 3 0.8 387 Venango 0 -- 0 -- 110 39.6 2 0.7 1 0.4 278 Warren 1 0.4 52 19.0 32 11.7 3 1.1 1 0.4 273 Wayne 169 23.0 0 -- 146 19.9 2 0.3 1 0.1 735 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 0 -- 35 (O) 77.8 0 -- 0 -- 45 Snyder 11 5.1 3 1.4 11 5.1 0 -- 3 1.4 216 Union 18 11.2 0 -- 21 13.0 2 1.2 12 7.5 161 Wyoming 0 -- 11 9.2 0 -- 0 -- 2 1.7 120 8th Class Counties
Cameron 0 -- 0 -- 26 52.0 0 -- 0 -- 50 Forest 0 -- 13 31.0 18 42.9 0 -- 0 -- 42 Fulton 0 -- 0 -- 51 57.3 0 -- 0 -- 89 Montour 1 1.0 0 -- 33 32.4 0 -- 0 -- 102 Potter 1 1.5 0 -- 4 6.1 0 -- 0 -- 66 Sullivan 1 2.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 6.8 44 (O) - Overinclusive, includes cases disposed by Dispositive Motion and Settlement (Clearfield County). (O) - Overinclusive, includes Default Judgments (Juniata County).
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 34 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DOCKETED CASES BY CASE TYPE
Civil Appeals Real (Administrative Property % Contract % Tort % Agencies) % Miscellaneous %
1st Class County
Philadelphia 5,656 19.8 4,870 17.1 14,368 50.4 926 3.2 1,374 4.8
2nd Class County
Allegheny 4,688 21.0 4,837 21.6 2,812 12.6 9,522 42.6 104 0.5
2A Class Counties
Bucks 2,162 31.2 2,365 34.2 1,382 20.0 738 10.7 171 2.5 Delaware 2,762 39.7 1,649 23.7 1,661 23.9 689 9.9 117 1.7
Montgomery 2,343 27.6 2,928 34.5 1,724 20.3 675 8.0 665 7.8
3rd Class Counties
Berks 1,673 40.6 1,293 31.4 568 13.8 384 9.3 168 4.1 Chester 1,409 30.8 1,884 41.2 675 14.8 322 7.0 225 4.9 Cumberland 618 34.8 663 37.3 259 14.6 121 6.8 76 4.3 Dauphin 1,019 43.2 458 19.4 512 21.7 129 5.5 169 7.2 Erie 667 29.6 938 41.7 400 17.8 118 5.2 66 2.9 Lackawanna 793 25.6 1,057 34.1 645 20.8 335 10.8 233 7.5 Lancaster 1,187 35.8 1,318 39.8 452 13.6 180 5.4 126 3.8 Lehigh 1,698 37.7 1,464 32.5 675 15.0 503 11.2 102 2.3 Luzerne 1,431 31.3 1,632 35.7 894 19.5 268 5.9 272 5.9 Northampton 1,346 38.7 1,152 33.1 557 16.0 221 6.4 82 2.4 Westmoreland 1,365 37.5 1,071 29.4 439 12.1 449 12.3 260 7.1 York 2,134 48.4 1,326 30.0 444 10.1 363 8.2 107 2.4
4th Class Counties
Beaver 736 42.6 453 26.2 225 13.0 110 6.4 171 9.9 Butler 407 31.8 524 40.9 207 16.2 68 5.3 54 4.2 Cambria 396 30.6 402 31.0 139 10.7 265 20.4 56 4.3 Centre 187 25.2 274 37.0 103 13.9 111 15.0 45 6.1 Fayette 435 33.9 498 38.8 192 15.0 68 5.3 72 5.6 Franklin 514 43.2 409 34.3 105 8.8 63 5.3 90 7.6 Monroe 2,669 61.8 926 21.4 336 7.8 183 4.2 183 4.2 Schuylkill 448 28.7 600 38.5 294 18.8 148 9.5 48 3.1 Washington 593 34.2 176 10.2 337 19.5 438 25.3 149 8.6
5th Class Counties
Adams 379 44.6 278 32.7 65 7.7 69 8.1 55 6.5 Blair 318 26.9 560 47.4 129 10.9 75 6.4 73 6.2 Lawrence 313 36.0 329 37.8 131 15.1 44 5.1 37 4.3 Lebanon 405 36.4 431 38.7 131 11.8 82 7.4 59 5.3 Lycoming 113 15.6 372 51.2 125 17.2 38 5.2 68 9.4 Mercer 347 31.7 461 42.1 143 13.1 45 4.1 78 7.1 Northumberland 286 33.4 367 42.8 97 11.3 39 4.6 58 6.8 A breakdown of case types can be found at www.pacourts.us.
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 35 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DOCKETED CASES BY CASE TYPE (CONTINUED)
Of the Docketed Cases:
Professional Mass Docketed Pro Se Class Action MDJ Liability % Tort % Cases Filings Suits Appeals
1st Class County
Philadelphia 498 1.7 802 2.8 28,494 0 26 0 2nd Class County
Allegheny 343 1.5 67 0.3 22,373 5,645 22 1,014 2A Class Counties
Bucks 86 1.2 21 0.3 6,925 167 0 168 Delaware 78 1.1 0 -- 6,956 49 7 328
Montgomery 145 1.7 2 <0.1 8,482 69 6 99
3rd Class Counties
Berks 36 0.9 1 <0.1 4,123 147 1 219 Chester 57 1.2 1 <0.1 4,573 213 18 332 Cumberland 41 2.3 0 -- 1,778 110 3 117 Dauphin 57 2.4 13 0.6 2,357 290 0 287 Erie 59 2.6 2 0.1 2,250 167 4 171 Lackawanna 37 1.2 0 -- 3,100 0 2 186 Lancaster 50 1.5 0 -- 3,313 0 0 128 Lehigh 60 1.3 1 <0.1 4,503 305 0 244 Luzerne 75 1.6 1 <0.1 4,573 195 3 229 Northampton 24 0.7 98 2.8 3,480 74 0 176 Westmoreland 53 1.5 5 0.1 3,642 280 0 275 York 37 0.8 2 <0.1 4,413 233 6 202
4th Class Counties
Beaver 29 1.7 5 0.3 1,729 143 0 157 Butler 19 1.5 1 0.1 1,280 80 3 122 Cambria 23 1.8 15 1.2 1,296 49 4 87 Centre 21 2.8 0 -- 741 75 1 73 Fayette 19 1.5 0 -- 1,284 2 2 102 Franklin 10 0.8 0 -- 1,191 48 2 36 Monroe 20 0.5 1 <0.1 4,318 63 3 78 Schuylkill 17 1.1 5 0.3 1,560 9 1 95 Washington 32 1.8 7 0.4 1,732 0 0 242
5th Class Counties
Adams 3 0.4 0 -- 849 34 0 35 Blair 21 1.8 5 0.4 1,181 0 0 59 Lawrence 15 1.7 1 0.1 870 27 2 14 Lebanon 5 0.4 0 -- 1,113 84 0 59 Lycoming 10 1.4 0 -- 726 7 0 3 Mercer 21 1.9 0 -- 1,095 38 4 49 Northumberland 10 1.2 0 -- 857 51 0 34 A breakdown of case types can be found at www.pacourts.us.
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 36 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DOCKETED CASES BY CASE TYPE
Civil Appeals Real (Administrative Property % Contract % Tort % Agencies) % Miscellaneous %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 166 37.0 187 41.6 42 9.4 28 6.2 20 4.5
Bedford 110 34.4 144 45.0 35 10.9 20 6.3 8 2.5 Bradford 120 23.8 215 42.7 57 11.3 45 8.9 58 11.5 Carbon 397 42.7 302 32.5 89 9.6 58 6.2 77 8.3 Clarion 95 34.7 102 37.2 22 8.0 26 9.5 24 8.8 Clearfield 213 32.6 256 39.1 77 11.8 69 10.6 37 5.7 Clinton 83 26.9 115 37.3 34 11.0 37 12.0 39 12.7 Columbia 142 30.1 215 45.6 64 13.6 22 4.7 24 5.1 Crawford 185 29.4 290 46.1 84 13.4 33 5.2 31 4.9 Elk 65 29.5 98 44.5 14 6.4 17 7.7 22 10.0 Greene 103 34.3 117 39.0 35 11.7 24 8.0 18 6.0 Huntingdon 108 33.4 120 37.2 36 11.1 27 8.4 28 8.7 Indiana 141 25.6 259 47.0 74 13.4 35 6.4 36 6.5 Jefferson 86 25.6 161 47.9 32 9.5 28 8.3 23 6.8 McKean 92 30.7 112 37.3 34 11.3 28 9.3 32 10.7 Mifflin 130 38.8 114 34.0 39 11.6 20 6.0 32 9.6 Perry 34 14.8 111 48.3 29 12.6 21 9.1 34 14.8 Pike 760 58.1 363 27.7 96 7.3 29 2.2 61 4.7 Somerset 182 29.6 260 42.3 91 14.8 30 4.9 41 6.7 Susquehanna 131 33.9 162 41.9 51 13.2 18 4.7 18 4.7 Tioga 52 20.6 128 50.8 33 13.1 14 5.6 24 9.5 Venango 124 32.7 165 43.5 39 10.3 31 8.2 20 5.3 Warren 98 36.0 117 43.0 23 8.5 16 5.9 16 5.9 Wayne 257 40.7 263 41.7 51 8.1 32 5.1 25 4.0
7th Class Counties
Juniata 55 44.0 43 34.4 12 9.6 2 1.6 11 8.8 Snyder 61 27.1 114 50.7 26 11.6 16 7.1 7 3.1 Union 52 20.8 116 46.4 38 15.2 10 4.0 30 12.0 Wyoming 64 28.3 97 42.9 42 18.6 10 4.4 13 5.8
8th Class Counties
Cameron 15 34.1 19 43.2 4 9.1 1 2.3 5 11.4 Forest 17 39.5 10 23.3 5 11.6 3 7.0 6 14.0 Fulton 36 43.4 30 36.1 12 14.5 3 3.6 2 2.4 Montour 27 22.7 44 37.0 15 12.6 7 5.9 11 9.2 Potter 40 31.5 58 45.7 10 7.9 9 7.1 7 5.5 Sullivan 25 41.0 24 39.3 3 4.9 3 4.9 3 4.9 A breakdown of case types can be found at www.pacourts.us.
Last Modified: November 17, 2014 37 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION & CIVIL OTHER - 2013 DOCKETED CASES BY CASE TYPE (CONTINUED)
Of the Docketed Cases:
Professional Mass Docketed Pro Se Class Action MDJ Liability % Tort % Cases Filings Suits Appeals
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 6 1.3 0 -- 449 19 0 23 Bedford 3 0.9 0 -- 320 1 0 3 Bradford 9 1.8 0 -- 504 10 0 28 Carbon 6 0.6 0 -- 929 88 0 57 Clarion 5 1.8 0 -- 274 16 0 21 Clearfield 2 0.3 0 -- 654 2 0 52 Clinton 0 -- 0 -- 308 5 0 3 Columbia 5 1.1 0 -- 472 13 0 29 Crawford 6 1.0 0 -- 629 41 1 33 Elk 4 1.8 0 -- 220 7 1 16 Greene 3 1.0 0 -- 300 5 0 16 Huntingdon 4 1.2 0 -- 323 34 0 29 Indiana 6 1.1 0 -- 551 29 1 32 Jefferson 6 1.8 0 -- 336 21 1 17 McKean 2 0.7 0 -- 300 25 5 20 Mifflin 0 -- 0 -- 335 11 1 6 Perry 1 0.4 0 -- 230 0 0 0 Pike 0 -- 0 -- 1,309 25 1 35 Somerset 10 1.6 1 0.2 615 26 1 42 Susquehanna 7 1.8 0 -- 387 2 0 7 Tioga 1 0.4 0 -- 252 3 0 7 Venango 0 -- 0 -- 379 19 1 13 Warren 2 0.7 0 -- 272 0 0 0 Wayne 3 0.5 0 -- 631 11 1 21
7th Class Counties
Juniata 2 1.6 0 -- 125 0 0 0 Snyder 1 0.4 0 -- 225 7 0 10 Union 3 1.2 1 0.4 250 33 0 11 Wyoming 0 -- 0 -- 226 5 0 3
8th Class Counties
Cameron 0 -- 0 -- 44 0 0 2 Forest 2 4.7 0 -- 43 0 0 0 Fulton 0 -- 0 -- 83 0 0 0 Montour 15 12.6 0 -- 119 0 0 1 Potter 3 2.4 0 -- 127 7 0 3 Sullivan 2 3.3 1 1.6 61 0 0 0 A breakdown of case types can be found at www.pacourts.us.
Last Modified: November 17, 2014 38 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION ONLY - 2013 AGE OF PENDING CASES
0-6 7-12 13-18 19-24 25-30 31-36 37-42 Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Months %
1st Class County
Philadelphia 10,450 42.2 6,601 26.7 2,244 9.1 1,470 5.9 897 3.6 1,502 6.1 814 3.3 2nd Class County
Allegheny 5,226 14.4 3,649 10.0 3,831 10.5 4,580 12.6 4,758 13.1 5,440 15.0 6,839 18.8 2A Class Counties
Bucks 2,664 24.4 1,944 17.8 1,631 14.9 883 8.1 545 5.0 486 4.4 491 4.5 Delaware 1,546 36.1 1,302 30.4 960 22.4 289 6.7 95 2.2 29 0.7 25 0.6 Montgomery 2,307 20.0 1,979 17.2 1,421 12.3 1,247 10.8 1,117 9.7 817 7.1 489 4.2 3rd Class Counties
Berks 845 28.2 439 14.6 414 13.8 419 14.0 218 7.3 136 4.5 111 3.7 Chester 1,299 55.3 381 16.2 188 8.0 124 5.3 64 2.7 43 1.8 42 1.8 Cumberland 537 15.5 339 9.8 343 9.9 354 10.2 402 11.6 394 11.4 484 14.0 Dauphin 487 21.0 279 12.1 236 10.2 245 10.6 189 8.2 115 5.0 76 3.3 Erie 658 27.2 306 12.7 306 12.7 261 10.8 283 11.7 222 9.2 241 10.0 Lackawanna 2,059 47.2 1,365 31.3 384 8.8 333 7.6 107 2.5 78 1.8 16 0.4 Lancaster 1,056 18.5 670 11.8 671 11.8 1,007 17.7 822 14.4 945 16.6 527 9.2 Lehigh 1,047 57.1 301 16.4 163 8.9 81 4.4 62 3.4 52 2.8 28 1.5 Luzerne 785 26.8 630 21.5 606 20.7 633 21.6 274 9.4 0 -- 0 -- Northampton 1,603 42.4 176 4.7 119 3.1 114 3.0 64 1.7 74 2.0 62 1.6 Westmoreland 836 17.5 473 9.9 429 9.0 604 12.6 622 13.0 686 14.4 863 18.1 York 1,048 6.7 603 3.9 672 4.3 853 5.5 870 5.6 920 5.9 1,228 7.9 4th Class Counties
Beaver 350 26.9 210 16.2 153 11.8 167 12.9 143 11.0 123 9.5 51 3.9 Butler 364 29.2 198 15.9 175 14.1 156 12.5 129 10.4 110 8.8 65 5.2
Cambria 281 24.0 501 42.9 106 9.1 109 9.3 142 12.1 0 -- 1 0.1 Centre 159 36.6 63 14.5 54 12.4 35 8.1 37 8.5 33 7.6 19 4.4 Fayette 350 27.6 183 14.5 171 13.5 159 12.6 103 8.1 55 4.3 46 3.6 Franklin 310 16.2 174 9.1 175 9.2 278 14.6 236 12.4 307 16.1 430 22.5 Monroe 628 17.7 328 9.2 342 9.6 368 10.4 339 9.5 405 11.4 523 14.7 Schuylkill 368 18.7 207 10.5 190 9.6 220 11.2 176 8.9 155 7.9 123 6.2 Washington 38 42.2 23 25.6 11 12.2 6 6.7 2 2.2 2 2.2 4 4.4
5th Class Counties
Adams 150 40.2 56 15.0 56 15.0 46 12.3 46 12.3 9 2.4 2 0.5 Blair 279 50.6 112 20.3 46 8.3 35 6.4 25 4.5 23 4.2 9 1.6 Lawrence 201 29.0 115 16.6 75 10.8 87 12.6 78 11.3 45 6.5 33 4.8 Lebanon 304 40.9 128 17.2 79 10.6 92 12.4 49 6.6 42 5.6 50 6.7 Lycoming 172 37.5 132 28.8 73 15.9 59 12.9 13 2.8 10 2.2 0 -- Mercer 280 29.8 127 13.5 119 12.7 110 11.7 113 12.0 71 7.6 44 4.7 Northumberland 241 43.7 118 21.4 68 12.3 52 9.4 39 7.1 7 1.3 4 0.7
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 39 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION ONLY - 2013 AGE OF PENDING CASES (CONTINUED)
43-48 49-54 55-60 61-66 67-72 Over 72 Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Total
1st Class County
Philadelphia 273 1.1 135 0.5 118 0.5 107 0.4 78 0.3 68 0.3 24,757 2nd Class County
Allegheny 2,041 5.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 36,364 2A Class Counties
Bucks 367 3.4 332 3.0 279 2.6 225 2.1 167 1.5 920 8.4 10,934 Delaware 7 0.2 9 0.2 7 0.2 5 0.1 3 0.1 8 0.2 4,285 Montgomery 358 3.1 320 2.8 317 2.7 261 2.3 180 1.6 721 6.3 11,534 3rd Class Counties
Berks 99 3.3 76 2.5 33 1.1 49 1.6 35 1.2 125 4.2 2,999 Chester 27 1.1 21 0.9 28 1.2 35 1.5 29 1.2 70 3.0 2,351 Cumberland 87 2.5 129 3.7 94 2.7 84 2.4 46 1.3 164 4.7 3,457 Dauphin 61 2.6 54 2.3 43 1.9 31 1.3 34 1.5 465 20.1 2,315 Erie 28 1.2 38 1.6 16 0.7 25 1.0 8 0.3 24 1.0 2,416 Lackawanna 13 0.3 5 0.1 3 0.1 1 -- 0 -- 1 <0.1 4,365 Lancaster 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 5,698 Lehigh 10 0.5 18 1.0 9 0.5 11 0.6 10 0.5 42 2.3 1,834 Luzerne 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2,928 Northampton 87 2.3 63 1.7 128 3.4 31 0.8 46 1.2 1,217 32.2 3,784 Westmoreland 25 0.5 9 0.2 15 0.3 5 0.1 10 0.2 203 4.2 4,780 York 833 5.4 916 5.9 885 5.7 875 5.6 571 3.7 5,269 33.9 15,543 4th Class Counties
Beaver 13 1.0 13 1.0 8 0.6 9 0.7 5 0.4 54 4.2 1,299 Butler 9 0.7 11 0.9 5 0.4 1 0.1 4 0.3 18 1.4 1,245 Cambria 1 0.1 0 -- 2 0.2 11 0.9 4 0.3 11 0.9 1,169 Centre 4 0.9 7 1.6 2 0.5 5 1.2 3 0.7 13 3.0 434 Fayette 37 2.9 35 2.8 31 2.4 24 1.9 9 0.7 63 5.0 1,266 Franklin 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1,910 Monroe 148 4.2 78 2.2 60 1.7 111 3.1 103 2.9 118 3.3 3,551 Schuylkill 64 3.3 47 2.4 51 2.6 60 3.0 47 2.4 261 13.3 1,969 Washington 0 -- 1 1.1 0 -- 3 3.3 0 -- 0 -- 90 5th Class Counties
Adams 3 0.8 1 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 373 Blair 5 0.9 5 0.9 4 0.7 0 -- 1 0.2 7 1.3 551 Lawrence 19 2.7 3 0.4 4 0.6 3 0.4 3 0.4 27 3.9 693 Lebanon 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 744 Lycoming 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 459 Mercer 16 1.7 16 1.7 11 1.2 8 0.9 1 0.1 24 2.6 940 Northumberland 6 1.1 3 0.5 3 0.5 2 0.4 3 0.5 5 0.9 551
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 40 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION ONLY - 2013 AGE OF PENDING CASES
0-6 7-12 13-18 19-24 25-30 31-36 37-42 Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Months %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 90 25.6 52 14.8 45 12.8 42 12.0 37 10.5 42 12.0 11 3.1 Bedford 95 28.2 43 12.8 30 8.9 50 14.8 40 11.9 27 8.0 30 8.9 Bradford 120 28.4 72 17.1 65 15.4 49 11.6 29 6.9 31 7.3 18 4.3 Carbon 166 41.0 92 22.7 37 9.1 19 4.7 15 3.7 9 2.2 24 5.9 Clarion 49 25.4 17 8.8 19 9.8 17 8.8 12 6.2 16 8.3 22 11.4 Clearfield 146 31.7 74 16.1 58 12.6 59 12.8 49 10.6 31 6.7 6 1.3 Clinton 52 31.3 18 10.8 14 8.4 20 12.0 14 8.4 35 21.1 12 7.2 Columbia 106 21.0 72 14.3 67 13.3 66 13.1 46 9.1 45 8.9 42 8.3 Crawford 192 17.6 108 9.9 112 10.3 143 13.1 154 14.1 156 14.3 189 17.3 Elk 63 28.0 24 10.7 22 9.8 26 11.6 18 8.0 27 12.0 18 8.0 Greene 90 49.7 91 50.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Huntingdon 80 24.8 33 10.2 22 6.8 38 11.8 33 10.2 29 9.0 36 11.1 Indiana 173 26.5 82 12.6 84 12.9 61 9.3 66 10.1 69 10.6 89 13.6 Jefferson 64 25.3 34 13.4 33 13.0 23 9.1 28 11.1 28 11.1 25 9.9 McKean 68 40.5 36 21.4 22 13.1 15 8.9 12 7.1 9 5.4 4 2.4 Mifflin 79 27.5 39 13.6 31 10.8 30 10.5 20 7.0 36 12.5 30 10.5 Perry 55 20.1 25 9.2 25 9.2 32 11.7 29 10.6 20 7.3 26 9.5 Pike 211 44.2 104 21.8 84 17.6 45 9.4 27 5.7 6 1.3 0 -- Somerset 172 30.4 74 13.1 69 12.2 65 11.5 58 10.3 36 6.4 13 2.3 Susquehanna 102 25.0 60 14.7 65 15.9 72 17.6 38 9.3 36 8.8 35 8.6 Tioga 186 13.9 112 8.4 103 7.7 94 7.0 103 7.7 113 8.4 111 8.3 Venango 99 31.1 39 12.3 27 8.5 47 14.8 33 10.4 31 9.7 28 8.8 Warren 65 29.8 26 11.9 32 14.7 23 10.6 21 9.6 26 11.9 6 2.8 Wayne 97 46.4 37 17.7 25 12.0 20 9.6 14 6.7 10 4.8 1 0.5 7th Class Counties
Juniata 31 14.6 19 9.0 29 13.7 30 14.2 23 10.8 37 17.5 43 20.3 Snyder 58 43.3 26 19.4 20 14.9 10 7.5 11 8.2 6 4.5 1 0.7 Union 72 47.1 43 28.1 17 11.1 9 5.9 8 5.2 1 0.7 2 1.3 Wyoming 75 19.5 49 12.8 52 13.5 50 13.0 49 12.8 60 15.6 49 12.8 8th Class Counties
Cameron 11 33.3 3 9.1 3 9.1 2 6.1 4 12.1 2 6.1 5 15.2 Forest 9 20.0 5 11.1 9 20.0 8 17.8 7 15.6 3 6.7 2 4.4 Fulton 22 33.3 8 12.1 3 4.5 6 9.1 6 9.1 10 15.2 6 9.1 Montour 36 11.3 25 7.8 28 8.8 21 6.6 36 11.3 56 17.5 81 25.3 Potter 36 27.1 12 9.0 8 6.0 16 12.0 14 10.5 9 6.8 19 14.3 Sullivan 14 23.3 12 20.0 12 20.0 11 18.3 10 16.7 1 1.7 0 --
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 41 COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION ONLY - 2013 AGE OF PENDING CASES (CONTINUED)
43-48 49-54 55-60 61-66 67-72 Over 72 Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Months % Total
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 5 1.4 6 1.7 4 1.1 2 0.6 3 0.9 12 3.4 351 Bedford 8 2.4 5 1.5 3 0.9 0 -- 1 0.3 5 1.5 337 Bradford 11 2.6 12 2.8 3 0.7 4 0.9 2 0.5 6 1.4 422 Carbon 11 2.7 15 3.7 7 1.7 3 0.7 1 0.2 6 1.5 405 Clarion 18 9.3 3 1.6 4 2.1 6 3.1 1 0.5 9 4.7 193 Clearfield 13 2.8 12 2.6 5 1.1 0 -- 2 0.4 6 1.3 461 Clinton 1 0.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 166 Columbia 27 5.3 6 1.2 5 1.0 3 0.6 5 1.0 15 3.0 505 Crawford 27 2.5 1 0.1 0 -- 1 0.1 2 0.2 5 0.5 1,090 Elk 8 3.6 2 0.9 1 0.4 5 2.2 4 1.8 7 3.1 225 Greene 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 181 Huntingdon 9 2.8 11 3.4 9 2.8 5 1.5 5 1.5 13 4.0 323 Indiana 7 1.1 0 -- 6 0.9 1 0.2 3 0.5 12 1.8 653 Jefferson 5 2.0 2 0.8 2 0.8 1 0.4 0 -- 8 3.2 253 McKean 1 0.6 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.6 0 -- 0 -- 168 Mifflin 12 4.2 3 1.0 2 0.7 2 0.7 0 -- 3 1.0 287 Perry 12 4.4 13 4.8 12 4.4 3 1.1 1 0.4 20 7.3 273 Pike 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 477 Somerset 5 0.9 6 1.1 8 1.4 3 0.5 4 0.7 52 9.2 565 Susquehanna 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 408 Tioga 116 8.7 112 8.4 86 6.4 89 6.6 89 6.6 25 1.9 1,339 Venango 11 3.5 1 0.3 0 -- 1 0.3 0 -- 1 0.3 318 Warren 4 1.8 7 3.2 3 1.4 3 1.4 1 0.5 1 0.5 218 Wayne 3 1.4 0 -- 1 0.5 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.5 209 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 212 Snyder 1 0.7 1 0.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 134 Union 0 -- 1 0.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 153 Wyoming 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 384 8th Class Counties
Cameron 0 -- 1 3.0 1 3.0 1 3.0 0 -- 0 -- 33 Forest 1 2.2 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.2 0 -- 0 -- 45 Fulton 0 -- 1 1.5 2 3.0 0 -- 1 1.5 1 1.5 66 Montour 11 3.4 6 1.9 5 1.6 3 0.9 2 0.6 10 3.1 320 Potter 12 9.0 6 4.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.8 133 Sullivan 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 60
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 42 CIVIL
… cases in which the plaintiff requests enforcement or protection of a right or the remedy for, or prevention of, a wrong done by the defendant.
Age of Pending Cases A breakdown of the caseload by the interval of time elapsed from the date of first filing to year’s end.
Arbitration Appeal A category for civil cases appealed de novo from an arbitration award.
Cases Decided by Civil Actions decided by a Board of Arbitrators following an evidentiary an Arbitration Board hearing.
Cases Transferred In Civil cases transferred from another jurisdiction.
Civil Action A category of civil cases in which an action is brought to enforce, redress or protect private rights.
Civil Other A residual category of civil cases which are not Civil Actions. Included in this category are mandamus, replevin, mortgage foreclosure, etc.
Civil Appeals Cases in which the party filing in the court of common pleas is disputing the decision of a Magisterial District Judge or Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge, a board of arbitrators, or an administrative agency. Administrative agencies include the Board of Assessment, the County Board of Elections, the Department of Transportation, and the Zoning Board.
Statutory Appeal: Other - a residual case type category of civil appeals; the challenge to an action specifically provided for by statute.
Other - a residual case type category for civil appeals that can not be counted in the listed categories.
Contract Civil cases involving a dispute over an express or implied agreement between two or more parties:
Buyer Plaintiff - cases where a plaintiff/buyer of goods or services brings suit against a defendant/seller of goods or services for failure to either deliver the goods or services or to honor a warranty as promised in an express or implied agreement.
Debt Collection: Credit Card - cases where the plaintiff brings suit against a defendant for failure to pay for the goods or services as promised in either an express or implied credit card agreement/contract.
Debt Collection: Other - a residual case type category for debt collection that can not be counted as an attempt to collect a credit card debt.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 43 Employment Dispute: Discrimination - cases in which the plaintiff/employee alleges that the defendant/employer denied hiring, salary increases, or other forms of advancement based on the employee’s race, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation, for instance sexual harassment.
Employment Dispute: Other - cases involving allegations other than discrimination, for instance wrongful termination.
Other - a residual case type category for contract cases that can not be counted in the listed categories, for instance fraud, bad faith.
Default Judgments Judgments entered against a party who failed to defend against a claim that has been brought by another party.
Dispositive Motions Motions seeking a court order that entirely disposes of one or more claims in favor of the moving party without further court proceedings.
Docketed Cases The number of cases which have been filed in the prothonotary’s office and are intended to be litigated.
Jury Trial A disposition category for cases resolved by the verdict of a jury.
Mass Tort A civil action case that involves numerous plaintiffs suing a few defendants for an action arising from a single accident or exposure to some product or substance.
Other - a residual case type category for mass tort cases that can not be counted in the listed categories.
Miscellaneous Civil cases that can not be counted in the case type categories listed:
Common Law/Statutory Arbitration:
Common Law Arbitration - elements of the arbitration process that are governed by common law.
Statutory Arbitration - elements of the arbitration process that are dictated by statute.
Declaratory Judgment - cases in which the plaintiff is seeking a decision from the court deciding the legal rights, duties or status of the parties.
Mandamus - cases in which the plaintiff seeks to force an official to perform an act he/she is legally required to do. The purpose is only to enforce rights already established.
Non-Domestic Restraining Order - cases in which a petition for a restraining order is not the result of a domestic altercation.
Other - a residual case type category for miscellaneous cases that can not be counted in the listed categories.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 44 Quo Warranto - cases in which the plaintiff seeks to challenge an individual’s right to hold a public or corporate office.
Replevin - cases in which the plaintiff seeks to recover goods or other property from a defendant who has wrongfully taken or retained them.
Moved to Inactive Status Cases removed from the pending inventory that have been administratively classified as inactive.
Non-Jury Trial A disposition category for cases resolved by the verdict of a judge.
Other A residual disposition category for cases that can not be counted in the disposition categories listed.
Pa. R.J.A. 1901 Civil cases that are terminated due to inactivity after a reasonable period Administrative Purge of time, as dictated by rule.
Professional Liability Malpractice tort cases in which the defendant is alleged to have failed to provide reasonable professional care, attention, or skill to their patient/client thereby causing physical and/or financial harm:
Dental - cases that allege misconduct or negligence by a person in the dental profession acting in their professional capacity.
Legal - cases that allege misconduct or negligence by a person in the legal profession acting in their professional capacity.
Medical - cases that allege misconduct or negligence by a person in the medical profession acting in their professional capacity.
Other Professional - malpractice cases that allege misconduct or negligence by a person other than those previously specified such as accountants and architects.
Real Property Civil cases involving disputes over the ownership, use, boundaries, or value of real property. Real property is land and the things attached to it:
Ejectment - cases where the plaintiff brings suit in order to recover possession of land.
Eminent Domain - cases where property is taken by the government and the property owner files suit to halt the action.
Ground Rent - cases is which the plaintiff/landlord seeks to recover rent paid for the use of land.
Landlord/Tenant Dispute - cases where the plaintiff alleges a breach of the lease agreement between a landlord and a tenant, such as eviction.
Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential/Commercial - cases in which a mortgage holder such as a bank or finance company brings suit to sell the mortgaged property to satisfy a debt.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 45 Other - a residual case type category for real property cases that can not be counted in the listed categories, such as alleged violations of housing code, mobile park evictions.
Partition - cases where the plaintiff brings suit in order to obtain a court ordered division of jointly owned real property.
Quiet Title - cases in which the plaintiff sues to have the court resolve conflicts over to real property.
Returned to Active Cases previously deemed “inactive” that are being brought back into the pending inventory.
Settlements A disposition category for cases in which litigants reach an agreement resolving the dispute.
Tort A civil wrong arising from an act or failure to act, independently of a contract, for which an action for personal injury or property damages may be brought:
Intentional - cases in which injury to property or person is alleged to have been willfully done.
Malicious Prosecution - intentionally initiating a legal action that is brought without probable cause.
Motor Vehicle - cases involving personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death resulting from alleged negligence while operating a motor vehicle.
Nuisance - cases which involve activities that are unreasonable, unwarranted or unlawful, such as excess noise, traffic increase, and public disturbances.
Other - a residual case type category for tort cases that can not be counted in the listed categories.
Premises Liability - cases involving claims brought against the owner of real property where the condition of the property is alleged to be the cause of personal injury.
Product Liability - cases involving the alleged responsibility of a vendor or manufacturer of goods to compensate for injury caused by defective merchandise.
Slander/Libel/Defamation - cases alleging harm to the reputation, community standing, or livelihood of the plaintiff caused by false or misleading statements made by the defendant.
Transferred/Withdrawn Transferred: cases that have been assigned to another jurisdiction. Withdrawn: cases in which the plaintiff has retracted their filing before the court.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 46 DOMESTIC RELATIONS SECTION 2013 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE STATE TOTALS
EXCLUDING STATEWIDE PHILADELPHIA
Cases Pending 1/1/13 4,638 (R) 3,338 (R) New Cases Filed 39,078 27,778
Cases Available for Processing 43,716 31,116
Of the New Cases Filed:
Petitions Requesting Temporary Orders 38,821 27,521 Temporary Orders Denied 4,974 12.8% 3,663 13.3% Temporary Orders Granted 33,847 87.2% 23,858 86.7%
Processed Due to:
Temporary Order
DENIED after Ex Parte Hearing and No Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled 1,407 3.6% 1,407 5.1%
DISMISSED After Evidentiary Hearing and No Final Order Entered 2,097 5.3% 1,697 6.2%
Final Order
DENIED After Evidentiary Hearing Before a Judge 1,393 3.5% 1,280 4.6%
GRANTED After Evidentiary Hearing Before a Judge 6,014 15.2% 4,824 17.5%
Plaintiff Did Not Appear for Evidentiary Hearing 11,746 29.7% 5,104 18.5%
Final Order by Stipulation or Agreement between the Parties 8,003 20.2% 6,254 22.7%
Petition Withdrawn by Plaintiff 7,974 20.2% 6,724 24.4%
Transferred to Another Jurisdiction 12 <0.1% 12 <0.1%
Deceased Party 14 <0.1% 14 0.1%
Other 879 2.2% 226 0.8%
Cases Processed 39,539 27,542
Cases Pending 12/31/13 4,177 3,574
(R) - Revised
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 48 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
Of the New Cases Filed: Petitions New Requesting Temporary Temporary Begin Cases Cases End Temporary Orders Orders Pending Filed Processed Pending Orders % Denied % Granted %
1st Class County
Philadelphia 1,300 (R) 11,300 11,997 603 11,300 100.0 1,311 11.6 9,989 88.4
2nd Class County
Allegheny 52 3,609 3,606 55 3,609 100.0 111 3.1 3,498 96.9
2A Class Counties
Bucks 133 513 546 100 513 100.0 274 53.4 239 46.6 Delaware 270 (R) 2,034 1,881 423 1,930 94.9 428 22.2 1,502 77.8 Montgomery 224 1,420 1,442 202 1,420 100.0 217 15.3 1,203 84.7
3rd Class Counties
Berks 163 1,436 1,399 200 1,436 100.0 178 12.4 1,258 87.6 Chester 67 326 316 77 326 100.0 0 -- 326 100.0 Cumberland 107 229 222 114 229 100.0 8 3.5 221 96.5 Dauphin 63 890 893 60 890 100.0 105 11.8 785 88.2 Erie 16 874 882 8 874 100.0 140 16.0 734 84.0 Lackawanna 462 858 798 522 858 100.0 38 4.4 820 95.6 Lancaster 197 1,060 1,149 108 1,060 100.0 164 15.5 896 84.5 Lehigh 101 1,112 1,139 74 1,112 100.0 131 11.8 981 88.2 Luzerne 20 1,370 1,375 15 1,370 100.0 80 5.8 1,290 94.2
Northampton 24 997 920 101 997 100.0 223 22.4 774 77.6 Westmoreland 5 928 892 41 928 100.0 62 6.7 866 93.3
York 20 (R) 682 684 18 681 99.9 304 44.6 377 55.4
4th Class Counties
Beaver 100 518 485 133 518 100.0 45 8.7 473 91.3
Butler 51 (R) 492 444 99 492 100.0 24 4.9 468 95.1 Cambria 4 145 145 4 145 100.0 33 22.8 112 77.2 Centre 30 206 209 27 206 100.0 4 1.9 202 98.1 Fayette 11 503 497 17 499 99.2 158 31.7 341 68.3 Franklin 220 85 67 238 85 100.0 2 2.4 83 97.6 Monroe 19 691 698 12 691 100.0 26 3.8 665 96.2 Schuylkill 36 429 449 16 429 100.0 49 11.4 380 88.6 Washington 98 (R) 531 602 27 531 100.0 165 31.1 366 68.9
5th Class Counties
Adams 3 70 70 3 70 100.0 13 18.6 57 81.4 Blair 52 521 511 62 521 100.0 83 15.9 438 84.1 Lawrence 50 418 397 71 418 100.0 11 2.6 407 97.4 Lebanon 98 299 285 112 299 100.0 61 20.4 238 79.6 Lycoming 34 302 304 32 302 100.0 15 5.0 287 95.0 Mercer 23 407 409 21 407 100.0 16 3.9 391 96.1 Northumberland 6 359 345 20 359 100.0 93 25.9 266 74.1 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 49 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE (CONTINUED)
Processed Due to:
Temporary Order Final Order Plaintiff Did Not Denied % Dismissed % Denied % Granted % Appear %
1st Class County
Philadelphia 0 -- 400 3.3 113 0.9 1,190 9.9 6,642 55.4
2nd Class County
Allegheny 72 2.0 0 -- 80 2.2 523 14.5 1,104 30.6
2A Class Counties
Bucks 2 0.4 47 8.6 11 2.0 118 21.6 83 15.2 Delaware 187 9.9 221 11.7 14 0.7 225 12.0 517 27.5 Montgomery 108 7.5 0 -- 159 11.0 168 11.7 267 18.5
3rd Class Counties
Berks 0 -- 135 9.6 67 4.8 188 13.4 336 24.0 Chester 0 -- 30 9.5 1 0.3 54 17.1 8 2.5 Cumberland 7 3.2 6 2.7 4 1.8 137 61.7 3 1.4 Dauphin 26 2.9 183 20.5 1 0.1 201 22.5 164 18.4 Erie 128 14.5 6 0.7 75 8.5 149 16.9 96 10.9 Lackawanna 0 -- 0 -- 25 3.1 102 12.8 162 20.3 Lancaster 0 -- 0 -- 54 4.7 113 9.8 280 24.4 Lehigh 123 10.8 146 12.8 34 3.0 344 30.2 181 15.9 Luzerne 0 -- 0 -- 136 9.9 277 20.1 218 15.9
Northampton 0 -- 135 14.7 46 5.0 293 31.8 132 14.3 Westmoreland 34 3.8 234 26.2 9 1.0 140 15.7 116 13.0
York 0 -- 0 -- 51 7.5 54 7.9 202 29.5
4th Class Counties
Beaver 38 7.8 54 11.1 11 2.3 79 16.3 97 20.0 Butler 21 4.7 144 32.4 7 1.6 65 14.6 53 11.9 Cambria 16 11.0 7 4.8 23 15.9 58 40.0 3 2.1 Centre 0 -- 18 8.6 11 5.3 45 21.5 6 2.9 Fayette 111 22.3 4 0.8 19 3.8 94 18.9 97 19.5 Franklin 1 1.5 6 9.0 0 -- 4 6.0 0 -- Monroe 28 4.0 0 -- 63 9.0 68 9.7 225 32.2 Schuylkill 41 9.1 17 3.8 17 3.8 102 22.7 82 18.3 Washington 165 27.4 0 -- 28 4.7 80 13.3 140 23.3
5th Class Counties
Adams 2 2.9 1 1.4 3 4.3 14 20.0 4 5.7 Blair 0 -- 91 17.8 0 -- 101 19.8 27 5.3 Lawrence 11 2.8 44 11.1 12 3.0 54 13.6 114 28.7 Lebanon 50 17.5 2 0.7 22 7.7 37 13.0 30 10.5 Lycoming 13 4.3 0 -- 24 7.9 41 13.5 34 11.2 Mercer 1 0.2 2 0.5 40 9.8 34 8.3 39 9.5 Northumberland 93 27.0 0 -- 22 6.4 49 14.2 30 8.7
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 50 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE (CONTINUED)
Processed Due to:
Stip. or Petition Deceased Cases Agrmt. % Withdrawn % Transf’d % Party % Other % Processed
1st Class County
Philadelphia 1,749 14.6 1,250 10.4 0 -- 0 -- 653 5.4 11,997
2nd Class County
Allegheny 660 18.3 1,167 32.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3,606
2A Class Counties
Bucks 127 23.3 158 28.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 546 Delaware 268 14.2 446 23.7 0 -- 3 0.2 0 -- 1,881 Montgomery 306 21.2 434 30.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1,442
3rd Class Counties
Berks 325 23.2 347 24.8 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.1 1,399 Chester 123 38.9 100 31.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 316 Cumberland 10 4.5 55 24.8 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 222 Dauphin 218 24.4 95 10.6 2 0.2 0 -- 3 0.3 893 Erie 307 34.8 120 13.6 0 -- 1 0.1 0 -- 882 Lackawanna 231 28.9 278 34.8 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 798 Lancaster 204 17.8 498 43.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1,149 Lehigh 125 11.0 176 15.5 0 -- 0 -- 10 0.9 1,139 Luzerne 446 32.4 298 21.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1,375
Northampton 90 9.8 208 22.6 1 0.1 2 0.2 13 1.4 920 Westmoreland 171 19.2 185 20.7 2 0.2 1 0.1 0 -- 892
York 192 28.1 176 25.7 1 0.1 0 -- 8 1.2 684
4th Class Counties
Beaver 87 17.9 117 24.1 1 0.2 0 -- 1 0.2 485 Butler 97 21.8 49 11.0 0 -- 0 -- 8 1.8 444 Cambria 26 17.9 12 8.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 145 Centre 71 34.0 29 13.9 0 -- 0 -- 29 13.9 209 Fayette 137 27.6 33 6.6 0 -- 0 -- 2 0.4 497 Franklin 52 77.6 2 3.0 2 3.0 0 -- 0 -- 67 Monroe 200 28.7 114 16.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 698 Schuylkill 102 22.7 86 19.2 0 -- 0 -- 2 0.4 449 Washington 102 16.9 61 10.1 1 0.2 0 -- 25 4.2 602
5th Class Counties
Adams 35 50.0 11 15.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 70 Blair 145 28.4 144 28.2 0 -- 2 0.4 1 0.2 511 Lawrence 83 20.9 77 19.4 0 -- 2 0.5 0 -- 397 Lebanon 84 29.5 60 21.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 285 Lycoming 130 42.8 62 20.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 304 Mercer 93 22.7 194 47.4 0 -- 2 0.5 4 1.0 409 Northumberland 77 22.3 72 20.9 1 0.3 0 -- 1 0.3 345
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 51 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
Of the New Cases Filed: Petitions New Requesting Temporary Temporary Begin Cases Cases End Temporary Orders Orders Pending Filed Processed Pending Orders % Denied % Granted %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 18 187 196 9 187 100.0 10 5.3 177 94.7 Bedford 21 201 211 11 61 30.3 0 -- 61 100.0 Bradford 36 358 368 26 358 100.0 57 15.9 301 84.1 Carbon 26 310 309 27 310 100.0 85 27.4 225 72.6 Clarion 4 50 52 2 50 100.0 2 4.0 48 96.0 Clearfield 5 127 124 8 127 100.0 6 4.7 121 95.3 Clinton 16 95 87 24 95 100.0 5 5.3 90 94.7 Columbia 51 157 169 39 157 100.0 19 12.1 138 87.9 Crawford 13 187 186 14 187 100.0 1 0.5 186 99.5 Elk 6 57 53 10 57 100.0 15 26.3 42 73.7 Greene 17 (R) 115 128 4 115 100.0 4 3.5 111 96.5 Huntingdon 20 90 85 25 90 100.0 0 -- 90 100.0 Indiana 8 102 109 1 102 100.0 3 2.9 99 97.1 Jefferson 9 58 58 9 58 100.0 5 8.6 53 91.4 McKean 0 48 44 4 48 100.0 0 -- 48 100.0 Mifflin 1 68 62 7 68 100.0 5 7.4 63 92.6 Perry 46 77 67 56 77 100.0 6 7.8 71 92.2 Pike 80 217 246 51 217 100.0 85 39.2 132 60.8 Somerset 8 138 134 12 138 100.0 23 16.7 115 83.3 Susquehanna 14 (R) 126 130 10 126 100.0 14 11.1 112 88.9 Tioga 10 31 30 11 31 100.0 0 -- 31 100.0 Venango 129 113 81 161 112 99.1 13 11.6 99 88.4 Warren 1 61 61 1 60 98.4 1 1.7 59 98.3 Wayne 1 172 172 1 172 100.0 14 8.1 158 91.9
7th Class Counties
Juniata 5 19 20 4 19 100.0 1 5.3 18 94.7 Snyder 6 65 63 8 64 98.5 10 15.6 54 84.4 Union 2 (R) 60 54 8 60 100.0 0 -- 60 100.0 Wyoming 9 70 76 3 70 100.0 2 2.9 68 97.1
8th Class Counties
Cameron 1 8 6 3 8 100.0 1 12.5 7 87.5 Forest 1 (R) 7 8 0 7 100.0 2 28.6 5 71.4 Fulton 1 11 12 0 11 100.0 1 9.1 10 90.9 Montour 10 34 36 8 30 88.2 9 30.0 21 70.0 Potter 1 33 31 3 33 100.0 3 9.1 30 90.9 Sullivan 3 12 13 2 11 91.7 0 -- 11 100.0 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 52 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE (CONTINUED)
Processed Due to:
Temporary Order Final Order Plaintiff Did Not Denied % Dismissed % Denied % Granted % Appear %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 1 0.5 17 8.7 0 -- 30 15.3 10 5.1 Bedford 0 -- 1 0.5 3 1.4 28 13.3 3 1.4 Bradford 41 11.1 7 1.9 33 9.0 92 25.0 70 19.0 Carbon 1 0.3 5 1.6 52 16.8 46 14.9 48 15.5 Clarion 1 1.9 4 7.7 0 -- 12 23.1 0 -- Clearfield 4 3.2 1 0.8 6 4.8 58 46.8 5 4.0 Clinton 1 1.1 27 31.0 10 11.5 39 44.8 4 4.6 Columbia 0 -- 2 1.2 17 10.1 78 46.2 10 5.9 Crawford 0 -- 1 0.5 12 6.5 21 11.3 12 6.5 Elk 14 26.4 0 -- 5 9.4 8 15.1 3 5.7 Greene 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 22 17.2 0 -- Huntingdon 0 -- 11 12.9 8 9.4 23 27.1 4 4.7 Indiana 0 -- 9 8.3 3 2.8 18 16.5 4 3.7 Jefferson 5 8.6 4 6.9 1 1.7 4 6.9 0 -- McKean 0 -- 2 4.5 2 4.5 34 77.3 0 -- Mifflin 0 -- 1 1.6 2 3.2 14 22.6 3 4.8 Perry 0 -- 3 4.5 5 7.5 8 11.9 4 6.0 Pike 17 6.9 8 3.3 13 5.3 34 13.8 17 6.9 Somerset 2 1.5 8 6.0 5 3.7 30 22.4 19 14.2 Susquehanna 16 12.3 4 3.1 9 6.9 56 43.1 4 3.1 Tioga 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.3 0 -- Venango 14 17.3 6 7.4 1 1.2 38 46.9 5 6.2 Warren 1 1.6 0 -- 1 1.6 12 19.7 1 1.6 Wayne 1 0.6 6 3.5 9 5.2 24 14.0 17 9.9
7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 4 20.0 0 -- 13 65.0 0 -- Snyder 0 -- 1 1.6 3 4.8 18 28.6 1 1.6 Union 2 3.7 1 1.9 1 1.9 20 37.0 3 5.6 Wyoming 2 2.6 18 23.7 6 7.9 1 1.3 3 3.9
8th Class Counties
Cameron 1 16.7 0 -- 1 16.7 1 16.7 0 -- Forest 2 25.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Fulton 1 8.3 1 8.3 1 8.3 4 33.3 0 -- Montour 1 2.8 6 16.7 1 2.8 17 47.2 3 8.3 Potter 1 3.2 4 12.9 1 3.2 8 25.8 1 3.2 Sullivan 0 -- 2 15.4 0 -- 1 7.7 0 --
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 53 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE (CONTINUED)
Processed Due to:
Stip. or Petition Deceased Cases Agrmt. % Withdrawn % Transf’d % Party % Other % Processed
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 73 37.2 51 26.0 0 -- 0 -- 14 7.1 196 Bedford 106 50.2 63 29.9 0 -- 0 -- 7 3.3 211 Bradford 33 9.0 91 24.7 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.3 368 Carbon 41 13.3 116 37.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 309 Clarion 24 46.2 10 19.2 0 -- 0 -- 1 1.9 52 Clearfield 47 37.9 3 2.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 124 Clinton 3 3.4 3 3.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 87 Columbia 4 2.4 58 34.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 169 Crawford 90 48.4 50 26.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 186 Elk 8 15.1 15 28.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 53 Greene 51 39.8 43 33.6 0 -- 0 -- 12 9.4 128 Huntingdon 27 31.8 12 14.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 85 Indiana 54 49.5 20 18.3 0 -- 1 0.9 0 -- 109 Jefferson 35 60.3 9 15.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 58 McKean 0 -- 6 13.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 44 Mifflin 29 46.8 13 21.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 62 Perry 29 43.3 17 25.4 1 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 67 Pike 38 15.4 66 26.8 0 -- 0 -- 53 21.5 246 Somerset 35 26.1 29 21.6 0 -- 0 -- 6 4.5 134 Susquehanna 24 18.5 15 11.5 0 -- 0 -- 2 1.5 130 Tioga 22 73.3 6 20.0 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.3 30 Venango 0 -- 15 18.5 0 -- 0 -- 2 2.5 81 Warren 30 49.2 16 26.2 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 61 Wayne 51 29.7 49 28.5 0 -- 0 -- 15 8.7 172
7th Class Counties
Juniata 1 5.0 2 10.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 20 Snyder 12 19.0 27 42.9 0 -- 0 -- 1 1.6 63 Union 1 1.9 26 48.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 54 Wyoming 38 50.0 8 10.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 76
8th Class Counties
Cameron 1 16.7 2 33.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 6 Forest 3 37.5 3 37.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 8 Fulton 3 25.0 1 8.3 0 -- 0 -- 1 8.3 12 Montour 4 11.1 4 11.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 36 Potter 6 19.4 9 29.0 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.2 31 Sullivan 7 53.8 2 15.4 0 -- 0 -- 1 7.7 13
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 54 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
… cases in which a plaintiff has petitioned the court of common pleas for relief from abuse by a defendant who is a household member, intimate partner, or shares biological parenthood.
Cases Processed A petition is processed when a final order granting or denying the petition is entered by the court, or the petition is dismissed, denied, withdrawn, or otherwise terminated.
Deceased Party A petition was terminated because one of the parties is deceased.
Final Order After A final order granting or denying the petition is entered following an Evidentiary Hearing evidentiary hearing before a judge. Before a Judge
Final Order by Stipulation A petition was resolved by stipulation or agreement between the parties or Agreement Between regardless of whether or not a hearing was started before the court. Also the Parties included in this category are consent agreements.
New Cases Filed A new case is a petition filed with the prothonotary during the year, regardless of the number of protected persons listed on the petition. NOT included are indirect criminal contempt actions or ancillary petitions such as petitions to modify, extend or terminate an existing order.
Other Disposition A residual disposition category for petitions processed by procedures not specified in the main disposition categories.
Petitions Requesting Of the new petitions filed, the number of plaintiffs requesting a temporary Temporary Orders protection order.
Petition Withdrawn by A petition is withdrawn by the petitioner prior to or during the hearing. Plaintiff
Plaintiff Did Not Appear A petition was terminated because the plaintiff did not attend the scheduled for an Evidentiary Hearing hearing.
Temporary Orders Denied Of those plaintiffs requesting a temporary order, the number of requests that were denied.
Temporary Order Denied The petition is terminated due to the denial of a temporary order and no After Ex Parte Hearing further proceedings are scheduled. and No Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled
Temporary Order A temporary order was granted, but later dismissed at either the 10-day Dismissed After hearing or following a period where the temporary order was continued; no Evidentiary Hearing final order is entered and no further proceedings are scheduled. and No Final Order Entered
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 55 Temporary Orders Granted Of those plaintiffs requesting a temporary order, the number of requests that were granted.
Transferred to Another A petition was transferred to another jurisdiction for disposition. Active PFA Jurisdiction orders transferred to another jurisdiction for enforcement are NOT included.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 56 2013 SUPPORT & PATERNITY STATE TOTALS
TATEWIDE S Spousal & Child Support Paternity
Cases Pending 1/1/13 56,945 Acknowledged: New Cases Filed 202,912 Non-Domestic Relations Section 19,699 Dockets Transferred In (plus) 2,740 During Conference 5,591
Dockets Transferred Out (minus) 2,627 Non-Stipulated (post genetic test) 360
Cases Available for Processing 259,970 Pre-Trial Conference 1,114 Cases Processed By: Total 26,764 Judge 7,740 Established: Non-Judicial Officer 194,375 Stipulated 3,991 Intake Officer 174,169 Default 1,749 Hearing Officer 20,206 Adjudication 64 Other 95 Non-DRS-Paternity 3,577 Cases Processed 202,210 Total 9,381 Cases Pending 12/31/13 57,760 Pending as of 12/31/13 17,341
EXCLUDING PHILADELPHIA Spousal & Child Support Paternity
Cases Pending 1/1/13 37,503 Acknowledged: New Cases Filed 175,689 Non-Domestic Relations Section 14,970 Dockets Transferred In (plus) 2,511 During Conference 3,681
Dockets Transferred Out (minus) 2,320 Non-Stipulated (post genetic test) 266
Cases Available for Processing 213,383 Pre-Trial Conference 652 Cases Processed By: Total 19,569 Judge 7,233 Established: Non-Judicial Officer 169,975 Stipulated 3,180 Intake Officer 155,660 Default 1,228 Hearing Officer 14,315 Adjudication 64 Other 92 Non-DRS-Paternity 3,383 Cases Processed 177,300 Total 7,855 Cases Pending 12/31/13 36,083 Pending as of 12/31/13 7,017
Data provided by PACSES
Last Modified: March 11, 2014 57 PACSES NOTE
Support data for each judicial district are supplied to the Administrative Office from the Department of Public Welfare’s automated system “Pennsylvania Child Support Enforcement System” (PACSES). The Non-Judicial Officer disposition category is divided into two subcategories - Conference/Intake Officer and Hearing Officer - to better reflect the different procedures by which support cases may be disposed.
Pa.R.C.P.1910.10 requires counties to choose one of two procedures for hearing support matters. The president judge or the administrative judge of the family division of each county must certify to the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee that support proceedings are conducted in accordance with Rule 1910.11 or Rule 1910.12.
In counties operating under Pa.R.C.P.1910.11, a conference is held before a conference/intake officer, an interim order is then entered, and if one or both of the parties are dissatisfied, a hearing de novo is held before a judge. Counties operating under Pa.R.C.P.1910.11 do not utilize hearing officers; hearing officers are attorneys appointed by the court.
The procedures set forth in Pa.R.C.P.1910.12 provide for a conference before a conference/intake officer and an interim order. If one or both parties are not satisfied with the interim order, a de novo hearing on the record is held before a hearing officer. The hearing officer then issues a report with recommendations, to which the parties may file exceptions with a judge.
Pa. R.C.P. 1910.11 Pa. R.C.P. 1910.12
Adams Franklin Potter Allegheny Lehigh Beaver Fulton Snyder Armstrong Luzerne Bedford Greene Sullivan Berks Lycoming Blair Huntingdon Tioga Bradford McKean Bucks Jefferson Union Cambria Monroe Butler Juniata Wayne Carbon Montour Cameron Lancaster Wyoming Chester Philadelphia Centre Lawrence York Clarion Schuylkill Clearfield Mercer Columbia Somerset Clinton Mifflin Cumberland Susquehanna Crawford Montgomery * Elk Venango Dauphin Northampton Forest Warren Delaware Northumberland Indiana Washington Erie Perry Lackawanna Westmoreland Fayette Pike Lebanon
* Montgomery County uses hearings conducted by a conciliator, which is followed by an off-the-record de novo hearing before an attorney master/conference officer, followed by a de novo hearing before a judge.
Please note that in support cases, the “Other” category is only used to report cases that are transferred to another county or state. Dismissals, withdrawals, stipulations and agreements between the parties are included in the Conference/Intake Officer, Hearing Officer, or Judge categories, as appropriate.
Last Modified: January 14, 2014 58 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 SPOUSAL & CHILD SUPPORT
(plus) (minus) Processed By: New Dockets Dockets Begin Cases Transferred Transferred Cases End Intake Hearing Pending Filed In Out Processed Pending Judge Officer Officer Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 19,442 27,223 229 307 24,910 21,677 507 18,509 5,891 3 2nd Class County Allegheny 5,567 19,004 112 159 19,051 5,473 140 14,486 4,403 22 2A Class Counties Bucks 1,247 6,883 34 61 6,880 1,223 974 5,905 1 0 Delaware 2,621 8,568 125 145 8,095 3,074 617 4,478 2,998 2 Montgomery * 1,429 5,567 100 82 5,589 1,425 240 3,655 1,644 50 3rd Class Counties Berks 2,217 8,038 150 126 8,194 2,085 199 7,154 841 0 Chester 1,147 3,401 69 128 3,412 1,077 118 3,076 218 0 Cumberland 361 3,119 55 41 3,120 374 63 2,868 189 0 Dauphin 2,230 7,189 126 58 7,722 1,765 376 7,346 0 0 Erie 1,420 8,005 44 56 8,509 904 433 8,075 0 1 Lackawanna 889 3,945 49 59 3,776 1,048 25 3,674 75 2 Lancaster 1,773 7,790 108 133 7,861 1,677 772 7,089 0 0 Lehigh 1,110 5,797 116 125 5,836 1,062 61 5,222 553 0 Luzerne 785 3,227 43 22 3,467 566 86 3,361 18 2 Northampton 1,122 5,300 147 110 5,360 1,099 457 4,903 0 0 Westmoreland 1,051 5,330 52 37 5,112 1,284 30 4,836 246 0 York 1,251 8,269 114 75 8,035 1,524 322 7,713 0 0 4th Class Counties Beaver 435 2,578 16 19 2,648 362 123 2,525 0 0 Butler 365 1,799 18 21 1,822 339 165 1,657 0 0 Cambria 616 3,615 110 34 3,749 558 19 3,507 223 0 Centre 176 1,365 21 5 1,398 159 60 1,338 0 0 Fayette 404 2,797 9 30 2,814 366 97 2,717 0 0 Franklin 517 3,292 41 33 3,427 390 3 3,332 92 0 Monroe 553 2,048 35 61 1,883 692 3 1,775 105 0 Schuylkill 335 2,797 40 43 2,676 453 3 2,622 51 0 Washington 567 2,647 24 33 2,756 449 45 2,543 168 0 5th Class Counties Adams 242 1,813 32 15 1,813 259 155 1,657 0 1 Blair 543 2,128 26 36 2,199 462 203 1,990 0 6 Lawrence 485 2,451 16 26 2,533 393 120 2,413 0 0 Lebanon 746 3,040 40 53 3,124 649 66 2,490 568 0 Lycoming 174 2,436 22 34 2,420 178 18 2,080 322 0 Mercer 791 3,093 30 16 3,034 864 158 2,876 0 0 Northumberland 265 1,719 36 28 1,771 221 73 1,634 63 1 Data provided by PACSES * “Exceptions” from a Master/Conference Officer are not reported by PACSES. Last Modified: January 14, 2014 59 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 SPOUSAL & CHILD SUPPORT
(plus) (minus) Processed By: New Dockets Dockets Begin Cases Transferred Transferred Cases End Intake Hearing Pending Filed In Out Processed Pending Judge Officer Officer Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 147 1,158 6 13 1,150 148 15 1,014 120 1 Bedford 158 739 18 6 738 171 92 646 0 0 Bradford 352 2,005 8 17 2,075 273 177 1,392 506 0 Carbon 211 1,307 36 48 1,298 208 20 1,204 74 0 Clarion 63 667 6 5 687 44 2 659 26 0 Clearfield 164 1,611 19 9 1,614 171 76 1,538 0 0 Clinton 56 828 10 4 852 38 88 764 0 0 Columbia 212 1,168 15 15 1,198 182 16 1,105 77 0 Crawford 173 1,681 19 21 1,739 113 43 1,696 0 0 Elk 54 486 3 1 473 69 8 394 70 1 Greene 118 978 15 10 988 113 62 926 0 0 Huntingdon 164 1,082 180 19 1,256 151 23 1,233 0 0 Indiana 173 1,156 22 27 1,179 145 9 1,134 36 0 Jefferson 84 1,043 14 17 1,073 51 23 1,050 0 0 McKean 120 600 6 6 559 161 12 201 346 0 Mifflin 153 1,155 21 17 1,177 135 32 1,145 0 0 Perry 188 606 9 23 642 138 52 590 0 0 Pike 128 818 24 19 830 121 53 777 0 0 Somerset 244 1,052 11 10 1,069 228 23 995 51 0 Susquehanna 92 638 8 8 635 95 7 551 76 1 Tioga 115 1,053 12 2 1,072 106 31 1,040 0 1 Venango 115 755 9 19 736 124 7 652 77 0 Warren 95 603 5 15 609 79 2 547 60 0 Wayne 105 708 9 17 721 84 17 704 0 0 7th Class Counties Juniata 57 393 18 9 414 45 19 395 0 0 Snyder 110 350 11 14 385 72 36 349 0 0 Union 100 589 14 16 601 86 18 582 0 1 Wyoming 62 439 11 4 446 62 22 424 0 0 8th Class Counties Cameron 20 156 0 6 147 23 6 141 0 0 Forest 1 20 0 1 16 4 1 13 2 0 Fulton 29 178 2 1 187 21 1 186 0 0 Montour 150 273 3 8 301 117 5 280 16 0 Potter 47 275 3 7 279 39 9 270 0 0 Sullivan 9 69 4 2 68 12 2 66 0 0 Data provided by PACSES
Last Modified: January 14, 2014 60 SPOUSAL & CHILD SUPPORT
… those cases in which a complaint has been filed requesting the court to require maintenance of a spouse or child by a person required by law to provide such maintenance.
Cases Processed A case is considered processed when a final order is entered.
Conference/Intake Officer A type of non-judicial officer who conducts an office conference pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1910.11. A support complaint is considered processed by a conference/intake officer if:
1) an agreement is reached during an office conference and the court approves the agreement; or;
2) no party demands a hearing within 20 days after an office conference.
Dockets Transferred In/Out Refers to the number of cases transferred from/to another county or state before a support order is established.
Hearing Officer A type of non-judicial officer, an attorney, who conducts a hearing on the record and files an interim order to the court pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1910.12. A support petition is considered processed by a hearing officer if no party files exceptions to any part of the resulting interim order.
Judge This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a judge in an evidentiary proceeding.
New Cases Filed A new support case is initiated with the filing of a complaint with the domestic relations section of the court of common pleas. Included are incoming reciprocal cases, petitions for modification or termination, and alimony pendente lite.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of cases not processed by a judge or conference/intake officer. Dismissals, withdrawals, stipulations and agreements between the parties are included in Conference/Intake Officer, Hearing Officer, or Judge categories, as appropriate.
Last Modified: January 14, 2014 61 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGED
Non-Domestic During Non-Stipulated Pre-Trial Relations Section Conference (post genetic tests) Conference Total
1st Class County Philadelphia 4,729 1,910 94 462 7,195 2nd Class County Allegheny 1,257 599 117 61 2,034 2A Class Counties Bucks 561 207 5 21 794 Delaware 859 225 1 53 1,138 Montgomery 615 131 1 31 778 3rd Class Counties Berks 932 160 1 65 1,158 Chester 348 76 1 15 440 Cumberland 216 69 2 7 294 Dauphin 557 145 0 55 757 Erie 504 102 1 11 618 Lackawanna 307 87 28 6 428 Lancaster 899 183 13 40 1,135 Lehigh 686 148 1 43 878 Luzerne 460 71 1 8 540 Northampton 450 125 3 20 598 Westmoreland 351 85 0 3 439 York 777 95 1 15 888 4th Class Counties Beaver 232 39 3 3 277 Butler 137 30 0 9 176 Cambria 251 41 0 19 311 Centre 82 25 0 0 107 Fayette 203 58 0 16 277 Franklin 260 54 0 10 324 Monroe 208 87 4 0 299 Schuylkill 265 53 2 2 322 Washington 236 73 0 6 315 5th Class Counties Adams 144 40 0 7 191 Blair 214 55 0 2 271 Lawrence 151 40 0 14 205 Lebanon 245 59 0 1 305 Lycoming 204 39 0 3 246 Mercer 171 21 1 5 198 Northumberland 174 30 0 8 212 Data provided by PACSES
Last Modified: March 11, 2014 62 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PATERNITY ESTABLISHED / PENDING
Stipulated Default Adjudication Non-DRS Total Pending
1st Class County Philadelphia 811 521 0 194 1,526 10,324 2nd Class County Allegheny 312 287 0 127 726 1,423 2A Class Counties Bucks 76 39 0 91 206 243 Delaware 204 61 1 78 344 664 Montgomery 132 12 1 102 247 283 3rd Class Counties Berks 142 78 0 351 571 402 Chester 83 24 0 33 140 143 Cumberland 46 12 0 39 97 83 Dauphin 200 31 31 102 364 322 Erie 268 59 8 108 443 196 Lackawanna 10 38 0 48 96 296 Lancaster 42 158 21 195 416 351 Lehigh 90 53 0 476 619 255 Luzerne 80 48 0 245 373 156 Northampton 88 32 0 149 269 217 Westmoreland 118 18 0 32 168 88 York 110 73 0 264 447 337 4th Class Counties Beaver 77 2 0 29 108 129 Butler 36 1 0 19 56 36 Cambria 62 6 0 32 100 59 Centre 18 2 1 2 23 10 Fayette 75 3 0 19 97 54 Franklin 70 7 0 83 160 53 Monroe 33 2 0 53 88 105 Schuylkill 48 3 1 21 73 64 Washington 76 45 0 1 122 120 5th Class Counties Adams 21 5 0 55 81 46 Blair 51 2 0 6 59 102 Lawrence 23 12 0 18 53 51 Lebanon 23 19 0 69 111 100 Lycoming 43 12 0 27 82 41 Mercer 42 14 0 83 139 85 Northumberland 33 6 0 35 74 20 Data provided by PACSES
Last Modified: March 11, 2014 63 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGED
Non-Domestic During Non-Stipulated Pre-Trial Relations Section Conference (post genetic tests) Conference Total
6th Class Counties Armstrong 78 20 0 0 98 Bedford 53 13 0 0 66 Bradford 96 44 12 0 152 Carbon 119 29 1 1 150 Clarion 70 12 24 0 106 Clearfield 127 23 0 9 159 Clinton 58 24 1 1 84 Columbia 83 13 11 4 111 Crawford 140 2 0 15 157 Elk 50 5 1 3 59 Greene 64 13 0 1 78 Huntingdon 70 14 0 4 88 Indiana 87 16 0 1 104 Jefferson 75 23 0 3 101 McKean 53 10 0 17 80 Mifflin 96 3 0 0 99 Perry 46 22 4 5 77 Pike 40 5 3 0 48 Somerset 107 13 0 5 125 Susquehanna 30 11 3 7 51 Tioga 60 27 1 0 88 Venango 62 38 0 4 104 Warren 48 4 6 2 60 Wayne 54 3 0 0 57 7th Class Counties Juniata 23 8 1 1 33 Snyder 56 4 4 1 65 Union 41 6 0 2 49 Wyoming 48 8 0 1 57 8th Class Counties Cameron 51006 Forest 0 0 8 0 8 Fulton 16 2 0 1 19 Montour 22 5 0 1 28 Potter 27 7 0 4 38 Sullivan 10 1 0 0 11 Data provided by PACSES
Last Modified: March 11, 2014 64 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 PATERNITY ESTABLISHED / PENDING
Stipulated Default Adjudication Non-DRS Total Pending
6th Class Counties Armstrong 21 1 0 15 37 14 Bedford 4 3 0 11 18 21 Bradford 18 1 0 26 45 33 Carbon 19 1 0 10 30 28 Clarion 2104717 Clearfield 32 8 0 7 47 14 Clinton 11 0 0 11 22 4 Columbia 0 1 0 39 40 22 Crawford 33 5 0 17 55 19 Elk 9 1 0 1 11 13 Greene 17 11 0 11 39 19 Huntingdon 21 1 0 3 25 17 Indiana 20 0 0 12 32 21 Jefferson 38 5 0 6 49 16 McKean 22 3 0 12 37 30 Mifflin 22 0 0 5 27 17 Perry 8 0 0 3 11 24 Pike 7 0 0 48 55 14 Somerset 15 4 0 8 27 13 Susquehanna 10 0 0 28 38 12 Tioga 23 0 0 32 55 17 Venango 27 1 0 10 38 17 Warren 12 0 0 12 24 8 Wayne 9 0 0 15 24 23 7th Class Counties Juniata 81010195 Snyder 14 0 0 8 22 10 Union 511072312 Wyoming 0 0 0 4 4 10 8th Class Counties Cameron 200131 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 6006123 Montour 4 0 0 0 4 4 Potter 9508224 Sullivan 0 0 0 1 1 1 Data provided by PACSES
Last Modified: March 11, 2014 65 PATERNITY
… legal determination of fatherhood. Paternity must be established before child or medical support can be ordered.
Pending Paternity The number of cases in which a paternity matter has been filed, but there is no establishment or acknowledgement.
Paternity Acknowledged
During Conference The alleged father signed the Acknowledgement of Paternity - Waiver of Trial (PE-010) at the initial child support conference.
Non-Domestic Relations The voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (AOP) interfaced between Section the Pennsylvania Child Support Enforcement System (PACSES) and the Paternity Tracking System (PTS) to establish paternity for the child.
Non-Stipulated The alleged father signed the Acknowledgement of Paternity - Waiver (post genetic test) of Trial (PE-010) after genetic tests were conducted and resulted in the alleged father being determined to be the biological father.
Pre-Trial Conference The alleged father signed the Acknowledgement of Paternity - Waiver of Trial (PE-010) at a child support conference.
Paternity Established
Stipulated The alleged father requested genetic tests and signed a stipulation that if the test results had a 99% or higher probability of paternity then the alleged father would be stipulated as the biological father of the child.
Default The alleged father failed to appear after being served for either a support conference, hearing, or genetic test and a default paternity order was entered by the court.
Adjudication The alleged father was determined to be the biological father of the child through a court proceeding.
Non-DRS-Paternity Paternity was established in another state, “Out of state only”.
Last Modified: March 11, 2014 66 2013 CUSTODY - DIVORCE - DELINQUENCY STATE TOTALS
STATEWIDE Custody/ Partial Custody/ Juvenile Visitation Divorce Delinquency
Cases Pending 1/1/13 25,134 (R) 72,858 (R) 11,562 (R)
New Cases Filed 50,311 40,450 26,998
Cases Available for Processing 75,445 113,308 38,560
Cases Processed By:
Judge 16,645 2,836 11,470
Non-Judicial Officer 22,726 2,494 10,593
Uncontested - - - - - 30,574 - - - - -
Other 6,400 5,224 5,491
Cases Processed 45,771 41,128 27,554
Cases Pending 12/31/13 29,674 72,180 11,006
EXCLUDING PHILADELPHIA Custody/ Partial Custody/ Juvenile Visitation Divorce Delinquency
Cases Pending 1/1/13 14,109 (R) 58,086 (R) 8,866 (R)
New Cases Filed 38,595 38,817 21,793
Cases Available for Processing 52,704 96,903 30,659
Cases Processed By:
Judge 10,536 1,200 10,369
Non-Judicial Officer 18,659 2,494 9,377
Uncontested - - - - - 30,574 - - - - -
Other 6,365 5,056 2,285
Cases Processed 35,560 39,324 22,031
Cases Pending 12/31/13 17,144 57,579 8,628
(R) - Revised
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 67 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 CUSTODY/PARTIAL CUSTODY/VISITATION
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Non-Judicial Pending Filed Processed Pending Judge Officer Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 11,025 11,716 10,211 12,530 6,109 4,067 35 2nd Class County Allegheny 21 3,373 2,065 1,329 621 921 523 2A Class Counties Bucks 249 1,795 1,817 227 754 658 405 Delaware 386 1,218 1,066 538 139 843 84 Montgomery 894 4,440 4,628 706 2,794 1,394 440 3rd Class Counties Berks 583 1,082 1,107 558 620 332 155 Chester 1,864 (R) 1,096 998 1,962 83 652 263 Cumberland 345 723 790 278 125 453 212 Dauphin 278 1,266 1,273 271 158 735 380 Erie 426 1,185 1,382 229 179 996 207 Lackawanna 77 429 387 119 87 254 46 Lancaster 34 889 885 38 199 594 92 Lehigh 375 1,526 1,534 367 154 827 553 Luzerne 73 1,725 1,696 102 331 1,365 0 Northampton 142 757 687 212 83 377 227 Westmoreland 767 1,383 1,303 847 337 687 279 York 117 1,573 1,166 524 141 993 32 4th Class Counties Beaver 283 864 927 220 350 473 104 Butler 50 515 555 10 18 489 48 Cambria 307 (R) 288 431 164 62 248 121 Centre 2 174 176 0 176 0 0 Fayette 344 276 375 245 29 186 160 Franklin 15 306 321 0 0 295 26 Monroe 279 1,074 857 496 23 791 43 Schuylkill 98 (R) 660 605 153 179 367 59 Washington 396 453 439 410 45 293 101 5th Class Counties Adams 79 601 590 90 587 0 3 Blair 200 783 724 259 100 566 58 Lawrence 3 224 97 130 80 10 7 Lebanon 648 (R) 505 325 828 34 176 115 Lycoming 281 633 402 512 72 320 10 Mercer 31 211 206 36 116 72 18 Northumberland 181 614 573 222 1 406 166 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: October 16, 2014 68 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 CUSTODY/PARTIAL CUSTODY/VISITATION
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Non-Judicial Pending Filed Processed Pending Judge Officer Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 108 198 195 111 17 0 178 Bedford 113 216 229 100 221 0 8 Bradford 169 325 244 250 28 42 174 Carbon 130 378 409 99 228 154 27 Clarion 22 150 128 44 21 35 72 Clearfield 309 344 606 47 254 177 175 Clinton 310 122 6 426 6 0 0 Columbia 510 294 252 552 3 213 36 Crawford 554 255 191 618 1 135 55 Elk 32 89 83 38 12 54 17 Greene 15 82 80 17 6 28 46 Huntingdon 116 78 95 99 85 0 10 Indiana 182 (R) 206 171 217 93 66 12 Jefferson 59 267 227 99 8 106 113 McKean 76 385 383 78 144 202 37 Mifflin 54 242 240 56 103 0 137 Perry 493 221 154 560 143 0 11 Pike 92 139 191 40 53 138 0 Somerset 48 182 168 62 14 96 58 Susquehanna 206 67 42 231 23 13 6 Tioga 4 185 176 13 0 174 2 Venango 0 109 109 0 101 8 0 Warren 45 210 156 99 37 76 43 Wayne 7 141 142 6 3 49 90 7th Class Counties Juniata 83 46 50 79 47 0 3 Snyder 91 214 198 107 52 53 93 Union 68 80 51 97 47 0 4 Wyoming 80 64 80 64 75 0 5 8th Class Counties Cameron 6151923124 Forest 7 12 8 11 4 3 1 Fulton 46 25 19 52 13 0 6 Montour 69 562 32 599 5 25 2 Potter 170 (R) 48 31 187 1 27 3 Sullivan 7 3 8 2 8 0 0 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 69 CUSTODY/PARTIAL CUSTODY/VISITATION
… a category of cases which are legal proceedings to determine the right:
1) Custody - to keep, control, guard, care for and preserve a child; 2) Partial Custody - to take possession of a child from the custodial person for a specified length of time; 3) Visitation - to visit a child without the right to remove a child from custodial person’s control.
Cases Processed A case is considered processed when a final order is entered.
Judge This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a judge in an evidentiary proceeding. NOT included are those cases signed by a judge in which the agreement was reached by a hearing officer, mediator, or conciliator.
New Cases Filed A new custody/partial custody/visitation case is initiated with the filing of a complaint. The unit of count is the petition and NOT the number of children listed on the petition. Included are petitions to modify existing custody or visitation orders. NOT included are petitions for special relief or emergency petitions.
Non-Judicial Officer This disposition type refers to the number of cases processed or disposed by a mediator, conciliator, hearing officer, master or other domestic relations personnel.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of cases not processed by a judge or non-judicial officer. Included are all cases which have been transferred, withdrawn, discontinued, Pa.R.J.A. 1901 dismissals, and stipulations by the parties in which there was NO mediation, conciliation, or hearing before a hearing officer, master or judge.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 70 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 DIVORCE
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Non-Judicial Pending Filed Processed Pending Judge OfficerUncontested Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 14,772 1,633 1,804 14,601 1,636 0 0 168 2nd Class County Allegheny 5,394 2,753 2,528 5,619 302 128 2,090 8 2A Class Counties Bucks 472 1,283 1,232 523 16 139 1,077 0 Delaware 2,601 (R) 1,225 2,135 1,691 0 1 1,295 839 Montgomery 2,796 1,778 1,812 2,762 0 0 1,812 (O) 0 3rd Class Counties Berks 2,518 1,147 1,116 2,549 20 74 846 176 Chester 1,970 1,293 1,249 2,014 64 214 931 40 Cumberland 811 617 563 865 2 7 536 18 Dauphin 1,186 885 976 1,095 5 17 704 250 Erie 161 1,329 1,071 419 0 20 631 420 Lackawanna 293 602 575 320 0 52 523 0 Lancaster 3,425 (R) 1,436 1,239 3,622 0 12 1,226 1 Lehigh 1,550 915 1,015 1,450 0 125 700 190 Luzerne 114 784 824 74 167 640 0 17 Northampton 1,508 926 1,022 1,412 0 84 733 205 Westmoreland 2,700 970 900 2,770 9 106 762 23 York 2,703 1,406 1,363 2,746 17 2 1,214 130 4th Class Counties Beaver 648 452 476 624 16 0 401 59 Butler 1,252 477 456 1,273 19 0 398 39 Cambria 298 (R) 348 281 365 6 12 255 8 Centre 1,047 355 316 1,086 0 0 265 51 Fayette 705 413 463 655 1 2 383 77 Franklin 662 551 475 738 0 9 459 7 Monroe 1,160 450 431 1,179 123 66 226 16 Schuylkill 849 436 374 911 0 29 330 15 Washington 937 622 593 966 28 47 502 16 5th Class Counties Adams 657 378 574 461 3 7 339 225 Blair 928 334 379 883 2 18 315 44 Lawrence 198 231 281 148 72 0 172 37 Lebanon 864 (R) 881 445 1,300 25 26 356 38 Lycoming 1,477 348 324 1,501 0 309 15 0 Mercer 466 353 366 453 1 29 274 62 Northumberland 704 258 377 585 53 56 234 34 (R) - Revised (O) - Overinclusive, includes cases in which a judge held an evidentiary hearing. Last Modified: October 16, 2014 71 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 DIVORCE
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Non-Judicial Pending Filed Processed Pending Judge OfficerUncontested Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 132 213 217 128 0 20 177 20 Bedford 288 160 147 301 2 0 120 25 Bradford 301 226 240 287 0 5 206 29 Carbon 241 211 220 232 0 28 166 26 Clarion 38 89 85 42 3 7 70 5 Clearfield 341 190 167 364 5 3 117 42 Clinton 227 121 141 207 117 0 22 2 Columbia 479 177 168 488 1 6 151 10 Crawford 524 232 214 542 0 5 205 4 Elk 163 95 91 167 0 0 88 3 Greene 160 125 131 154 4 6 96 25 Huntingdon 216 144 114 246 38 0 62 14 Indiana 357 (R) 203 186 374 0 0 170 16 Jefferson 164 219 171 212 0 4 167 0 McKean 83 178 213 48 1 31 161 20 Mifflin 275 170 133 312 1 0 132 0 Perry 272 151 134 289 2 6 122 4 Pike 296 169 147 318 0 25 122 0 Somerset 634 223 452 405 1 3 188 260 Susquehanna 264 145 128 281 57 4 49 18 Tioga 70 168 136 102 0 0 135 1 Venango 166 190 183 173 2 20 161 0 Warren 224 97 89 232 3 0 86 0 Wayne 164 164 142 186 3 10 82 47 7th Class Counties Juniata 114 76 71 119 3 3 62 3 Snyder 123 134 130 127 0 3 116 11 Union 103 89 93 99 0 0 57 36 Wyoming 217 91 67 241 0 20 40 7 8th Class Counties Cameron 3,438 1,959 1,935 3,462 0 0 1,710 225 Forest 31 15 26 20 4 3 3 16 Fulton 60 44 48 56 2 0 0 46 Montour 95 44 54 85 0 4 40 10 Potter 4,740 6,065 6,567 4,238 0 0 5,481 1,086 Sullivan 32 4 7 29 0 1 6 0 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 72 DIVORCE
… a legal proceeding to dissolve a marriage.
Cases Processed A divorce case is counted as processed when a final decree is issued granting or denying the divorce. Equitable distribution may be ongoing though the petition is counted as disposed.
Judge This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a judge in an evidentiary proceeding. Included are single cases with multiple hearings AT LEAST ONE of which was held before a judge.
New Cases Filed A new divorce action is initiated with the filing of a complaint.
Non-Judicial Officer This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a master in an evidentiary proceeding. Included are single cases with multiple hearings in which there were NO hearings before a judge.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of cases not processed by a judge, or non-judicial officer, or matters which were not uncontested. Included are all cases which have been transferred, withdrawn, discontinued, and Pa.R.J.A. 1901 dismissals.
Uncontested This disposition type refers to the number of matters resolved by mediation, conciliation or stipulation. Included are all matters resolved without an evidentiary hearing, i.e. those in which there was no evidentiary proceeding and the judge signed a final decree.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 73 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Non-Judicial Pending Filed Processed Pending Judge Officer Other
1st Class County
Philadelphia * 2,696 (R) 5,205 5,523 2,378 1,101 1,216 3,206
2nd Class County
Allegheny 1,105 (R) 2,618 2,707 1,016 1,240 954 513 2A Class Counties Bucks 172 779 776 175 600 176 0 Delaware 846 1,357 1,494 709 578 601 315 Montgomery 139 1,050 1,100 89 908 192 0 3rd Class Counties Berks 319 847 907 259 590 251 66 Chester 599 752 901 450 174 575 152 Cumberland 132 479 518 93 261 229 28 Dauphin 586 876 870 592 312 460 98 Erie 322 667 658 331 377 209 72 Lackawanna 284 322 303 303 107 137 59 Lancaster 337 1,329 1,261 405 805 433 23 Lehigh 163 862 828 197 175 489 164 Luzerne 270 558 454 374 132 301 21 Northampton 152 527 536 143 333 189 14 Westmoreland 127 502 481 148 167 269 45 York 338 (R) 911 904 345 387 438 79 4th Class Counties Beaver 40 369 386 23 23 256 107 Butler 441 226 196 471 75 121 0 Cambria 172 628 639 161 214 425 0 Centre 47 152 148 51 126 22 0 Fayette 53 509 458 104 48 410 0 Franklin 41 337 304 74 118 113 73 Monroe 146 224 192 178 150 (O) 39 3 Schuylkill 57 425 412 70 148 256 8 Washington 251 311 279 283 106 149 24 5th Class Counties Adams 118 237 251 104 50 140 61 Blair 41 (R) 193 192 42 0 175 17 Lawrence 75 249 275 49 157 118 0 Lebanon 49 225 224 50 99 98 27 Lycoming 39 464 438 65 279 159 0 Mercer 362 275 305 332 161 141 3 Northumberland 64 223 196 91 115 70 11 (R) - Revised (O) - Overinclusive, includes consent decrees and informal adjustments. * Data provided by CPCMS Last Modified: October 16, 2014 74 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Non-Judicial Pending Filed Processed Pending Judge Officer Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 39 114 102 51 47 48 7 Bedford 20 109 112 17 18 85 9 Bradford 28 94 105 17 16 37 52 Carbon 45 106 119 32 34 52 33 Clarion 17 56 64 9 22 32 10 Clearfield 48 (R) 113 136 25 84 39 13 Clinton 40 100 79 61 79 0 0 Columbia 35 75 92 18 63 19 10 Crawford 102 157 120 139 69 51 0 Elk 17 92 87 22 28 56 3 Greene 12 38 40 10 36 0 4 Huntingdon 16 53 52 17 52 (O) 0 0 Indiana 41 104 137 8 54 82 1 Jefferson 30 95 107 18 103 2 2 McKean 51 66 74 43 42 30 2 Mifflin 24 69 76 17 48 21 7 Perry 76 99 92 83 50 35 7 Pike 82 61 67 76 55 12 0 Somerset 42 94 96 40 81 15 0 Susquehanna 17 46 55 8 11 14 30 Tioga 19 67 74 12 73 1 0 Venango 37 122 130 29 57 43 30 Warren 26 82 88 20 44 32 12 Wayne 1 73 71 3 45 25 1 7th Class Counties Juniata 10 12 13 9 6 7 0 Snyder 27 (R) 44 55 16 23 12 20 Union 32 (R) 27 43 16 20 5 18 Wyoming 16 53 57 12 43 2 12 8th Class Counties Cameron 3 12 12 3 4 6 2 Forest 1 6 5 2 0 0 5 Fulton 7 11 16 2 15 1 0 Montour 6 26 28 4 18 9 1 Potter 10 23 27 6 9 9 9 Sullivan 2 11 7 6 5 0 2
(R) - Revised (O) - Overinclusive, includes consent decrees.
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 75 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
… a classification of juvenile cases which involves an act by an individual under the age of 18 which has been designated as a crime under Pennsylvania law or under local ordinances.
Cases Processed 1) a juvenile probation officer informally adjusts, “warns, counsels and dismisses” or otherwise terminates a case (processed by Non-Judicial Officer); or, 2) a case is resolved by consent decree after the juvenile probation officer files a petition with the court (processed by Non-Judicial Officer); or, 3) a master or judge adjudicates a case after the juvenile probation officer files a petition with the court (processed by Non-Judicial Officer or Judge); or, 4) a case is transferred to adult court, another jurisdiction, withdrawn, etc. (processed by Other).
Judge This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a judge in an evidentiary proceeding.
New Cases Filed A new delinquency case is initiated at the time a written allegation is submitted to the juvenile probation office. Collateral charges and magisterial district judge referrals for juvenile non-payment of costs and fines are NOT included. Also NOT included are dispositional hearings, review hearings, and ancillary petitions.
Non-Judicial Officer This disposition type refers to the number of informal adjustments by a juvenile probation officer, all consent decrees, and any case disposition issued by a hearing officer or master.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of cases not processed by a judge or non-judicial officer. Included are all cases which have been transferred, withdrawn, discontinued.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 76 2013 DEPENDENCY STATE TOTALS
STATEWIDE EXCLUDING P HILADELPHIA
Abuse/ Status Abuse/ Status Juvenile Dependency Neglect Offenses Neglect Offenses Pending Adjudication Inventory * Cases Pending 1/1/13 1,458 287 1,224 282 New Petitions Filed 10,442 426 7,416 405 Other 191 12 163 12
Total Petitions Available for Processing 12,091 725 8,803 699
Processed By: Adjudicated Dependent Judge 6,137 206 3,557 190 Master 1,915 129 1,881 129 Adjudicated NOT Dependent Judge 739 29 317 20 Master 209 12 204 11 Withdrawn/Dismissed/Inactive 752 27 746 27 Other 685 39 656 39 Total Petitions Processed 10,437 442 7,361 416 Cases Pending 12/31/13 1,654 283 1,442 283
Adjudicated Dependent Inventory ** Cases Pending 1/1/13 15,751 618 11,359 530 New Adjudicated Dependent Cases 8,052 335 5,438 319 Other 552 34 499 32 Total Adjudicated Dependent Cases 24,355 987 17,296 881
Court Supervision Terminated By: Placement with a Relative/Guardian 3,061 42.1% 152 40.4% 2,086 38.6% 139 41.6% Adoption 1,540 21.2% 6 1.6% 1,297 24.0% 6 1.8% Aged Out 1,057 14.6% 81 21.5% 685 12.7% 58 17.4% Family Reunification 967 13.3% 86 22.9% 833 15.4% 84 25.1% Other *** 460 6.3% 31 8.2% 398 7.4% 30 9.0% Other Permanency Outcomes **** 178 2.5% 20 5.3% 100 1.9% 17 5.1% Total Court Supervision Terminated 7,263 376 5,399 334 Cases Pending 12/31/13 17,092 611 11,897 547
* The pending adjudication inventory includes petitions for dependency that are awaiting adjudication. This inventory is counted separately from adjudicated cases that are under court supervision. ** If the case is adjudicated dependent, the case becomes part of the Adjudicated Dependent Inventory and continues under court supervision. *** Other includes cases where court supervision is terminated due to transfer out of jurisdiction, withdrawal and administrative closure. **** Other Permanency Outcomes include: adjudicated delinquent, death due to natural causes, death due to negligence, emancipation, permanent living arrangement, and parent has come forward.
Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 77 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Total New Petitions Total Begin Petitions Available for Petitions End Pending Filed Other Processing Processed Pending
1st Class County Philadelphia 234 3,026 28 3,288 3,076 212 2nd Class County Allegheny 198 1,059 14 1,271 1,081 190 2A Class Counties Bucks 94 292 1 387 274 113 Delaware 28 385 3 416 334 82 Montgomery 186 187 5 378 144 234 3rd Class Counties Berks 26 453 17 496 408 88 Chester 7 89 0 96 90 6 Cumberland 20 226 16 262 238 24 Dauphin 10 160 0 170 154 16 Erie 3 209 9 221 193 28 Lackawanna 77 135 8 220 191 29 Lancaster 41 212 2 255 195 60 Lehigh 15 149 0 164 141 23 Luzerne 80 518 15 613 491 122 Northampton 12 178 14 204 167 37 Westmoreland 12 152 1 165 162 3 York 16 283 1 300 286 14 4th Class Counties Beaver 6 41 0 47 43 4 Butler 5 89 0 94 80 14 Cambria 5 85 0 90 83 7 Centre 4 36 5 45 40 5 Fayette 21 272 0 293 247 46 Franklin 6 67 0 73 66 7 Monroe 6 133 6 145 131 14 Schuylkill 9 436 0 445 427 18 Washington 113 165 2 280 231 49 5th Class Counties Adams 1 30 0 31 28 3 Blair 30 156 9 195 154 41 Lawrence 17 106 8 131 121 10 Lebanon 2 29 0 31 30 1 Lycoming 1 28 0 29 28 1 Mercer 10 34 0 44 30 14 Northumberland 2 101 5 108 97 11 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 78 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Processed By: Withdrawn/ Adjudicated Dependent Adjudicated NOT Dependent Dismissed/ Judge Master Judge Master Inactive Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 2,580 34 422 5 6 29 2nd Class County Allegheny 686 0 63 7 267 58 2A Class Counties Bucks 187 0 3 0 67 17 Delaware 6 259 4 14 39 12 Montgomery 113 15 0 0 0 16 3rd Class Counties Berks 326 0 10 0 40 32 Chester 8 75 0 1 0 6 Cumberland 6 150 3 56 1 22 Dauphin 30 97 0 10 2 15 Erie 15 155 0 3 0 20 Lackawanna 118 0 0 0 51 22 Lancaster 147 1 18 0 0 29 Lehigh 12 96 4 12 16 1 Luzerne 114 262 15 54 1 45 Northampton 22 122 0 0 0 23 Westmoreland 22 103 0 0 37 0 York 227 0 7 0 46 6 4th Class Counties Beaver 5 34 0 2 0 2 Butler 0 59 0 16 4 1 Cambria 66 0 13 0 0 4 Centre 31 0 3 0 0 6 Fayette 193 0 45 0 0 9 Franklin 7 40 8 1 8 2 Monroe 114 0 11 0 0 6 Schuylkill 325 0 32 0 70 0 Washington 32 92 2 7 0 98 5th Class Counties Adams 13 0 0 0 2 13 Blair 13 101 2 13 22 3 Lawrence 9 83 2 0 0 27 Lebanon 26 0 0 0 0 4 Lycoming 18 3 0 0 0 7 Mercer 16 0 7 0 0 7 Northumberland 81 0 10 0 0 6 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 79 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Total New Petitions Total Begin Petitions Available for Petitions End Pending Filed Other Processing Processed Pending
6th Class Counties Armstrong 0 28 0 28 28 0 Bedford 6 30 0 36 35 1 Bradford 4 65 3 72 63 9 Carbon 0 28 0 28 28 0 Clarion 0 27 0 27 27 0 Clearfield 4 55 1 60 56 4 Clinton 5 41 0 46 43 3 Columbia 26 68 0 94 71 23 Crawford 12 61 1 74 65 9 Elk 2 6 1 9 8 1 Greene 11 67 8 86 84 2 Huntingdon 2 58 0 60 55 5 Indiana 0 39 0 39 32 7 Jefferson 0 26 1 27 26 1 McKean 7 44 0 51 44 7 Mifflin 5 14 0 19 19 0 Perry 0 2 1 3 3 0 Pike 4 15 0 19 12 7 Somerset 1 49 0 50 49 1 Susquehanna 0 23 0 23 23 0 Tioga 2 52 0 54 50 4 Venango 2 9 0 11 9 2 Warren 3 11 0 14 14 0 Wayne 1 31 0 32 31 1 7th Class Counties Juniata 33 14 6 53 19 34 Snyder 5 17 0 22 20 2 Union 1 6 0 7 6 1 Wyoming 18 20 0 38 38 0 8th Class Counties Cameron 3 2 0 5 5 0 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 0 4 0 4 4 0 Montour 2 3 0 5 1 4 Potter 0 2 0 2 2 0 Sullivan 2 4 0 6 6 0 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 80 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Processed By: Withdrawn/ Adjudicated Dependent Adjudicated NOT Dependent Dismissed/ Judge Master Judge Master Inactive Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 23 0 0 0 4 1 Bedford 28 0 0 0 7 0 Bradford 10 36 1 4 1 11 Carbon 15 0 7 0 5 1 Clarion 23 0 4 0 0 0 Clearfield 44 0 0 0 0 12 Clinton 28 0 15 0 0 0 Columbia 10 42 0 1 18 0 Crawford 0 56 0 3 3 3 Elk 7 0 0 0 0 1 Greene 49 0 0 0 4 31 Huntingdon 51 0 0 0 4 0 Indiana 30 0 0 0 0 2 Jefferson 21 0 2 0 0 3 McKean 26 0 1 0 0 17 Mifflin 19 0 0 0 0 0 Perry 2 0 0 0 0 1 Pike 6 0 1 0 0 5 Somerset 42 0 2 0 5 0 Susquehanna 22 0 0 0 0 1 Tioga 29 0 2 0 15 4 Venango 2 0 0 0 0 7 Warren 11 0 0 0 1 2 Wayne 21 0 0 0 2 8 7th Class Counties Juniata 3 0 4 0 0 12 Snyder 10 0 6 0 4 0 Union 6 0 0 0 0 0 Wyoming 20 0 9 0 0 9 8th Class Counties Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 5 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 3 0 0 0 0 1 Montour 1 0 0 0 0 0 Potter 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sullivan 5 0 1 0 0 0 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 81 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Total New Petitions Total Begin Petitions Available for Petitions End Pending Filed Other Processing Processed Pending
1st Class County Philadelphia 5 21 0 26 26 0 2nd Class County Allegheny 1 16 0 17 15 2 2A Class Counties Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware 0 5 0 5 5 0 Montgomery 217 0 1 218 2 216 3rd Class Counties Berks 0 2 0 2 2 0 Chester 3 14 1 18 16 2 Cumberland 2 8 2 12 8 4 Dauphin 1 16 0 17 16 1 Erie 0 2 1 3 3 0 Lackawanna 3 10 1 14 12 2 Lancaster 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lehigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luzerne 6 39 0 45 32 13 Northampton 1 2 0 3 3 0 Westmoreland 7 50 0 57 56 1 York 0 0 0 0 0 0 4th Class Counties Beaver 1 4 0 5 5 0 Butler 0 3 0 3 2 1 Cambria 0 4 0 4 3 1 Centre 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fayette 1 26 0 27 23 4 Franklin 2 32 0 34 33 1 Monroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schuylkill 6 27 0 33 33 0 Washington 11 10 0 21 9 12 5th Class Counties Adams 0 5 0 5 5 0 Blair 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lawrence 0 2 0 2 2 0 Lebanon 1 15 0 16 15 1 Lycoming 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mercer 2 11 0 13 10 3 Northumberland 0 2 0 2 1 1 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 82 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Processed By: Withdrawn/ Adjudicated Dependent Adjudicated NOT Dependent Dismissed/ Judge Master Judge Master Inactive Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 16 0 9 1 0 0 2nd Class County Allegheny 10 0 0 0 4 1 2A Class Counties Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware 0 5 0 0 0 0 Montgomery 2 0 0 0 0 0 3rd Class Counties Berks 2 0 0 0 0 0 Chester 0 12 1 1 0 2 Cumberland 1 5 0 0 0 2 Dauphin 0 11 1 1 0 3 Erie 0 2 0 0 0 1 Lackawanna 8 0 0 0 3 1 Lancaster 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lehigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luzerne 11 11 5 5 0 0 Northampton 0 2 0 0 0 1 Westmoreland 2 46 0 0 8 0 York 0 0 0 0 0 0 4th Class Counties Beaver 0 2 1 1 1 0 Butler 0 2 0 0 0 0 Cambria 2 0 0 0 0 1 Centre 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fayette 18 0 1 0 0 4 Franklin 1 21 0 3 8 0 Monroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schuylkill 27 0 5 0 1 0 Washington 0 5 0 0 0 4 5th Class Counties Adams 5 0 0 0 0 0 Blair 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lawrence 0 2 0 0 0 0 Lebanon 13 0 0 0 0 2 Lycoming 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mercer 8 0 0 0 0 2 Northumberland 1 0 0 0 0 0 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 83 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Total New Petitions Total Begin Petitions Available for Petitions End Pending Filed Other Processing Processed Pending
6th Class Counties Armstrong 4 10 0 14 13 1 Bedford 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradford 0 1 0 1 1 0 Carbon 0 9 0 9 9 0 Clarion 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clearfield 3 15 0 18 14 4 Clinton 0 13 0 13 13 0 Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crawford 0 2 0 2 2 0 Elk 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greene 1 0 1 2 2 0 Huntingdon 0 10 0 10 8 2 Indiana 4 20 2 26 21 5 Jefferson 0 2 1 3 3 0 McKean 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mifflin 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perry 0 3 0 3 3 0 Pike 0 0 0 0 0 0 Somerset 0 5 0 5 5 0 Susquehanna 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tioga 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venango 0 2 0 2 2 0 Warren 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wayne 0 2 0 2 2 0 7th Class Counties Juniata 4 0 0 4 0 4 Snyder 1 0 0 1 0 1 Union 0 1 0 1 1 0 Wyoming 0 2 0 2 2 0 8th Class Counties Cameron 0 2 1 3 2 1 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 0 1 1 2 2 0 Montour 0 0 0 0 0 0 Potter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 84 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - PENDING ADJUDICATION
Processed By: Withdrawn/ Adjudicated Dependent Adjudicated NOT Dependent Dismissed/ Judge Master Judge Master Inactive Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 13 0 0 0 0 0 Bedford 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradford 0 1 0 0 0 0 Carbon 6 0 1 0 1 1 Clarion 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clearfield 10 0 0 0 0 4 Clinton 9 0 4 0 0 0 Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crawford 0 2 0 0 0 0 Elk 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greene 1 0 0 0 0 1 Huntingdon 7 0 1 0 0 0 Indiana 17 0 0 0 0 4 Jefferson 2 0 0 0 0 1 McKean 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mifflin 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perry 1 0 0 0 1 1 Pike 0 0 0 0 0 0 Somerset 5 0 0 0 0 0 Susquehanna 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tioga 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venango 2 0 0 0 0 0 Warren 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wayne 2 0 0 0 0 0 7th Class Counties Juniata 0 0 0 0 0 0 Snyder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Union 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wyoming 1 0 0 0 0 1 8th Class Counties Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 1 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 1 0 0 0 0 1 Montour 0 0 0 0 0 0 Potter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 85 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
New Total Adjudicated Adjudicated Total Begin Dependent Dependent Court Supervision End Pending Cases Other Cases Terminated Pending
1st Class County Philadelphia 4,392 2,614 53 7,059 1,864 5,195 2nd Class County Allegheny 1,792 686 34 2,512 777 1,735 2A Class Counties Bucks 483 187 9 679 202 477 Delaware 646 265 9 920 249 671 Montgomery 547 128 19 694 166 528 3rd Class Counties Berks 743 326 28 1,097 350 747 Chester 155 83 4 242 46 196 Cumberland 186 156 22 364 145 219 Dauphin 327 127 11 465 130 335 Erie 339 170 21 530 213 317 Lackawanna 374 118 10 502 179 323 Lancaster 474 148 10 632 160 472 Lehigh 232 108 4 344 107 237 Luzerne 470 376 32 878 297 581 Northampton 226 144 26 396 103 293 Westmoreland 213 125 10 348 144 204 York 411 227 13 651 169 482 4th Class Counties Beaver 46 39 2 87 42 45 Butler 124 59 0 183 74 109 Cambria 132 66 3 201 63 138 Centre 74 31 6 111 37 74 Fayette 265 193 10 468 176 292 Franklin 71 47 6 124 47 77 Monroe 145 114 6 265 93 172 Schuylkill 314 325 1 640 225 415 Washington 254 124 83 461 122 339 5th Class Counties Adams 56 13 16 85 29 56 Blair 164 114 2 280 134 146 Lawrence 172 92 25 289 101 188 Lebanon 50 26 1 77 18 59 Lycoming 48 21 3 72 25 47 Mercer 98 16 5 119 40 79 Northumberland 277 81 5 363 67 296 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 86 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
Court Supervision Terminated:
Placement Other with a Relative/ Aged Family Permanency Guardian % Adoption % Out % Reunification % Other % Outcomes %
1st Class County Philadelphia 975 52.3 243 13.0 372 20.0 134 7.2 62 3.3 78 4.2 2nd Class County Allegheny 307 39.5 193 24.8 155 19.9 86 11.1 32 4.1 4 0.5 2A Class Counties Bucks 77 38.1 48 23.8 26 12.9 44 21.8 4 2.0 3 1.5 Delaware 89 35.7 76 30.5 22 8.8 31 12.4 26 10.4 5 2.0 Montgomery 70 42.2 42 25.3 13 7.8 23 13.9 14 8.4 4 2.4 3rd Class Counties Berks 162 46.3 125 35.7 31 8.9 3 0.9 25 7.1 4 1.1 Chester 26 56.5 12 26.1 6 13.0 0 -- 1 2.2 1 2.2 Cumberland 59 40.7 22 15.2 21 14.5 13 9.0 28 19.3 2 1.4 Dauphin 20 15.4 48 36.9 12 9.2 43 33.1 3 2.3 4 3.1 Erie 68 31.9 76 35.7 22 10.3 15 7.0 20 9.4 12 5.6 Lackawanna 66 36.9 42 23.5 11 6.1 44 24.6 11 6.1 5 2.8 Lancaster 28 17.5 61 38.1 34 21.3 20 12.5 16 10.0 1 0.6 Lehigh 41 38.3 31 29.0 17 15.9 17 15.9 0 -- 1 0.9 Luzerne 165 55.6 42 14.1 33 11.1 27 9.1 29 9.8 1 0.3 Northampton 22 21.4 29 28.2 11 10.7 22 21.4 14 13.6 5 4.9 Westmoreland 42 29.2 44 30.6 22 15.3 34 23.6 1 0.7 1 0.7 York 24 14.2 26 15.4 46 27.2 61 36.1 6 3.6 6 3.6 4th Class Counties Beaver 17 40.5 20 47.6 2 4.8 1 2.4 1 2.4 1 2.4 Butler 22 29.7 24 32.4 12 16.2 15 20.3 1 1.4 0 -- Cambria 20 31.7 0 -- 11 17.5 15 23.8 8 12.7 9 14.3 Centre 12 32.4 11 29.7 4 10.8 3 8.1 7 18.9 0 -- Fayette 95 54.0 26 14.8 8 4.5 47 26.7 0 -- 0 -- Franklin 8 17.0 11 23.4 7 14.9 13 27.7 4 8.5 4 8.5 Monroe 16 17.2 22 23.7 12 12.9 37 39.8 6 6.5 0 -- Schuylkill 172 76.4 18 8.0 11 4.9 20 8.9 3 1.3 1 0.4 Washington 65 53.3 25 20.5 16 13.1 1 0.8 9 7.4 6 4.9 5th Class Counties Adams 2 6.9 6 20.7 6 20.7 6 20.7 9 31.0 0 -- Blair 53 39.6 45 33.6 8 6.0 11 8.2 10 7.5 7 5.2 Lawrence 12 11.9 28 27.7 18 17.8 24 23.8 18 17.8 1 1.0 Lebanon 8 44.4 0 -- 6 33.3 2 11.1 1 5.6 1 5.6 Lycoming 14 56.0 8 32.0 1 4.0 2 8.0 0 -- 0 -- Mercer 18 45.0 2 5.0 5 12.5 12 30.0 3 7.5 0 -- Northumberland 19 28.4 0 -- 8 11.9 29 43.3 11 16.4 0 -- Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 87 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
New Total Adjudicated Adjudicated Total Begin Dependent Dependent Court Supervision End Pending Cases Other Cases Terminated Pending
6th Class Counties Armstrong 46 23 0 69 34 35 Bedford 36 28 0 64 34 30 Bradford 89 46 5 140 52 88 Carbon 29 15 1 45 21 24 Clarion 24 23 0 47 19 28 Clearfield 145 44 8 197 51 146 Clinton 34 28 0 62 25 37 Columbia 184 52 2 238 35 203 Crawford 135 56 0 191 50 141 Elk 10 7 1 18 4 14 Greene 76 49 10 135 44 91 Huntingdon 30 51 0 81 28 53 Indiana 62 30 2 94 30 64 Jefferson 21 21 2 44 15 29 McKean 86 26 12 124 27 97 Mifflin 46 19 0 65 14 51 Perry 1 2 2 5 2 3 Pike 25 6 0 31 8 23 Somerset 40 42 0 82 29 53 Susquehanna 38 22 0 60 14 46 Tioga 77 29 0 106 36 70 Venango 42 2 0 44 17 27 Warren 17 11 2 30 11 19 Wayne 39 21 4 64 3 61 7th Class Counties Juniata 11 3 7 21 12 9 Snyder 24 10 0 34 21 13 Union 22 6 0 28 13 15 Wyoming 7 20 1 28 11 17 8th Class Counties Cameron 9 0 3 12 2 10 Forest 1 0 0 1 0 1 Fulton 10 3 0 13 1 12 Montour 19 1 1 21 1 20 Potter 6 2 0 8 0 8 Sullivan 10 5 0 15 5 10 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 88 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
Court Supervision Terminated:
Placement Other with a Relative/ Aged Family Permanency Guardian % Adoption % Out % Reunification % Other % Outcomes %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 26 76.5 3 8.8 3 8.8 0 -- 1 2.9 1 2.9
Bedford 17 50.0 3 8.8 4 11.8 10 29.4 0 -- 0 --
Bradford 32 61.5 7 13.5 2 3.8 7 13.5 4 7.7 0 --
Carbon 7 33.3 4 19.0 1 4.8 6 28.6 0 -- 3 14.3
Clarion 10 52.6 5 26.3 0 -- 1 5.3 1 5.3 2 10.5
Clearfield 24 47.1 4 7.8 4 7.8 3 5.9 15 29.4 1 2.0
Clinton 12 48.0 11 44.0 2 8.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Columbia 6 17.1 1 2.9 14 40.0 14 40.0 0 -- 0 --
Crawford 7 14.0 16 32.0 7 14.0 18 36.0 1 2.0 1 2.0
Elk 0 -- 0 -- 1 25.0 0 -- 2 50.0 1 25.0
Greene 30 68.2 1 2.3 3 6.8 0 -- 10 22.7 0 --
Huntingdon 15 53.6 9 32.1 0 -- 4 14.3 0 -- 0 --
Indiana 7 23.3 18 60.0 2 6.7 0 -- 3 10.0 0 --
Jefferson 12 80.0 1 6.7 0 -- 0 -- 2 13.3 0 --
McKean 7 25.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 20 74.1 0 --
Mifflin 2 14.3 6 42.9 2 14.3 2 14.3 1 7.1 1 7.1
Perry 0 -- 0 -- 1 50.0 0 -- 1 50.0 0 --
Pike 7 87.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 12.5 0 --
Somerset 7 24.1 2 6.9 4 13.8 15 51.7 1 3.4 0 --
Susquehanna 0 -- 4 28.6 1 7.1 9 64.3 0 -- 0 --
Tioga 11 30.6 10 27.8 5 13.9 7 19.4 3 8.3 0 --
Venango 11 64.7 3 17.6 2 11.8 0 -- 1 5.9 0 --
Warren 1 9.1 5 45.5 2 18.2 3 27.3 0 -- 0 --
Wayne 0 -- 2 66.7 0 -- 0 -- 1 33.3 0 -- 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 1 8.3 1 8.3 3 25.0 7 58.3 0 --
Snyder 5 23.8 11 52.4 1 4.8 3 14.3 0 -- 1 4.8
Union 7 53.8 3 23.1 3 23.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Wyoming 2 18.2 2 18.2 0 -- 7 63.6 0 -- 0 -- 8th Class Counties
Cameron 0 -- 0 -- 1 50.0 0 -- 1 50.0 0 --
Forest 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Fulton 1 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Montour 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 100.0 0 --
Potter 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Sullivan 1 20.0 2 40.0 2 40.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 89 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
New Total Adjudicated Adjudicated Total Begin Dependent Dependent Court Supervision End Pending Cases Other Cases Terminated Pending
1st Class County Philadelphia 88 16 2 106 42 64 2nd Class County Allegheny 23 10 0 33 11 22 2A Class Counties Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware 1 5 0 6 1 5 Montgomery 85 2 0 87 2 85 3rd Class Counties Berks 7 2 0 9 4 5 Chester 20 12 2 34 7 27 Cumberland 6 6 1 13 9 4 Dauphin 25 11 0 36 13 23 Erie 2 2 2 6 2 4 Lackawanna 25 8 1 34 13 21 Lancaster 3 0 0 3 2 1 Lehigh 1 0 0 1 0 1 Luzerne 15 22 0 37 15 22 Northampton 8 2 2 12 4 8 Westmoreland 26 48 3 77 47 30 York 0 0 0 0 0 0 4th Class Counties Beaver 4 2 0 6 3 3 Butler 1 2 0 3 1 2 Cambria 1 2 0 3 3 0 Centre 2 0 0 2 0 2 Fayette 16 18 1 35 13 22 Franklin 21 22 1 44 30 14 Monroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schuylkill 4 27 0 31 13 18 Washington 8 5 3 16 2 14 5th Class Counties Adams 11 5 0 16 13 3 Blair 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lawrence 1 2 0 3 1 2 Lebanon 27 13 2 42 15 27 Lycoming 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mercer 16 8 2 26 11 15 Northumberland 0 1 0 1 0 1 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 90 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
Court Supervision Terminated:
Placement Other with a Relative/ Aged Family Permanency Guardian % Adoption % Out % Reunification % Other % Outcomes %
1st Class County Philadelphia 13 31.0 0 -- 23 5.5 2 4.8 1 2.4 3 7.1 2nd Class County Allegheny 6 54.5 0 -- 2 1.8 1 9.1 1 9.1 1 9.1 2A Class Counties Bucks 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Delaware 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 100.0 0 -- Montgomery 1 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 50.0 0 -- 3rd Class Counties Berks 1 25.0 0 -- 3 7.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Chester 2 28.6 0 -- 3 4.3 0 -- 1 14.3 1 14.3 Cumberland 3 33.3 0 -- 2 2.2 2 22.2 2 22.2 0 -- Dauphin 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 11 84.6 0 -- 2 15.4 Erie 1 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 50.0 0 -- Lackawanna 7 53.8 0 -- 0 -- 4 30.8 2 15.4 0 -- Lancaster 0 -- 2 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Lehigh 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Luzerne 11 73.3 0 -- 1 0.7 2 13.3 1 6.7 0 -- Northampton 0 -- 0 -- 2 5.0 1 25.0 0 -- 1 25.0 Westmoreland 13 27.7 0 -- 12 2.6 18 38.3 2 4.3 2 4.3 York 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4th Class Counties Beaver 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 33.3 0 -- 2 66.7 Butler 0 -- 0 -- 1 10.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Cambria 2 66.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 33.3 0 -- Centre 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Fayette 11 84.6 0 -- 2 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Franklin 2 6.7 2 6.7 4 1.3 21 70.0 0 -- 1 3.3 Monroe 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Schuylkill 7 53.8 0 -- 1 0.8 3 23.1 1 7.7 1 7.7 Washington 2 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 5th Class Counties Adams 3 23.1 0 -- 2 1.5 5 38.5 3 23.1 0 -- Blair 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Lawrence 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 100.0 0 -- 0 -- Lebanon 5 33.3 0 -- 6 4.0 2 13.3 1 6.7 1 6.7 Lycoming 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Mercer 4 36.4 0 -- 1 0.9 3 27.3 2 18.2 1 9.1 Northumberland 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Data provided by CPCMS Last Modified: September 5, 2014 91 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
New Total Adjudicated Adjudicated Total Begin Dependent Dependent Court Supervision End Pending Cases Other Cases Terminated Pending
6th Class Counties Armstrong 20 13 0 33 14 19 Bedford 1 0 0 1 1 0 Bradford 6 1 0 7 1 6 Carbon 4 6 1 11 6 5 Clarion 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clearfield 27 10 4 41 14 27 Clinton 9 9 0 18 10 8 Columbia 3 0 0 3 0 3 Crawford 2 2 0 4 2 2 Elk 6 0 0 6 0 6 Greene 11 1 1 13 4 9 Huntingdon 2 7 0 9 3 6 Indiana 19 17 2 38 10 28 Jefferson 5 2 1 8 5 3 McKean 1 0 0 1 0 1 Mifflin 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perry 1 1 0 2 1 1 Pike 1 0 0 1 1 0 Somerset 9 5 0 14 9 5 Susquehanna 3 0 0 3 0 3 Tioga 1 0 0 1 1 0 Venango 18 2 0 20 10 10 Warren 1 0 0 1 0 1 Wayne 4 2 0 6 1 5 7th Class Counties Juniata 1 0 1 2 0 2 Snyder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Union 1 1 0 2 0 2 Wyoming 0 1 0 1 0 1 8th Class Counties Cameron 4 1 1 6 2 4 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 2 1 1 4 3 1 Montour 6 0 0 6 1 5 Potter 3 0 0 3 0 3 Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 92 FAMILY COURT CASELOAD - 2013 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY STATUS OFFENSES - ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT
Court Supervision Terminated:
Placement Other with a Relative/ Aged Family Permanency Guardian % Adoption % Out % Reunification % Other % Outcomes %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 12 85.7 1 7.1 1 0.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Bedford 0 -- 0 -- 1 10.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Bradford 0 -- 0 -- 1 10.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Carbon 2 33.3 0 -- 0 -- 3 50.0 0 -- 1 16.7
Clarion 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Clearfield 10 71.4 0 -- 2 1.4 0 -- 0 -- 2 14.3
Clinton 8 80.0 0 -- 2 2.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Columbia 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Crawford 1 50.0 1 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Elk 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Greene 1 25.0 0 -- 1 2.5 0 -- 2 50.0 0 --
Huntingdon 1 33.3 0 -- 1 3.3 1 33.3 0 -- 0 --
Indiana 2 20.0 0 -- 4 4.0 0 -- 4 40.0 0 --
Jefferson 3 60.0 0 -- 1 2.0 1 20.0 0 -- 0 --
McKean 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Mifflin 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Perry 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 100.0 0 -- 0 --
Pike 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 100.0 0 --
Somerset 4 44.4 0 -- 2 2.2 3 33.3 0 -- 0 --
Susquehanna 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Tioga 1 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Venango 10 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Warren 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Wayne 1 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Snyder 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Union 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Wyoming 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 8th Class Counties
Cameron 1 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 50.0 0 --
Forest 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Fulton 1 33.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 33.3 1 33.3
Montour 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 100.0 0 --
Potter 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Sullivan 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Data provided by CPCMS
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 93 JUVENILE DEPENDENCY ABUSE/NEGLECT & STATUS OFFENSE
… a classification of juvenile cases which involves the absence of the proper parental care or supervision necessary for the physical, mental, emotional, or moral health of an individual under 18 years of age.
Abuse/Neglect - alleges non-accidental physical or mental injuries to a child. Abuse/Neglect cases include allegations of sexual abuse or exploitation; abandonment; insufficient food, housing, medical care, shelter or supervision which endangers the child’s life or development; parent’s inability to care for a child due to his or her own mental health, etc.;
Status Offense - addresses acts or conduct which are recognized to be offenses, but only when committed or engaged in by juveniles and which can be adjudicated only by a juvenile court. Examples of status offenses are curfew violations, incorrigibility, juveniles alleged to be runaways, truancy, uncontrollable behavior, etc.
Adjudicated Dependent If the case is adjudicated dependent, the case becomes part of the Adjudicated Dependent Inventory and continues under court supervision.
Adjudicated Not Dependent If the case is adjudicated NOT dependent, the case is closed.
Cases Processed A dependency petition is considered processed when an order adjudicating the petition is issued, typically at a permanency placement hearing. The disposition is recorded whether or not the juvenile is adjudicated dependent.
Court Supervision Court supervision of Adjudicated Dependent Cases is terminated when Terminated the child achieves permanency. Permanency outcomes include the following:
Family Reunification - the child is returned to the parent(s). Includes the CPCMS termination category of reunification
Adoption - the legal and permanent transfer of all parental rights and responsibilities to adoptive parents. Includes CPCMS termination category of adoption.
Placement With a Relative or Guardian - the custody of the child is transferred from the natural parent to a relative or caregiver. Both permanent and non-permanent placements are included in this category. Includes CPCMS termination categories of child with guardian, placement with relative, subsidized permanent legal custodian/relative, and permanent placement with relative.
Aged Out - the dependent child reaches the age of 18. Includes CPCMS termination category aged out.
Other Permanency Outcomes - includes the CPCMS termination categories of adjudicated delinquent, death due to natural causes, death due to negligence, emancipation, permanent living arrangement, Family Service Plan completed, permanency plan completed.
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 94 Other Terminations - includes CPCMS termination categories transferred to other jurisdiction, inactive due to warrant, cases withdrawn, cases closed without disposition, as well as categories reserved for administrative closings and data corrections.
Judge This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a judge in an evidentiary proceeding. Dispositional hearings, review hearings and ancillary petitions are NOT included. Also NOT included are cases initially heard by a master or hearing officer where the judge signs the agreement or order after the matter is resolved by the non-judicial officer.
Master This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a master in an evidentiary proceeding. Included are single cases with multiple hearings in which there were NO hearings before a judge
New Petitions Filed A new dependency case (abuse/neglect and status offense) is initiated with the filing of a petition. Included are reopened cases where a new petition has been filed.
Other (inbound) Inbound cases that are transferred from another jurisdiction, cases reopened due to a warrant. Includes CPCMS entries transferred from other jurisdiction, case reopened due to warrant as well as categories reserved for data corrections or administrative actions.
Other (outbound) This disposition type refers to the number of cases not processed by a judge or non-judicial officer. Included are all cases which have been transferred to another jurisdiction, cases in which the manner of adjudication was not recorded, and those cases terminated due to administrative actions and data corrections.
Pending Adjudication The pending adjudication inventory includes petitions for dependency that are awaiting adjudication. This inventory of cases is counted separately from adjudicated cases.
Withdrawn/ This disposition type refers to cases withdrawn, dismissed or placed in Dismissed/ inactive status due to a warrant. Inactive
Last Modified: September 5, 2014 95 [This page intentionally left blank for printing purposes] ORPHANS’ COURT CASELOAD 2013 O ’ C S T
Relinquishments/ Appointment of S Accounts Adoptions Terminations Guardians
Cases Pending 1/1/13 1,514 1,114 (R) 2,439 (R) 903 (R)
New Cases Filed 3,469 3,826 4,501 2,852
Subtotal: Cases Available for Processing 4,983 4,940 6,940 3,755
Cases Processed By:
Judge (Contested) 348 - - - - - 1,275 492
Judge (Contested) Granted - - - - - 75 ------
Judge (Contested) Denied - - - - - 10 ------
Non-Judicial Officer (Contested) 2 ------
Uncontested 3,141 - - - - - 2,832 1,910
Uncontested Granted - - - - - 3,731 ------
Uncontested Denied - - - - - 6 ------
Other 150 104 346 365
Subtotal: Cases Processed 3,641 3,926 4,453 2,767
Cases Pending 12/31/13 1,342 1,014 2,487 988
Relinquishments/ Appointment of E P Accounts Adoptions Terminations Guardians
Cases Pending 1/1/13 1,415 1,069 (R) 2,097 (R) 849 (R)
New Cases Filed 3,331 3,407 3,826 2,470
Subtotal: Cases Available for Processing 4,746 4,476 5,923 3,319
Cases Processed By:
Judge (Contested) 208 - - - - - 834 189
Judge (Contested) Granted - - - - - 75 ------
Judge (Contested) Denied - - - - - 10 ------
Non-Judicial Officer (Contested) 2 ------
Uncontested 3,115 - - - - - 2,689 1,910
Uncontested Granted - - - - - 3,304 ------
Uncontested Denied - - - - - 6 ------
Other 150 85 293 297
Subtotal: Cases Processed 3,475 3,480 3,816 2,396
Cases Pending 12/31/13 1,271 996 2,107 923
(R) - Revised
Note: Estimates are used for Lycoming County.
Last Modified: February 27, 2018 98 ORPHANS’ COURT CASELOAD - 2013 ACCOUNTS Processed By:
New Non-Judicial Begin Cases Cases End Judge Officer Pending Filed Processed Pending (Contested) (Contested) Uncontested Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 99 138 166 71 140 0 26 0 2nd Class County Allegheny 190 538 541 187 0 0 541 0 2A Class Counties Bucks 76 56 55 77 19 0 36 0 Delaware 186 48 49 185 11 0 27 11 Montgomery 54 176 193 37 56 0 113 24 3rd Class Counties Berks 34 91 97 28 9 0 87 1 Chester 23 59 56 26 10 0 41 5 Cumberland 21 79 73 27 1 0 72 0 Dauphin 29 34 57 6 18 0 21 18 Erie 11 41 38 14 0 1 35 2 Lackawanna 21 16 24 13 3 0 21 0 Lancaster 65 41 74 32 4 0 40 30 Lehigh 23 48 56 15 13 0 40 3 Luzerne 0 51 51 0 2 0 49 0 Northampton 12 47 51 8 6 0 45 0 Westmoreland 110 244 251 103 5 0 242 4 York 15 113 102 26 9 0 92 1 4th Class Counties Beaver 16 80 81 15 1 0 76 4 Butler 44 112 114 42 3 0 110 1 Cambria 25 104 115 14 5 0 109 1 Centre 17 54 54 17 1 0 53 0 Fayette 24 57 59 22 0 0 59 0 Franklin 13 67 61 19 1 0 59 1 Monroe 9 18 23 4 1 0 22 0 Schuylkill 8 25 29 4 1 0 23 5 Washington 64 49 49 64 3 0 26 20 5th Class Counties Adams 5 30 26 9 1 0 24 1 Blair 5 194 198 1 0 0 198 0 Lawrence 25 47 56 16 0 0 56 0 Lebanon 18 26 25 19 0 0 25 0 Lycoming * 7 40 39 8 0 0 39 0 Mercer 27 82 83 26 0 0 78 5 Northumberland 2 38 38 2 0 1 34 3 * Estimate
Last Modified: October 16, 2014 99 ORPHANS’ COURT CASELOAD - 2013 ACCOUNTS Processed By:
New Non-Judicial Begin Cases Cases End Judge Officer Pending Filed Processed Pending (Contested) (Contested) Uncontested Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 12 29 32 9 1 0 30 1 Bedford 8 12 16 4 0 0 16 0 Bradford 3 12 10 5 6 0 4 0 Carbon 11 17 19 9 0 0 19 0 Clarion 0 12 11 1 0 0 11 0 Clearfield 5 79 84 0 3 0 78 3 Clinton 1 5 5 1 3 0 2 0 Columbia 13 37 38 12 0 0 38 0 Crawford 28 39 35 32 0 0 34 1 Elk 4 18 20 2 0 0 20 0 Greene 1 13 10 4 0 0 10 0 Huntingdon 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Indiana 24 70 73 21 0 0 72 1 Jefferson 8 48 52 4 0 0 52 0 McKean 16 10 11 15 0 0 11 0 Mifflin 3 26 23 6 1 0 20 2 Perry 2 11 8 5 0 0 8 0 Pike 19 5 3 21 0 0 3 0 Somerset 4 37 34 7 1 0 33 0 Susquehanna 13 21 25 9 0 0 24 1 Tioga 1 7 8 0 0 0 8 0 Venango 26 37 47 16 0 0 47 0 Warren 7 14 20 1 7 0 13 0 Wayne 4 4 5 3 0 0 5 0 7th Class Counties Juniata 0 10 10 0 1 0 8 1 Snyder 0 16 13 3 0 0 13 0 Union 7 14 19 2 2 0 17 0 Wyoming 2 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 8th Class Counties Cameron 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Forest 4 3 5 2 0 0 5 0 Fulton 8 9 12 5 0 0 12 0 Montour 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 Potter 2 7 6 3 0 0 6 0 Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Modified: January 15, 2015 100 ACCOUNTS
… a statement prepared by a fiduciary at the close of his or her administration of an estate to reflect transactions that have occurred. The statement is presented to the court as part of the process whereby the fiduciary seeks discharge from liability for the events disclosed.
Cases Processed The number of accounts confirmed (i.e., a confirmation is a judicial determination that the account is filed in proper order).
Fiduciary A person or an institution with a legal responsibility for the money or property of another. The term includes executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees subject to the jurisdiction of the Orphans’ Court Division.
Judge This disposition type refers to the number of accounts contested before a judge. A case is considered contested before a judge ONLY if objections are filed.
New Cases Filed The number of account statements filed with the Orphans’ Court clerk.
Non-Judicial Officer This disposition type refers to the number of accounts heard by a non-judicial officer. Non-judicial officers include masters, auditors and examiners. A matter is only considered contested if objections are filed and presented to a non-judicial officer.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of accounts that were not processed by a judge or non-judicial officer nor uncontested. Included are all cases which have been transferred, discontinued, withdrawn, and deceased respondents.
Uncontested This disposition type refers to the number of accounts confirmed by a judge or non-judicial officer in which no objections were filed.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 101 ORPHANS’ COURT CASELOAD - 2013 ADOPTIONS Processed By:
New Judge (Contested) Uncontested Begin Cases Cases End Pending Filed Processed Pending Granted Denied Granted Denied Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 45 419 446 18 0 0 427 0 19 2nd Class County Allegheny 72 279 280 71 0 0 280 0 0 2A Class Counties Bucks 102 105 126 81 1 1 124 0 0 Delaware 55 118 114 59 0 0 112 0 2 Montgomery 8 173 172 9 0 0 172 0 0 3rd Class Counties Berks 27 207 213 21 0 0 209 0 4 Chester 22 62 54 30 1 0 47 0 6 Cumberland 15 85 84 16 3 0 74 1 6 Dauphin 39 122 153 8 0 0 132 0 21 Erie 69 127 126 70 0 0 126 0 0 Lackawanna 7 83 79 11 0 2 76 0 1 Lancaster 74 232 222 84 0 0 222 0 0 Lehigh 13 74 70 17 0 1 63 1 5 Luzerne 99 121 143 77 0 0 143 0 0 Northampton 1 85 86 0 2 0 83 0 1 Westmoreland 15 144 149 10 0 0 149 0 0 York 30 129 126 33 0 2 119 0 5 4th Class Counties Beaver 4 53 54 3 0 0 54 0 0 Butler 13 54 58 9 0 3 55 0 0 Cambria 10 23 29 4 0 0 29 0 0 Centre 2 69 62 9 0 0 62 0 0 Fayette 16 42 42 16 0 0 42 0 0 Franklin 12 62 67 7 0 0 65 0 2 Monroe 11 60 50 21 6 1 40 2 1 Schuylkill 9 51 49 11 0 0 44 0 5 Washington 3 76 75 4 0 0 74 0 1 5th Class Counties Adams 10 21 25 6 0 0 21 0 4 Blair 44 81 83 42 0 0 83 0 0 Lawrence 27 57 50 34 1 0 49 0 0 Lebanon 0 38 36 2 0 0 36 0 0 Lycoming * 30 32 33 29 0 0 33 0 0 Mercer 5 28 27 6 2 0 25 0 0 Northumberland 3 30 33 0 2 0 29 2 0 * Estimate
Last Modified: October 16, 2014 102 ORPHANS’ COURT CASELOAD - 2013 ADOPTIONS Processed By:
New Judge (Contested) Uncontested Begin Cases Cases End Pending Filed Processed Pending Granted Denied Granted Denied Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 7 16 18 5 1 0 17 0 0 Bedford 9 12 10 11 0 0 9 0 1 Bradford 4 33 34 3 18 0 13 0 3 Carbon 4 17 16 5 0 0 16 0 0 Clarion 1 19 18 2 0 0 18 0 0 Clearfield 40 29 33 36 0 0 33 0 0 Clinton 8 12 16 4 13 0 3 0 0 Columbia 4 31 30 5 2 0 26 0 2 Crawford 6 14 17 3 0 0 17 0 0 Elk 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 Greene 1 12 8 5 1 0 7 0 0 Huntingdon 27 (R) 25 28 24 5 0 23 0 0 Indiana 19 36 38 17 0 0 37 0 1 Jefferson 2 24 22 4 0 0 22 0 0 McKean 25 21 33 13 0 0 20 0 13 Mifflin 3 17 18 2 3 0 15 0 0 Perry 2 9 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 Pike 21 13 18 16 1 0 17 0 0 Somerset 0 11 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 Susquehanna 0 22 20 2 0 0 20 0 0 Tioga 3 7 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 Venango 8 21 20 9 0 0 20 0 0 Warren 3 7 7 3 0 0 7 0 0 Wayne 2 9 9 2 1 0 8 0 0 7th Class Counties Juniata 4 7 9 2 0 0 9 0 0 Snyder 3 16 17 2 0 0 15 0 2 Union 8 15 15 8 9 0 6 0 0 Wyoming 1 8 5 4 2 0 3 0 0 8th Class Counties Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forest 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Fulton 2 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 Montour 4 6 8 2 0 0 8 0 0 Potter 0 8 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 Sullivan 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 103 ADOPTIONS
… a legal proceeding in which a child’s rights and duties toward his or her birth parents are terminated and similar rights and duties toward his or her adoptive parents are substituted.
Cases Processed The number of final decrees either granting or denying the adoption.
Judge (Contested) This disposition type refers to the number of adoptions in which disputed issues of fact were heard in an evidentiary proceeding by a judge. A contested adoption can be granted or denied.
New Cases Filed Each child listed on a petition for adoption is counted separately as a new case. For example, a petition with three children listed is counted as three new cases filed.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of adoptions that were not uncontested or not processed by a judge or non-judicial officer. Included are all cases which have been transferred, discontinued, withdrawn, and deceased respondents.
Uncontested This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which the parties appear before a judge to provide confirmatory testimony but there were NO disputed issues of fact. An uncontested adoption can be granted or denied.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 104 ORPHANS’ COURT CASELOAD - 2013 RELINQUISHMENTS/TERMINATIONS
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Judge Pending Filed Processed Pending (Contested) Uncontested Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 342 675 637 380 441 143 53 2nd Class County Allegheny 231 313 294 250 112 161 21 2A Class Counties Bucks 91 74 88 77 29 54 5 Delaware 295 164 176 283 39 103 34 Montgomery 0 187 187 0 25 162 0 3rd Class Counties Berks 37 172 192 17 49 137 6 Chester 31 87 90 28 11 62 17 Cumberland 16 104 105 15 18 78 9 Dauphin 57 60 106 11 32 42 32 Erie 121 157 214 64 42 172 0 Lackawanna 40 136 134 42 0 120 14 Lancaster 104 167 163 108 42 120 1 Lehigh 30 58 46 42 25 15 6 Luzerne 22 133 107 48 107 0 0 Northampton 4 67 54 17 16 37 1 Westmoreland 55 212 219 48 48 169 2 York 37 126 119 44 35 76 8 4th Class Counties Beaver 6 53 54 5 28 22 4 Butler 50 95 105 40 0 82 23 Cambria 44 82 78 48 35 28 15 Centre 10 81 74 17 0 74 0 Fayette 19 53 47 25 6 41 0 Franklin 22 55 55 22 0 45 10 Monroe 18 49 48 19 1 41 6 Schuylkill 7 51 49 9 5 40 4 Washington 33 105 87 51 40 43 4
5th Class Counties Adams 7 35 25 17 0 19 6 Blair 82 83 67 98 0 67 0 Lawrence 64 79 65 78 0 65 0 Lebanon 10 38 45 3 0 42 3 Lycoming * 99 30 19 110 0 19 0 Mercer 2 39 29 12 0 25 4 Northumberland 0 105 61 44 0 61 0 * Estimate
Last Modified: October 16, 2014 105 ORPHANS’ COURT CASELOAD - 2013 RELINQUISHMENTS/TERMINATIONS
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Judge Pending Filed Processed Pending (Contested) Uncontested Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 19 15 14 20 3 11 0 Bedford 7 11 9 9 0 9 0 Bradford 10 45 41 14 15 21 5 Carbon 5 9 11 3 9 2 0 Clarion 7 18 20 5 1 19 0 Clearfield 79 38 37 80 9 28 0 Clinton 7 20 14 13 5 9 0 Columbia 12 38 42 8 5 33 4 Crawford 7 10 15 2 0 15 0 Elk 6 5 7 4 1 5 1 Greene 11 19 22 8 5 13 4 Huntingdon 63 (R) 38 41 60 13 28 0 Indiana 12 37 38 11 0 35 3 Jefferson 4 30 28 6 1 26 1 McKean 55 13 54 14 0 11 43 Mifflin 3 18 18 3 6 12 0 Perry 5 22 22 5 5 16 1 Pike 18 17 17 18 1 16 0 Somerset 17 27 14 30 0 14 0 Susquehanna 9 19 21 7 1 18 2 Tioga 22 23 28 17 0 28 0 Venango 21 36 29 28 0 29 0 Warren 4 3 5 2 0 5 0 Wayne 17 14 12 19 0 12 0 7th Class Counties Juniata 5 6 5 6 0 5 0 Snyder 10 21 26 5 5 20 1 Union 9 6 8 7 4 4 0 Wyoming 5 3 6 2 0 6 0 8th Class Counties Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 0 (R) 5 5 0 0 5 0 Montour 3 5 7 1 0 7 0 Potter 1 5 5 1 0 5 0 Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: November 10, 2015 106 RELINQUISHMENTS/TERMINATIONS
… relinquishment is the voluntary ending of the rights of a parent with respect to his or her child. Termination is the involuntary ending of the rights of a parent with respect to his or her child.
Cases Processed The number of final decrees either granting or denying the petition.
Judge (Contested) This disposition type refers to the number of relinquishments/terminations in which disputed issues of fact were heard in an evidentiary proceeding by a judge.
New Cases Filed The number of petitions filed either to relinquish or to terminate parental rights.
Note: Only the petition is counted, regardless of the number of children or the number of parents listed on the petition.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of relinquishments/terminations that were not uncontested or not processed by a judge or non-judicial officer. Included are all cases which have been transferred, discontinued, withdrawn, and deceased respondents.
Uncontested This disposition type refers to the number of cases in which the parties appear before a judge to provide confirmatory testimony but there were NO disputed issues of fact.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 107 O ’ C C - 2013 A G
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Judge Pending Filed Processed Pending (Contested) Uncontested Other
1st Class County Philadelphia 54 382 371 65 303 0 68 2nd Class County Allegheny 37 322 300 59 42 258 0 2A Class Counties Bucks 47 95 67 75 4 59 4 Delaware 79 154 147 86 13 108 26 Montgomery 1 181 182 0 3 157 22 3rd Class Counties Berks 4 92 91 5 0 78 13 Chester 22 88 92 18 3 80 9 Cumberland 8 22 23 7 2 16 5 Dauphin 26 40 61 5 14 25 22 Erie 3 50 45 8 6 37 2 Lackawanna 29 75 75 29 0 67 8 Lancaster 29 88 85 32 43 33 9 Lehigh 24 109 100 33 15 63 22 Luzerne 0 67 67 0 0 67 0 Northampton 4 63 62 5 6 53 3 Westmoreland 85 88 116 57 0 72 44 York 14 96 90 20 2 69 19 4th Class Counties Beaver 1 42 33 10 0 26 7 Butler 14 39 37 16 0 33 4 Cambria 28 48 41 35 0 33 8 Centre 18 13 11 20 0 11 0 Fayette 20 34 23 31 0 23 0 Franklin 4 14 10 8 0 9 1 Monroe 8 28 31 5 0 28 3 Schuylkill 9 25 30 4 1 23 6 Washington 9 45 41 13 6 30 5 5th Class Counties Adams 3 24 19 8 0 16 3 Blair 57 47 42 62 0 42 0 Lawrence 25 17 20 22 0 20 0 Lebanon 4 31 33 2 0 29 4 Lycoming * 20 37 35 22 0 35 0 Mercer 12 21 19 14 0 17 2 Northumberland 2 13 12 3 0 12 0 * Estimate
Last Modified: October 16, 2014 108 O ’ C C - 2013 A G
Processed By: New Begin Cases Cases End Judge Pending Filed Processed Pending (Contested) Uncontested Other
6th Class Counties Armstrong 8 10 11 7 0 10 1 Bedford 1 16 5 12 0 4 1 Bradford 1 20 16 5 11 4 1 Carbon 4 17 15 6 2 12 1 Clarion 2 6 8 0 0 6 2 Clearfield 1 16 12 5 0 11 1 Clinton 7 6 8 5 2 5 1 Columbia 10 21 25 6 1 22 2 Crawford 5 14 14 5 0 10 4 Elk 5 1 5 1 0 4 1 Greene 1 10 10 1 1 7 2 Huntingdon 76 (R) 19 32 63 3 29 0 Indiana 9 32 29 12 0 24 5 Jefferson 3 14 13 4 0 12 1 McKean 17 7 19 5 0 6 13 Mifflin 2 7 6 3 0 5 1 Perry 2 8 8 2 0 6 2 Pike 12 6 6 12 2 4 0 Somerset 5 12 10 7 0 10 0 Susquehanna 0 6 5 1 0 5 0 Tioga 0 12 11 1 0 11 0 Venango 10 20 21 9 0 20 1 Warren 4 11 4 11 0 4 0 Wayne 2 8 8 2 0 7 1 7th Class Counties Juniata 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Snyder 1 11 10 2 0 8 2 Union 3 10 10 3 6 3 1 Wyoming 1 6 6 1 0 6 0 8th Class Counties Cameron 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 5 (R) 3 2 6 0 2 0 Montour 2 19 16 5 0 16 0 Potter 3 4 2 5 1 1 0 Sullivan 0 7 6 1 0 6 0 (R) - Revised
Last Modified: February 14, 2018 109 APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS
… a proceeding through which a determination is made regarding an individuals’ capacity to make or communicate a responsible decision that concerns his or her person or property.
Cases Processed The number of orders issued adjudicating pending petitions.
Fiduciary A person or an institution with a legal responsibility for the money or property of another. The term includes executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees subject to the jurisdiction of the Orphans’ Court Division.
Incapacitated Person An adult whose ability to receive and evaluate information effectively and communicate decisions in any way is impaired to such a significant extent that he or she is partially or totally unable to mange financial resources or meet essential requirements for physical health and safety.
Judge This disposition type refers to the number of appointments in which disputed issues of fact were heard by a judge. NOT included are cases in which a judge signed an order, but there were no disputed issues of fact. Also, NOT included are cases in which the parties appeared to provide confirmatory testimony, but there were no disputed issues of fact heard by a judge.
Other This disposition type refers to the number of appointments that were not uncontested or not processed by a judge or non-judicial officer. Included are all cases which have been transferred, discontinued, withdrawn, and deceased respondents.
Uncontested This disposition type refers to the number of cases for which a judge signed an order but there were no disputed issues of fact heard by a judge.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 110 JURY YIELD & JURY UTILIZATION & JURY COSTS 2013 JURY YIELD & JURY UTILIZATION STATE TOTALS
EXCLUDING STATEWIDE PHILADELPHIA Jury Yield
Qualification Questionnaires/ Summonses Mailed 1,308,862 716,845
Returned Undeliverable 106,295 8.1% 65,875 9.2% Not Responded To 285,483 21.8% 67,002 9.3%
Number of Prospective Jurors:
Disqualified 164,203 12.5% 85,792 12.0% Exempted 49,735 3.8% 49,723 6.9% Excused 203,124 15.5% 124,851 17.4% Deferred to New Term 107,173 8.2% 62,107 8.7% Deferred from Pervious Term 79,884 6.1% 47,428 6.6%
Qualified Jurors Available for Service 472,733 308,923
Jury Yield: % of Jurors Qualified and Available 36.1% 43.1%
Jury Utilization
Qualified and Available Jurors:
Reporting for Service 252,744 53.5% 171,357 55.5% Told Not to Report for Service 213,064 45.1% 187,732 60.8% Sent to Courtroom for Jury Selection (Voir Dire) 226,797 89.7% 132,778 77.5% Utilized in Incomplete Jury Selection 35,455 14.0% 15,103 8.8% Impanelled or Sworn (jurors/alternates) 52,353 20.7% 37,608 21.9%
Removed for Cause/Hardship 98,595 22,232 Removed by Peremptory Challenge 25,838 25,826
Jury Cost
Annual Budget for Jury Operations $11,739,819 $9,305,822 Average Cost Per Juror $9 $13
Last Modified: June 5, 2015 112 2013 JURY YIELD
Number of Prospective Jurors: Qualification Questionnaires/ Summonses Returned Not Mailed Undeliverable % Responded To % Disqualified % Exempted %
1st Class County
Philadelphia 592,017 40,420 6.8 218,481 36.9 78,411 13.2 12 <0.1 2nd Class County
Allegheny 69,059 11,060 16.0 11,054 16.0 5,769 8.4 4,100 5.9 2A Class Counties
Bucks 35,669 4,177 11.7 2,944 8.3 3,963 11.1 5,724 16.0 Delaware 114,026 9,051 7.9 16,529 14.5 26,580 23.3 4,088 3.6 Montgomery 79,140 3,502 4.4 11,441 14.5 4,734 6.0 10,577 13.4 3rd Class Counties
Berks 37,570 4,783 12.7 1,359 3.6 3,696 9.8 145 0.4 Chester 28,640 1,264 4.4 592 2.1 1,811 6.3 4,826 16.9 Cumberland 4,925 324 6.6 180 3.7 666 13.5 54 1.1 Dauphin 8,341 510 6.1 633 7.6 1,034 12.4 86 1.0 Erie 34,428 6,285 18.3 4,045 11.7 3,777 11.0 516 1.5 Lackawanna 25,550 1,374 5.4 0 -- 0 -- 9,597 37.6 Lancaster 14,825 945 6.4 883 6.0 1,580 10.7 634 4.3 Lehigh 41,080 4,774 11.6 2,585 6.3 6,378 15.5 384 0.9 Luzerne 21,290 823 3.9 1,001 4.7 0 -- 0 -- Northampton 16,115 1,615 10.0 833 5.2 3,707 23.0 100 0.6 Westmoreland 23,594 982 4.2 338 1.4 4,851 20.6 248 1.1 York 10,470 686 6.6 1,259 12.0 829 7.9 0 -- 4th Class Counties
Beaver 4,943 412 8.3 356 7.2 47 1.0 107 2.2 Butler 4,820 89 1.8 225 4.7 370 7.7 0 -- Cambria 7,300 519 7.1 1,085 14.9 840 11.5 95 1.3 Centre 3,000 199 6.6 304 10.1 334 11.1 126 4.2 Fayette 13,500 2,577 19.1 1,473 10.9 744 5.5 2,898 21.5 Franklin 9,950 1,795 18.0 1,392 14.0 908 9.1 963 9.7 Monroe 4,868 81 1.7 141 2.9 216 4.4 0 -- Schuylkill 13,629 2,053 15.1 823 6.0 4,055 29.8 717 5.3 Washington 5,617 856 15.2 250 4.5 532 9.5 549 9.8 5th Class Counties
Adams 1,218 1 0.1 199 16.3 16 1.3 22 1.8 Blair 7,275 921 12.7 1,075 14.8 681 9.4 697 9.6 Lawrence 11,632 722 6.2 498 4.3 654 5.6 152 1.3 Lebanon * 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Lycoming 5,303 18 0.3 347 6.5 48 0.9 526 9.9 Mercer 5,538 189 3.4 186 3.4 140 2.5 0 -- Northumberland 1,923 2 0.1 5 0.3 0 -- 0 -- * Data are incomplete.
Last Modified: October 16, 2014 113 2013 JURY YIELD (CONTINUED)
Number of Prospective Jurors: Jury Yield: % of Jurors Deferred to Deferred from Qualified Jurors Qualified and Excused % New Term % Previous Term % Available for Service Available
1st Class County
Philadelphia 78,273 13.2 45,066 7.6 32,456 5.5 163,810 27.7 2nd Class County
Allegheny 4,459 6.5 10,741 15.6 11,970 17.3 33,846 49.0 2A Class Counties
Bucks 4,305 12.1 3,798 10.6 2,317 6.5 13,075 36.7 Delaware 37,692 33.1 4,616 4.0 4,688 4.1 20,158 17.7 Montgomery 2,874 3.6 5,826 7.4 753 1.0 40,939 51.7 3rd Class Counties
Berks 8,252 22.0 1,392 3.7 1,286 3.4 19,229 51.2 Chester 2,674 9.3 2,057 7.2 1,898 6.6 17,314 60.5 Cumberland 1,866 37.9 400 8.1 400 8.1 1,835 37.3 Dauphin 2,630 31.5 1,590 19.1 883 10.6 2,741 32.9 Erie 3,288 9.6 2,684 7.8 3,181 9.2 17,014 49.4 Lackawanna 693 2.7 1,153 4.5 1,099 4.3 13,832 54.1 Lancaster 457 3.1 3,823 25.8 3,397 22.9 9,900 66.8 Lehigh 7,792 19.0 2,875 7.0 2,911 7.1 19,203 46.7 Luzerne 13,169 61.9 3,524 16.6 1,816 8.5 4,589 21.6 Northampton 2,957 18.3 906 5.6 795 4.9 6,792 42.1 Westmoreland 3,362 14.2 2,488 10.5 2,665 11.3 13,990 59.3 York 3,038 29.0 361 3.4 0 -- 4,297 41.0 4th Class Counties
Beaver 1,327 26.8 620 12.5 594 12.0 2,668 54.0 Butler 328 6.8 704 14.6 197 4.1 3,301 68.5 Cambria 1,683 23.1 0 -- 0 -- 3,078 42.2 Centre 710 23.7 178 5.9 0 -- 1,149 38.3 Fayette 775 5.7 1,338 9.9 79 0.6 3,774 28.0 Franklin 971 9.8 1,421 14.3 809 8.1 3,309 33.3 Monroe 272 5.6 974 20.0 664 13.6 3,848 79.0 Schuylkill 3,206 23.5 391 2.9 252 1.8 2,636 19.3 Washington 550 9.8 531 9.5 691 12.3 3,040 54.1 5th Class Counties
Adams 53 4.4 89 7.3 100 8.2 938 77.0 Blair 2,189 30.1 0 -- 0 -- 1,712 23.5 Lawrence 1,014 8.7 2,604 22.4 1,261 10.8 7,249 62.3 Lebanon * 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Lycoming 801 15.1 495 9.3 0 -- 3,068 57.9 Mercer 2,146 38.8 515 9.3 0 -- 2,362 42.7 Northumberland 106 5.5 287 14.9 42 2.2 1,565 81.4 * Data are incomplete.
Last Modified: October 16, 2014 114 2013 JURY UTILIZATION
Qualified and Available Jurors:
Reporting Told Not to Sent to Courtroom for Report for for Jury Selection Utilized in Incomplete Service % Service % (Voir Dire) % Jury Selection %
1st Class County
Philadelphia 81,387 49.7 25,332 15.5 94,019 115.5 20,352 25.0 2nd Class County
Allegheny 20,853 61.6 10,286 30.4 16,491 79.1 1,783 8.6 2A Class Counties
Bucks 9,523 72.8 2,585 19.8 4,301 45.2 896 9.4 Delaware 17,582 87.2 40,489 200.9 13,863 78.8 2,902 16.5 Montgomery 11,081 27.1 37,296 91.1 7,006 63.2 1,671 15.1 3rd Class Counties
Berks 5,122 26.6 14,249 74.1 4,301 84.0 0 -- Chester 5,536 32.0 8,035 46.4 4,211 76.1 1,560 28.2 Cumberland 2,490 135.7 180 9.8 2,580 103.6 35 1.4 Dauphin 2,685 98.0 0 -- 2,953 110.0 154 5.7 Erie 4,691 27.6 6,107 35.9 3,537 75.4 718 15.3 Lackawanna 3,208 23.2 5,832 42.2 1,617 50.4 106 3.3 Lancaster 6,948 70.2 2,087 21.1 2,509 36.1 1,107 15.9 Lehigh 4,800 25.0 13,816 71.9 3,282 68.4 134 2.8 Luzerne 9,500 207.0 15,990 348.4 3,806 40.1 0 -- Northampton 3,009 44.3 4,047 59.6 1,653 54.9 0 -- Westmoreland 4,944 35.3 9,376 67.0 2,804 56.7 0 -- York 4,473 104.1 0 -- 4,176 93.4 0 -- 4th Class Counties
Beaver 2,482 93.0 1,092 40.9 2,837 114.3 1,784 71.9 Butler 1,143 34.6 1,554 47.1 346 30.3 0 -- Cambria 1,895 61.6 577 18.7 880 46.4 395 20.8 Centre 1,151 100.2 0 -- 1,548 134.5 0 -- Fayette 6,821 180.7 688 18.2 4,225 61.9 0 -- Franklin 2,929 88.5 980 29.6 8,739 298.4 0 -- Monroe 3,227 83.9 0 -- 4,031 124.9 0 -- Schuylkill 2,476 93.9 649 24.6 3,314 133.8 92 3.7 Washington 987 32.5 1,089 35.8 897 90.9 0 -- 5th Class Counties
Adams 745 79.4 27 2.9 547 73.4 26 3.5 Blair 1,714 100.1 348 20.3 1,714 100.0 280 16.3 Lawrence 1,467 20.2 2,365 32.6 478 32.6 0 -- Lebanon * 1,868 -- 0 -- 1,707 91.4 0 -- Lycoming 2,430 79.2 492 16.0 2,591 106.6 0 -- Mercer 3,818 161.6 0 -- 1,981 51.9 0 -- Northumberland 1,349 86.2 100 6.4 1,280 94.9 613 45.4 * Data are incomplete.
Last Modified: February 10, 2015 115 2013 JURY UTILIZATION (CONTINUED) & JURY COSTS
Qualified and Available Jurors: Jury Costs
Removed Removed Annual Budget Impanelled or Sworn for for for Average Cost (jurors/alternates) % Cause/Hardship Peremptory Challenge Jury Operations Per Juror
1st Class County
Philadelphia 14,745 18.1 76,363 12 $2,433,997 $4 2nd Class County
Allegheny 4,135 19.8 5,423 2,725 $802,192 $12 2A Class Counties
Bucks 1,141 12.0 1,124 962 $405,109 $11 Delaware 2,310 13.1 2,584 2,161 $513,192 $5 Montgomery 1,368 12.3 1,531 1,184 $662,501 $8 3rd Class Counties
Berks 1,161 22.7 800 945 $344,875 $9 Chester 1,163 21.0 902 1,074 $586,899 $20 Cumberland 932 37.4 107 870 $160,746 $33 Dauphin 1,101 41.0 34 0 $324,396 $39 Erie 995 21.2 680 858 $222,892 $6 Lackawanna 402 12.5 191 390 $63,093 $2 Lancaster 902 13.0 381 767 $383,888 $26 Lehigh 798 16.6 811 817 $243,778 $6 Luzerne 1,220 12.8 670 1,158 $303,876 $14 Northampton 532 17.7 305 419 $238,875 $15 Westmoreland 602 12.2 1,091 443 $230,708 $10 York 1,928 43.1 286 434 $299,768 $29 4th Class Counties
Beaver 439 17.7 254 324 $121,834 $25 Butler 112 9.8 61 85 $118,758 $25 Cambria 255 13.5 162 85 $158,000 $22 Centre 718 62.4 81 756 $59,756 $20 Fayette 1,683 24.7 185 1,684 $218,100 $16 Franklin 1,036 35.4 0 1,036 $289,875 $29 Monroe 1,361 42.2 478 1,303 $277,236 $57 Schuylkill 981 39.6 22 12 $67,339 $5 Washington 336 34.0 127 265 $185,197 $33 5th Class Counties
Adams 221 29.7 41 192 $74,117 $61 Blair 914 53.3 643 0 $128,844 $18 Lawrence 134 9.1 49 108 $129,101 $11 Lebanon * 1,442 77.2 0 0 $46,168 $25 Lycoming 806 33.2 405 808 $103,571 $20 Mercer 466 12.2 0 0 $101,754 $18 Northumberland 368 27.3 60 0 $20,102 $10 * Data are incomplete.
Last Modified: June 5, 2015 116 2013 JURY YIELD
Number of Prospective Jurors: Qualification Questionnaires/ Summonses Returned Not Mailed Undeliverable % Responded To % Disqualified % Exempted %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 3,360 426 12.7 336 10.0 762 22.7 0 -- Bedford 1,250 11 0.9 34 2.7 29 2.3 11 0.9 Bradford 2,070 206 10.0 195 9.4 221 10.7 22 1.1 Carbon 4,457 418 9.4 129 2.9 494 11.1 704 15.8 Clarion 1,095 74 6.8 62 5.7 117 10.7 42 3.8 Clearfield 2,088 344 16.5 135 6.5 16 0.8 139 6.7 Clinton 840 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Columbia 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Crawford 2,250 38 1.7 34 1.5 20 0.9 55 2.4 Elk 1,490 205 13.8 56 3.8 98 6.6 61 4.1 Greene 1,237 338 27.3 0 -- 66 5.3 19 1.5 Huntingdon 2,000 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Indiana 1,125 1 0.1 40 3.6 12 1.1 0 -- Jefferson 1,575 202 12.8 155 9.8 108 6.9 6 0.4 McKean 6,125 85 1.4 481 7.9 1,504 24.6 26 0.4 Mifflin 699 20 2.9 44 6.3 18 2.6 7 1.0 Perry 00-- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Pike 3,600 24 0.7 45 1.3 1,121 31.1 0 -- Somerset 2,649 129 4.9 467 17.6 916 34.6 47 1.8 Susquehanna 1,143 1 0.1 1 0.1 107 9.4 85 7.4 Tioga 3,300 241 7.3 233 7.1 353 10.7 0 -- Venango 1,764 13 0.7 15 0.9 157 8.9 15 0.9 Warren 2,277 153 6.7 67 2.9 432 19.0 250 11.0 Wayne 970 56 5.8 131 13.5 117 12.1 50 5.2 7th Class Counties
Juniata 00-- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Snyder 303 9 3.0 16 5.3 20 6.6 0 -- Union 827 114 13.8 113 13.7 9 1.1 54 6.5 Wyoming 645 26 4.0 65 10.1 45 7.0 62 9.6 8th Class Counties
Cameron 215 42 19.5 11 5.1 5 2.3 0 -- Forest 505 15 3.0 23 4.6 55 10.9 30 5.9 Fulton 371 51 13.7 0 -- 5 1.3 40 10.8 Montour 710 29 4.1 41 5.8 5 0.7 62 8.7 Potter 543 6 1.1 33 6.1 18 3.3 3 0.6 Sullivan 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 117 2013 JURY YIELD (CONTINUED)
Number of Prospective Jurors: Jury Yield: % of Jurors Deferred to Deferred from Qualified Jurors Qualified and Excused % New Term % Previous Term % Available for Service Available
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 1,049 31.2 176 5.2 187 5.6 798 23.8 Bedford 281 22.5 141 11.3 139 11.1 882 70.6 Bradford 236 11.4 248 12.0 409 19.8 1,351 65.3 Carbon 575 12.9 105 2.4 202 4.5 2,234 50.1 Clarion 212 19.4 55 5.0 6 0.5 539 49.2 Clearfield 606 29.0 23 1.1 46 2.2 871 41.7 Clinton 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 840 100.0 Columbia 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Crawford 113 5.0 332 14.8 320 14.2 1,978 87.9 Elk 115 7.7 471 31.6 0 -- 484 32.5 Greene 452 36.5 29 2.3 0 -- 333 26.9 Huntingdon 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2,000 100.0 Indiana 577 51.3 0 -- 0 -- 495 44.0 Jefferson 369 23.4 0 -- 0 -- 735 46.7 McKean 506 8.3 693 11.3 12 0.2 2,842 46.4 Mifflin 111 15.9 70 10.0 80 11.4 509 72.8 Perry 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Pike 696 19.3 480 13.3 335 9.3 1,569 43.6 Somerset 657 24.8 41 1.5 233 8.8 625 23.6 Susquehanna 177 15.5 98 8.6 63 5.5 737 64.5 Tioga 857 26.0 0 -- 0 -- 1,616 49.0 Venango 111 6.3 243 13.8 265 15.0 1,475 83.6 Warren 583 25.6 194 8.5 222 9.7 820 36.0 Wayne 235 24.2 38 3.9 0 -- 343 35.4 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Snyder 58 19.1 22 7.3 64 21.1 242 79.9 Union 73 8.8 42 5.1 33 4.0 455 55.0 Wyoming 143 22.2 36 5.6 6 0.9 274 42.5 8th Class Counties
Cameron 42 19.5 0 -- 0 -- 115 53.5 Forest 175 34.7 16 3.2 26 5.1 217 43.0 Fulton 24 6.5 41 11.1 26 7.0 236 63.6 Montour 108 15.2 29 4.1 5 0.7 441 62.1 Potter 39 7.2 89 16.4 13 2.4 368 67.8 Sullivan 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 118 2013 JURY UTILIZATION
Qualified and Available Jurors:
Reporting Told Not to Sent to Courtroom for Report for for Jury Selection Utilized in Incomplete Service % Service % (Voir Dire) % Jury Selection %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 943 118.2 390 48.9 575 61.0 0 -- Bedford 636 72.1 178 20.2 240 37.7 0 -- Bradford 798 59.1 42 3.1 988 123.8 14 1.8 Carbon 1,093 48.9 646 28.9 967 88.5 147 13.4 Clarion 330 61.2 144 26.7 330 100.0 0 -- Clearfield 795 91.3 12 1.4 930 117.0 0 -- Clinton 483 57.5 160 19.0 428 88.6 0 -- Columbia 181 -- 7 -- 107 59.1 0 -- Crawford 529 26.7 217 11.0 527 99.6 0 -- Elk 484 100.0 97 20.0 492 101.7 0 -- Greene 1,129 339.0 206 61.9 872 77.2 0 -- Huntingdon 585 29.3 317 15.9 445 76.1 0 -- Indiana 574 116.0 224 45.3 450 78.4 107 18.6 Jefferson 393 53.5 253 34.4 393 100.0 0 -- McKean 1,701 59.9 1,185 41.7 1,638 96.3 188 11.1 Mifflin 364 71.5 95 18.7 364 100.0 0 -- Perry 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Pike 1,179 75.1 44 2.8 780 66.2 0 -- Somerset 876 140.2 1,572 251.5 512 58.4 0 -- Susquehanna 437 59.3 261 35.4 254 58.1 0 -- Tioga 168 10.4 0 -- 168 100.0 0 -- Venango 1,129 76.5 421 28.5 1,262 111.8 125 11.1 Warren 805 98.2 0 -- 892 110.8 0 -- Wayne 343 100.0 0 -- 156 45.5 0 -- 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Snyder 285 117.8 163 67.4 257 90.2 0 -- Union 431 94.7 315 69.2 291 67.5 0 -- Wyoming 200 73.0 62 22.6 200 100.0 95 47.5 8th Class Counties
Cameron 115 100.0 0 -- 90 78.3 0 -- Forest 210 96.8 0 -- 210 100.0 0 -- Fulton 326 138.1 0 -- 968 296.9 14 4.3 Montour 421 95.5 195 44.2 137 32.5 67 15.9 Potter 392 106.5 117 31.8 486 124.0 180 45.9 Sullivan 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 119 2013 JURY UTILIZATION (CONTINUED) & JURY COSTS
Qualified and Available Jurors: Jury Costs
Removed Removed Annual Budget Impanelled or Sworn for for for Average Cost (jurors/alternates) % Cause/Hardship Peremptory Challenge Jury Operations Per Juror
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 134 14.2 175 115 $22,246 $7 Bedford 84 13.2 25 67 $55,514 $44 Bradford 308 38.6 103 229 $107,080 $52 Carbon 322 29.5 154 188 $46,282 $10 Clarion 86 26.1 60 111 $36,852 $34 Clearfield 417 52.5 172 367 $79,478 $38 Clinton 196 40.6 86 164 $55,252 $66 Columbia 42 23.2 24 41 $20,559 $114 Crawford 140 26.5 52 126 $75,487 $34 Elk 182 37.6 54 170 $13,350 $9 Greene 615 54.5 151 358 $33,144 $27 Huntingdon 173 29.6 0 0 $35,171 $18 Indiana 100 17.4 281 40 $68,294 $61 Jefferson 98 24.9 250 16 $40,455 $26 McKean 364 21.4 391 423 $74,675 $12 Mifflin 128 35.2 49 136 $35,368 $51 Perry 0 -- 00 0-- Pike 252 21.4 126 254 $66,800 $19 Somerset 182 20.8 107 158 $99,232 $37 Susquehanna 97 22.2 0 0 $48,912 $43 Tioga 43 25.6 37 38 $69,476 $21 Venango 333 29.5 4 0 $90,328 $51 Warren 463 57.5 20 42 $17,812 $8 Wayne 84 24.5 12 60 $4,546 $5 7th Class Counties
Juniata 0 -- 00 0-- Snyder 273 95.8 107 188 $17,468 $58 Union 131 30.4 61 110 $21,323 $26 Wyoming 28 14.0 0 4 $29,764 $46 8th Class Counties
Cameron 28 24.3 33 28 $1,824 $8 Forest 56 26.7 13 11 $8,493 $17 Fulton 168 51.5 0 168 $38,002 $102 Montour 42 10.0 60 26 $89,133 $126 Potter 0 -- 137 288 $31,035 $57 Sullivan 0 -- 0 0 0 --
Last Modified: September 22, 2014 120 JURY
Jury Yield
Deferred to a New Term The number of prospective jurors who were summonsed for jury service, but requested and received a postponement or deferral to serve at another time.
Deferred from a The number of prospective jurors who were previously summoned for jury Previous Term service but requested and received a postponement or deferral and are now available for jury service.
Disqualified The number of prospective jurors who were deemed statutorily ineligible for jury service based on their response to the qualification questionnaire or to their responses to qualification questions on the jury summons. Disqualification criteria include non-citizenship, non-residency in the jurisdiction served by the court, under the age of 18, currently subject to legal disability such as felony conviction or legal incompetency, and unable to speak or understand English.
Excused The number of prospective jurors who requested to be excused from jury service due to financial or medical hardship. Excusal differs from an exemption in that the court retains the sole discretion to excuse a juror from service whereas an exemption provides the juror with a statutory right to de- cline jury service if summonsed by the court.
Exempted The number of prospective jurors who claimed an exemption from jury service. An exemption from jury service is a statutory right based on occupational or other personal status criteria established by the legislature. Typical exemption criteria include previous jury service; occupational status such as public office holders, judicial officers, licensed attorneys, health care professionals or corrections officers; sole caregivers of dependent children or adults; etc. An exemption differs from an excusal in that the exemption is a statutory right of the juror to claim whereas the court retains the sole discretion to excuse a juror from service.
Jurors Utilized in The number of jurors assigned to a jury panel, but the jury was not sworn Incomplete Jury Selection due to the cancellation of the trial. A trial may be cancelled due to a settlement, plea, or a mistrial.
Jury Yield The Percentage of Jurors Qualified and Available for Service is calculated by dividing Qualification/Summonses Mailed by Qualified Jurors Available for Service and multiplying by 100.
Not Responded To The number of qualification questionnaires and jury summonses for which no response was received by the court or for which the juror failed to appear for service.
Qualification The number of qualification questionnaires and jury summonses sent to Questionnaires/ prospective jurors through the U.S. Postal Service or otherwise delivered Summonses Mailed by public or private process server.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 121 Qualified Jurors Qualification Questionnaires/Summonses Mailed minus Returned Available for Service Undeliverable minus Not Responded To minus Disqualified minus Exempted minus Excused minus Deferred to New Term plus Deferred from Previous Term equals the number of qualified jurors available for jury service.
Returned Undeliverable The number of qualification questionnaires and jury summonses returned by the U.S. Postal Service marked “undeliverable at this address” or unable to locate by public or private process server.
Jury Utilization
Impanelled or Sworn The number of qualified and available jurors sworn as a trial juror or (Jurors/Alternates) alternate during jury selection.
Removed for Cause/ The number of qualified and available jurors removed for cause or hardship Hardship during jury selection. A potential juror may be challenged by the defense and/or prosecution because they give a reason why they might be unable to reach a fair verdict.
Removed for The number of qualified and available jurors removed by peremptory Peremptory Challenge challenge during jury selection. A potential juror may be rejected by the defense and/or prosecution because they have an unfavorable bias without giving any reason.
Reporting for Service The number of qualified and available jurors who reported for jury service. If a juror reports for service on multiple days, each day that the juror reported is counted individually (e.g., a juror who reported for 3 days during a 1-week term of service would be counted as “3”).
Sent to Courtroom The number of qualified and available jurors assigned to a panel for jury for Jury Selection selection. If a juror was assigned to one panel and subsequently released (Voir Dire) and assigned to a second panel on the same day, that juror is counted each time they are assigned to a panel.
Told Not to Report for The number of jurors who were qualified and available to serve, but were told Service in advance (e.g., by telephone, by telephone call-in system, by postcard) by the court not to report.
Jury Costs
Annual Budget for Included are jury staff salaries and fringe benefits, jury automation costs, Jury Operations facilities, printing expenses, postage expenses, personal service, juror fees, mileage, and miscellaneous expenses (meals for deliberating jurors, hotel or dining costs for sequestered jurors, etc.).
Average Cost Per Juror Calculated by dividing Annual Budget for Jury Operations by Qualification Questionnaires/Summonses Mailed.
Last Modified: September 3, 2014 122
LIMITED JURISDICTION COURTS 2013 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE STATE TOTALS
CRIMINAL PRIVATE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
New Cases (OTNs) Filed 211,426 New Cases Filed 58,171
Cases Disposed 189,532 Cases Disposed 58,599
Bound to Court 32,995 Trial Guilty 9,968
Waiver of Preliminary Hearing 119,693 Trial Not Guilty 4,411
Guilty Plea 8,719 Guilty Plea 17,034
Dismissal 11,682 ARD 58
Prosecution Withdrawn 15,433 Dismissal 16,807
Referred to Common Pleas Court 1,010 Prosecution Withdrawn 7,942
Other 2,379
Cases Pending as of 12/31/13 Cases Pending as of 12/31/13 (includes prior years) 35,446 (includes prior years) 20,366
Age of Pending Cases Age of Pending Cases
0-60 Days 22,069 62.3% 0-60 Days 6,187 30.4% 61-120 Days 6,153 17.4% 61-120 Days 2,200 10.8% 121-180 Days 1,645 4.6% 121-180 Days 730 3.6% 181-240 Days 631 1.8% 181-240 Days 798 3.9% 241-300 Days 282 0.8% 241-300 Days 766 3.8% 301-360 Days 135 0.4% 301-360 Days 720 3.5% Over 360 Days 4,531 12.8% Over 360 Days 8,965 44.0%
Inactive 26,579 Inactive 70,837
Arrest Warrants Arrest Warrants
Issued 55,624 Issued 38,685 Served 45,287 Served 19,363 Cancelled 10,974 Cancelled 18,970
Pending: Pending:
Pre-Disposition 0-30 Days 1,122 Pre-Disposition 0-30 Days 1,603 31-60 Days 918 31-60 Days 575 Over 60 Days 22,448 Over 60 Days 66,977
Post-Disposition 0-30 Days 757 Post-Disposition 0-30 Days 1,132 31-60 Days 321 31-60 Days 950 Over 60 Days 5,876 Over 60 Days 60,200
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 124 2013 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE STATE TOTALS (CONTINUED)
TRAFFIC NON-TRAFFIC
New Cases Filed 1,597,042 New Cases Filed 344,443
Cases Disposed 1,625,925 Cases Disposed 334,769
Trial Guilty 151,653 Trial Guilty 56,084
Trial Not Guilty 67,959 Trial Not Guilty 24,586
Guilty Plea 1,181,430 Guilty Plea 169,576
Dismissal 153,425 ARD 848
Prosecution Withdrawn 71,407 Dismissal 51,844
Referred to Common Pleas Court 51 Prosecution Withdrawn 31,812
Referred to Common Pleas Court 19
Cases Pending as of 12/31/13 Cases Pending as of 12/31/13 (includes prior years) 227,558 (includes prior years) 82,988
Age of Pending Cases Age of Pending Cases
0-60 Days 106,708 46.9% 0-60 Days 31,599 38.1% 61-120 Days 31,582 13.9% 61-120 Days 17,218 20.7% 121-180 Days 12,759 5.6% 121-180 Days 4,900 5.9% 181-240 Days 7,459 3.3% 181-240 Days 3,377 4.1% 241-300 Days 4,611 2.0% 241-300 Days 2,222 2.7% 301-360 Days 3,141 1.4% 301-360 Days 1,238 1.5% Over 360 Days 61,298 26.9% Over 360 Days 22,434 27.0%
Inactive 580,047 Inactive 250,502
Arrest Warrants Arrest Warrants
Issued 669,157 Issued 227,908 Served 319,093 Served 107,938 Cancelled 343,666 Cancelled 99,253
Pending: Pending:
Pre-Disposition 0-30 Days 15,755 Pre-Disposition 0-30 Days 5,812 31-60 Days 12,713 31-60 Days 4,153 Over 60 Days 542,742 Over 60 Days 239,766
Post-Disposition 0-30 Days 21,217 Post-Disposition 0-30 Days 7,123 31-60 Days 13,051 31-60 Days 6,961 Over 60 Days 475,415 Over 60 Days 232,159
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 125 2013 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE STATE TOTALS (CONTINUED)
CIVIL ACTION LANDLORD/TENANT
New Cases Filed 120,014 New Cases Filed 94,569
Cases Disposed 125,485 Cases Disposed 93,827
Trial 27,824 Trial 77,971
Default Judgment 51,231 Default Judgment 69
Settled 11,758 Settled 8,219
Dismissal Without Prejudice 21,968 Dismissal Without Prejudice 2,954
Complaint Withdrawn 12,704 Complaint Withdrawn 4,614
Cases Pending as of 12/31/13 Cases Pending as of 12/31/13 (includes prior years) 47,283 (includes prior years) 9,072
Age of Pending Cases Age of Pending Cases
0-60 Days 15,254 32.3% 0-60 Days 3,599 39.7% 61-120 Days 4,498 9.5% 61-120 Days 86 0.9% 121-180 Days 1,545 3.3% 121-180 Days 45 0.5% 181-240 Days 827 1.7% 181-240 Days 47 0.5% 241-300 Days 630 1.3% 241-300 Days 27 0.3% 301-360 Days 468 1.0% 301-360 Days 51 0.6% Over 360 Days 24,061 50.9% Over 360 Days 5,217 57.5%
Inactive 16,654 Inactive 1,058
Orders Orders
Execution 4,008 Execution 541
Possession 37,954
EMERGENCY PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
New Cases Filed 6,316
Granted 5,004 79.2%
Denied 789 12.5%
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 126 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE - 2013 CRIMINAL FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS
Disposed By: New Cases Referred (OTNs) Cases Bound Waiver of Guilty Pros. to Cases Filed Disposed to Court Prelim. Hearing Plea Dismissal Withdrawn CP Court Pending Inactive
2nd Class County
Allegheny 32,649 23,679 4,775 12,592 6 1,200 5,104 2 7,525 2,057 2A Class Counties
Bucks 9,411 9,187 2,187 6,245 0 462 260 33 1,544 742 Delaware 11,267 9,394 2,282 5,701 4 783 318 306 2,268 3,147 Montgomery 11,567 11,273 3,909 5,455 60 814 995 40 2,373 2,012 3rd Class Counties
Berks 7,356 7,243 968 5,006 1 803 462 3 940 1,122 Chester 6,672 4,955 1,384 3,155 0 184 225 7 1,334 617 Cumberland 4,484 4,131 522 2,695 499 220 189 6 746 324 Dauphin 8,415 7,617 1,481 4,360 839 576 342 19 1,749 1,726 Erie 5,024 4,349 793 2,561 331 139 498 27 815 460 Lackawanna 3,993 3,739 159 2,236 416 422 505 1 529 1,283 Lancaster 7,137 6,832 696 4,200 1,077 459 392 8 930 1,655 Lehigh 7,086 6,726 970 4,000 956 528 269 3 1,210 1,655 Luzerne 6,582 5,925 1,041 3,086 694 784 309 11 1,225 1,482 Northampton 4,985 4,745 675 3,491 116 290 139 34 780 498 Westmoreland 6,194 5,822 355 4,369 1 375 526 196 1,063 568 York 9,718 9,656 2,061 6,441 532 361 226 35 1,085 1,050 4th Class Counties
Beaver 3,802 3,381 252 2,141 109 822 52 5 602 564 Butler 2,809 2,526 392 1,827 131 77 98 1 377 173 Cambria 4,202 3,891 338 2,755 38 221 490 49 514 113 Centre 2,320 2,321 226 2,008 10 32 45 0 243 128 Fayette 3,460 3,004 490 1,910 1 440 159 4 588 203 Franklin 2,641 2,457 234 2,049 2 23 147 2 466 281 Monroe 3,774 3,430 277 2,158 599 96 281 19 590 552 Schuylkill 2,761 2,668 386 1,609 0 192 358 123 326 357 Washington 4,202 3,890 998 2,009 18 423 432 10 622 580 5th Class Counties
Adams 1,350 1,302 177 1,042 3 10 68 2 137 150 Blair 2,882 2,759 229 2,146 219 51 107 7 279 292 Lawrence 2,142 2,058 218 1,023 259 22 529 7 186 159 Lebanon 2,065 1,894 247 1,575 0 17 55 0 344 192 Lycoming 2,394 2,313 307 1,809 55 29 113 0 282 227 Mercer 2,287 2,116 990 424 440 71 191 0 269 211 Northumberland 1,562 1,472 117 1,108 98 17 127 5 169 151
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 127 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE - 2013 CRIMINAL FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS
Disposed By: New Cases Referred (OTNs) Cases Bound Waiver of Guilty Pros. to Cases Filed Disposed to Court Prelim. Hearing Plea Dismissal Withdrawn CP Court Pending Inactive
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 1,156 1,079 150 683 4 164 78 0 258 106 Bedford 711 702 24 624 27 4 23 0 81 64 Bradford 1,289 1,160 81 751 176 53 94 5 192 149 Carbon 1,505 1,328 164 1,060 17 15 72 0 266 133 Clarion 690 616 52 503 28 9 24 0 95 25 Clearfield 1,109 1,070 103 823 109 6 29 0 107 208 Clinton 625 574 24 518 0 15 17 0 75 34 Columbia 1,260 1,243 163 886 87 26 80 1 123 73 Crawford 1,361 1,236 293 797 26 22 97 1 199 46 Elk 524 482 26 408 0 0 47 1 80 43 Greene 558 503 251 172 0 69 11 0 71 32 Huntingdon 725 750 87 618 0 5 38 2 63 44 Indiana 1,777 1,640 150 1,113 187 93 94 3 273 49 Jefferson 826 745 81 542 44 17 48 13 115 44 McKean 802 772 117 542 54 11 48 0 152 102 Mifflin 704 666 36 585 1 16 25 3 53 33 Perry 739 713 167 478 5 33 28 2 76 18 Pike 709 656 121 448 28 27 31 1 115 88 Somerset 1,214 961 156 659 0 37 109 0 228 31 Susquehanna 552 523 12 396 95 4 15 1 46 83 Tioga 719 665 40 544 19 24 38 0 73 36 Venango 704 783 116 463 28 17 159 0 95 79 Warren 605 587 78 408 59 2 39 1 49 47 Wayne 666 659 60 483 73 15 28 0 68 100 7th Class Counties
Juniata 273 220 27 166 4 8 11 4 63 15 Snyder 409 419 46 307 26 10 30 0 59 25 Union 450 468 65 353 20 13 13 4 61 19 Wyoming 499 524 41 444 2 6 31 0 56 46 8th Class Counties
Cameron 103 94 13 74 0 1 6 0 17 5 Forest 95 104 14 63 18 1 7 1 16 1 Fulton 247 224 24 181 3 1 14 1 36 11 Montour 252 234 29 130 53 8 14 0 31 34 Potter 296 292 47 214 3 7 20 1 39 14 Sullivan 79 85 1 71 9 0 4 0 5 11
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0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300 301-360 Over 360 Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days %
2nd Class County
Allegheny 3,603 47.9 1,379 18.3 535 7.1 230 3.1 112 1.5 47 0.6 1,619 21.5 2A Class Counties
Bucks 1,064 68.9 300 19.4 58 3.8 19 1.2 13 0.8 12 0.8 78 5.1 Delaware 1,314 57.9 493 21.7 136 6.0 70 3.1 25 1.1 7 0.3 223 9.8 Montgomery 1,321 55.7 389 16.4 111 4.7 38 1.6 19 0.8 15 0.6 480 20.2 3rd Class Counties
Berks 735 78.2 105 11.2 10 1.1 7 0.7 2 0.2 0 -- 81 8.6 Chester 738 55.3 393 29.5 108 8.1 19 1.4 15 1.1 2 0.1 59 4.4 Cumberland 536 71.8 133 17.8 32 4.3 9 1.2 4 0.5 0 -- 32 4.3 Dauphin 1,093 62.5 291 16.6 51 2.9 13 0.7 3 0.2 4 0.2 294 16.8 Erie 566 69.4 148 18.2 34 4.2 18 2.2 8 1.0 4 0.5 37 4.5 Lackawanna 267 50.5 71 13.4 21 4.0 9 1.7 4 0.8 1 0.2 156 29.5 Lancaster 712 76.6 112 12.0 37 4.0 8 0.9 2 0.2 2 0.2 57 6.1 Lehigh 743 61.4 298 24.6 81 6.7 22 1.8 5 0.4 1 0.1 60 5.0 Luzerne 629 51.3 166 13.6 46 3.8 22 1.8 8 0.7 5 0.4 349 28.5 Northampton 611 78.3 104 13.3 16 2.1 5 0.6 1 0.1 1 0.1 42 5.4 Westmoreland 694 65.3 254 23.9 40 3.8 12 1.1 10 0.9 3 0.3 50 4.7 York 887 81.8 109 10.0 12 1.1 8 0.7 2 0.2 1 0.1 66 6.1 4th Class Counties
Beaver 327 54.3 129 21.4 36 6.0 13 2.2 6 1.0 2 0.3 89 14.8 Butler 300 79.6 42 11.1 18 4.8 3 0.8 1 0.3 0 -- 13 3.4 Cambria 322 62.6 95 18.5 18 3.5 11 2.1 4 0.8 2 0.4 62 12.1 Centre 194 79.8 10 4.1 2 0.8 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 -- 35 14.4 Fayette 370 62.9 139 23.6 49 8.3 10 1.7 3 0.5 1 0.2 16 2.7 Franklin 268 57.5 77 16.5 10 2.1 9 1.9 2 0.4 1 0.2 99 21.2 Monroe 417 70.7 93 15.8 25 4.2 14 2.4 3 0.5 1 0.2 37 6.3 Schuylkill 266 81.6 46 14.1 6 1.8 5 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 3 0.9 Washington 379 60.9 101 16.2 23 3.7 8 1.3 5 0.8 3 0.5 103 16.6 5th Class Counties
Adams 126 92.0 9 6.6 0 -- 1 0.7 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.7 Blair 194 69.5 18 6.5 2 0.7 4 1.4 3 1.1 12 4.3 46 16.5 Lawrence 153 82.3 27 14.5 3 1.6 1 0.5 0 -- 0 -- 2 1.1 Lebanon 262 76.2 38 11.0 4 1.2 1 0.3 0 -- 0 -- 39 11.3 Lycoming 237 84.0 26 9.2 3 1.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 16 5.7 Mercer 184 68.4 43 16.0 13 4.8 7 2.6 0 -- 6 2.2 16 5.9 Northumberland 130 76.9 20 11.8 6 3.6 1 0.6 1 0.6 0 -- 11 6.5
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 152 58.9 38 14.7 8 3.1 2 0.8 0 -- 1 0.4 57 22.1 Bedford 67 82.7 8 9.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 6 7.4 Bradford 124 64.6 23 12.0 16 8.3 5 2.6 9 4.7 1 0.5 14 7.3 Carbon 205 77.1 53 19.9 3 1.1 1 0.4 2 0.8 0 -- 2 0.8 Clarion 72 75.8 17 17.9 3 3.2 2 2.1 0 -- 0 -- 1 1.1 Clearfield 79 73.8 4 3.7 2 1.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 22 20.6 Clinton 65 86.7 8 10.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 2.7 Columbia 106 86.2 8 6.5 1 0.8 2 1.6 0 -- 0 -- 6 4.9 Crawford 164 82.4 22 11.1 0 -- 1 0.5 0 -- 0 -- 12 6.0 Elk 66 82.5 11 13.8 2 2.5 1 1.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Greene 52 73.2 10 14.1 5 7.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 5.6 Huntingdon 44 69.8 11 17.5 0 -- 2 3.2 0 -- 0 -- 6 9.5 Indiana 214 78.4 55 20.1 3 1.1 1 0.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Jefferson 90 78.3 17 14.8 4 3.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 3.5 McKean 113 74.3 28 18.4 4 2.6 1 0.7 0 -- 0 -- 6 3.9 Mifflin 49 92.5 2 3.8 0 -- 1 1.9 0 -- 0 -- 1 1.9 Perry 50 65.8 14 18.4 2 2.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 10 13.2 Pike 86 74.8 12 10.4 7 6.1 4 3.5 0 -- 0 -- 6 5.2 Somerset 129 56.6 66 28.9 23 10.1 3 1.3 2 0.9 0 -- 5 2.2 Susquehanna 38 82.6 1 2.2 1 2.2 0 -- 1 2.2 0 -- 5 10.9 Tioga 57 78.1 4 5.5 1 1.4 2 2.7 0 -- 0 -- 9 12.3 Venango 74 77.9 12 12.6 3 3.2 0 -- 2 2.1 0 -- 4 4.2 Warren 32 65.3 5 10.2 2 4.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 10 20.4 Wayne 39 57.4 18 26.5 1 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 10 14.7 7th Class Counties
Juniata 33 52.4 7 11.1 3 4.8 1 1.6 0 -- 0 -- 19 30.2 Snyder 41 69.5 6 10.2 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 12 20.3 Union 43 70.5 12 19.7 0 -- 1 1.6 0 -- 0 -- 5 8.2 Wyoming 46 82.1 6 10.7 3 5.4 1 1.8 0 0.0 0 -- 0 -- 8th Class Counties
Cameron 12 70.6 3 17.6 0 -- 0 -- 2 11.8 0 -- 0 -- Forest 9 56.3 3 18.8 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 25.0 Fulton 24 66.7 4 11.1 2 5.6 1 2.8 1 2.8 0 -- 4 11.1 Montour 26 83.9 1 3.2 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 12.9 Potter 22 56.4 5 12.8 0 -- 1 2.6 1 2.6 0 -- 10 25.6 Sullivan 4 80.0 1 20.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 130 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE - 2013 CRIMINAL ARREST WARRANTS Pending: Pending: Pre-Disposition Post -Disposition 0-30 31-60 Over 60 0-30 31-60 Over 60 Issued Served Cancelled Days Days Days Days Days Days
2nd Class County
Allegheny 10,944 8,388 2,518 195 149 1,172 162 55 429 2A Class Counties
Bucks 2,268 2,015 209 47 34 568 18 9 183 Delaware 3,290 2,618 655 91 88 2,997 36 16 571 Montgomery 2,898 2,546 486 64 41 1,772 42 14 456 3rd Class Counties
Berks 2,285 2,122 343 44 39 980 31 21 116 Chester 1,841 1,619 224 39 35 493 13 7 700 Cumberland 965 680 294 27 14 224 14 9 42 Dauphin 2,082 1,848 244 59 45 1,622 22 8 456 Erie 1,078 906 183 11 7 398 15 7 93 Lackawanna 1,208 970 438 23 34 1,142 21 6 182 Lancaster 2,045 1,484 631 66 46 1,468 47 18 276 Lehigh 1,351 1,220 183 34 28 1,592 14 6 55 Luzerne 1,651 1,272 335 40 24 1,357 27 8 299 Northampton 1,387 1,218 118 24 19 381 15 3 176 Westmoreland 1,808 1,566 263 25 22 449 21 14 96 York 2,045 1,195 884 38 33 848 26 11 543 4th Class Counties
Beaver 980 850 133 24 12 450 17 6 49 Butler 549 467 82 14 10 123 10 4 62 Cambria 728 488 198 13 16 67 8 9 27 Centre 338 310 44 7 2 108 3 2 27 Fayette 1,038 919 126 25 12 130 14 5 46 Franklin 382 318 95 10 2 248 4 5 33 Monroe 895 700 156 15 22 500 7 6 111 Schuylkill 969 821 142 16 26 283 16 2 33 Washington 1,044 851 196 25 21 498 5 2 113 5th Class Counties
Adams 217 154 95 2 4 135 5 0 19 Blair 836 665 212 10 11 246 13 4 24 Lawrence 572 517 32 10 8 104 10 6 52 Lebanon 402 331 36 12 8 158 4 4 18 Lycoming 536 498 41 5 5 200 10 3 34 Mercer 700 587 114 8 8 160 16 3 74 Northumberland 573 512 76 8 7 119 9 3 59
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 269 212 60 4 5 86 5 3 18 Bedford 217 184 44 3 2 49 4 2 6 Bradford 345 283 60 4 5 130 2 1 15 Carbon 373 324 31 16 9 89 6 3 10 Clarion 212 154 46 0 4 14 4 2 24 Clearfield 188 154 40 0 2 210 1 0 44 Clinton 284 116 168 7 13 7 2 6 0 Columbia 291 249 34 6 12 45 6 0 8 Crawford 213 191 26 4 2 32 5 2 5 Elk 133 84 45 3 1 36 1 0 2 Greene 128 115 12 1 1 28 1 0 8 Huntingdon 247 213 30 1 3 27 7 1 13 Indiana 258 201 62 6 3 32 3 1 14 Jefferson 139 102 29 4 1 33 0 5 4 McKean 206 151 57 4 1 83 5 0 28 Mifflin 175 158 20 0 0 31 2 0 3 Perry 161 143 27 4 1 10 0 0 2 Pike 156 120 35 4 4 78 1 2 17 Somerset 261 221 40 5 7 10 6 2 20 Susquehanna 126 100 28 1 1 72 2 1 13 Tioga 87 67 21 1 3 31 2 0 5 Venango 167 125 130 2 3 62 3 1 67 Warren 131 112 19 2 1 38 5 1 5 Wayne 208 172 29 3 0 65 0 4 40 7th Class Counties
Juniata 79 71 2 0 0 8 2 2 2 Snyder 82 77 6 1 2 20 2 1 8 Union 74 62 19 1 0 18 0 2 22 Wyoming 194 195 18 2 0 42 0 0 2 8th Class Counties
Cameron 15 7 7 0 0 5 0 0 2 Forest 18 12 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 Fulton 67 55 11 0 0 7 0 3 9 Montour 89 80 9 1 0 29 4 0 2 Potter 98 95 11 1 0 17 1 0 1 Sullivan 28 27 5 0 0 11 0 0 1
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 132 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE - 2013 PRIVATE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILINGS & DISPOSITIONS
Disposed By: New Cases Cases Trial Trial Guilty Prosecution Cases Filed Disposed Guilty Not Guilty Plea ARD Dismissal Withdrawn Other Pending Inactive
2nd Class County
Allegheny 10,396 9,314 1,955 952 887 3 3,634 1,537 346 4,819 10,186 2A Class Counties
Bucks 69 75 8 5 9 0 21 14 18 14 137 Delaware 1,637 1,737 547 64 34 4 855 204 29 374 2,904 Montgomery 1,344 1,744 147 8 97 1 1,337 141 13 357 1,446 3rd Class Counties
Berks 1,024 1,180 183 180 415 2 302 80 18 219 910 Chester 1,412 1,120 146 286 48 0 279 348 13 407 75 Cumberland 992 1,239 226 91 418 0 421 74 9 245 2,401 Dauphin 1,700 1,962 437 231 448 0 485 183 178 1,096 18,179 Erie 1,765 1,765 343 75 534 6 502 209 96 525 1,885 Lackawanna 1,282 1,284 99 43 387 0 483 236 36 1,067 992 Lancaster 1,178 1,288 67 22 591 0 371 103 134 218 1,240 Lehigh 1,182 1,190 136 69 564 0 256 103 62 315 2,894 Luzerne 1,853 1,788 322 147 383 0 613 178 145 1,901 3,646 Northampton 742 901 59 100 230 6 159 310 37 275 2,086 Westmoreland 4,093 3,816 505 385 852 18 1,269 475 312 1,518 3,137 York 6,866 6,974 1,409 607 3,089 1 1,164 663 41 1,256 2,682 4th Class Counties
Beaver 681 847 185 39 145 0 332 125 21 304 952 Butler 455 481 83 18 138 0 90 135 17 134 681 Cambria 1,406 1,432 156 48 606 0 368 172 82 170 951 Centre 409 418 105 30 134 0 127 19 3 39 38 Fayette 1,567 1,625 438 51 422 0 471 171 72 266 196 Franklin 707 639 146 117 187 0 93 33 63 855 575 Monroe 382 336 63 31 121 0 63 52 6 144 2,017 Schuylkill 64 99 30 14 10 0 34 5 6 6 126 Washington 1,260 1,342 320 41 146 0 464 321 50 594 1,197 5th Class Counties
Adams 837 946 112 26 390 0 101 293 24 146 741 Blair 1,332 1,142 84 17 383 0 426 103 129 348 919 Lawrence 317 320 83 29 59 0 14 129 6 37 122 Lebanon 235 240 47 11 137 0 12 14 19 27 38 Lycoming 184 239 29 16 109 0 36 31 18 87 890 Mercer 1,680 1,661 239 128 482 0 248 531 33 266 247 Northumberland 824 849 208 54 355 1 187 32 12 244 278
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Disposed By: New Cases Cases Trial Trial Guilty Prosecution Cases Filed Disposed Guilty Not Guilty Plea ARD Dismissal Withdrawn Other Pending Inactive
6th Class Counties Armstrong 459 457 56 24 254 0 104 10 9 142 199 Bedford 299 347 43 63 136 0 48 33 24 51 284 Bradford 298 349 47 11 150 0 103 35 3 67 116 Carbon 71 74 13 23 16 0 11 11 0 22 9 Clarion 441 460 53 18 342 1 20 21 5 80 74 Clearfield 356 375 19 16 238 0 24 57 21 75 798 Clinton 8 8 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 Columbia 692 715 96 109 320 0 104 65 21 98 107 Crawford 346 329 36 10 185 0 49 22 27 120 425 Elk 175 162 15 6 117 0 6 18 0 18 21 Greene 793 699 212 51 166 0 212 35 23 309 296 Huntingdon 123 116 7 0 77 0 13 8 11 20 13 Indiana 385 553 25 14 195 2 271 18 28 88 68 Jefferson 673 673 68 15 442 0 48 36 64 66 76 McKean 447 404 42 14 220 0 101 21 6 92 341 Mifflin 230 202 11 0 111 1 34 8 37 30 65 Perry 283 391 17 2 316 0 34 19 3 309 1,763 Pike 61 76 13 0 18 0 32 10 3 2 110 Somerset 210 206 31 6 88 0 48 14 19 38 79 Susquehanna 129 131 18 3 49 0 26 33 2 46 46 Tioga 78 78 3 2 51 0 14 6 2 13 11 Venango 477 506 44 5 85 0 96 276 0 92 113 Warren 316 290 77 48 92 12 20 40 1 43 70 Wayne 213 277 23 1 133 0 44 73 3 102 486 7th Class Counties Juniata 91 93 1 1 55 0 17 12 7 22 14 Snyder 137 136 32 5 87 0 4 8 0 10 70 Union 111 118 7 11 46 0 39 6 9 10 47 Wyoming 236 246 25 6 156 0 52 6 1 50 218 8th Class Counties Cameron 7 5 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 43 Forest 9 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 7 5 Fulton 65 56 8 5 34 0 6 1 2 16 22 Montour 56 51 8 5 25 0 4 9 0 51 75 Potter 21 17 1 0 12 0 1 3 0 1 1 Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
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0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300 301-360 Over 360 Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days %
2nd Class County
Allegheny 1,482 30.8 705 14.6 227 4.7 163 3.4 133 2.8 79 1.6 2,030 42.1 2A Class Counties
Bucks 4 28.6 5 35.7 2 14.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 21.4 Delaware 143 38.2 63 16.8 14 3.7 55 14.7 15 4.0 10 2.7 74 19.8 Montgomery 47 13.2 26 7.3 8 2.2 41 11.5 57 16.0 87 24.4 91 25.5 3rd Class Counties
Berks 96 43.8 23 10.5 3 1.4 3 1.4 1 0.5 0 -- 93 42.5 Chester 148 36.4 76 18.7 3 0.7 62 15.2 46 11.3 54 13.3 18 4.4 Cumberland 66 26.9 30 12.2 5 2.0 32 13.1 11 4.5 11 4.5 90 36.7 Dauphin 174 15.9 48 4.4 57 5.2 45 4.1 96 8.8 44 4.0 632 57.7 Erie 108 20.6 66 12.6 60 11.4 9 1.7 21 4.0 22 4.2 239 45.5 Lackawanna 49 4.6 71 6.7 10 0.9 19 1.8 113 10.6 173 16.2 632 59.2 Lancaster 115 52.8 30 13.8 9 4.1 6 2.8 3 1.4 1 0.5 54 24.8 Lehigh 99 31.4 22 7.0 7 2.2 4 1.3 6 1.9 1 0.3 176 55.9 Luzerne 224 11.8 98 5.2 47 2.5 32 1.7 21 1.1 18 0.9 1,461 76.9 Northampton 119 43.3 34 12.4 4 1.5 20 7.3 5 1.8 2 0.7 91 33.1 Westmoreland 438 28.9 178 11.7 95 6.3 84 5.5 88 5.8 82 5.4 553 36.4 York 962 76.6 165 13.1 27 2.1 49 3.9 25 2.0 11 0.9 17 1.4 4th Class Counties
Beaver 92 30.3 20 6.6 5 1.6 4 1.3 2 0.7 2 0.7 179 58.9 Butler 50 37.3 16 11.9 5 3.7 5 3.7 0 -- 0 -- 58 43.3 Cambria 64 37.6 28 16.5 9 5.3 7 4.1 6 3.5 8 4.7 48 28.2 Centre 24 61.5 5 12.8 0 -- 0 -- 5 12.8 0 -- 5 12.8 Fayette 146 54.9 46 17.3 10 3.8 8 3.0 9 3.4 4 1.5 43 16.2 Franklin 125 14.6 11 1.3 4 0.5 13 1.5 2 0.2 1 0.1 699 81.8 Monroe 31 21.5 11 7.6 4 2.8 1 0.7 4 2.8 3 2.1 90 62.5 Schuylkill 1 16.7 2 33.3 1 16.7 2 33.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Washington 157 26.4 59 9.9 9 1.5 10 1.7 0 -- 6 1.0 353 59.4 5th Class Counties
Adams 98 67.1 8 5.5 1 0.7 5 3.4 6 4.1 0 -- 28 19.2 Blair 157 45.1 52 14.9 28 8.0 4 1.1 2 0.6 7 2.0 98 28.2 Lawrence 2 5.4 27 73.0 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.7 4 10.8 3 8.1 Lebanon 24 88.9 1 3.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.7 1 3.7 Lycoming 21 24.1 3 3.4 4 4.6 5 5.7 5 5.7 4 4.6 45 51.7 Mercer 156 58.6 53 19.9 24 9.0 11 4.1 7 2.6 5 1.9 10 3.8 Northumberland 56 23.0 14 5.7 3 1.2 15 6.1 17 7.0 18 7.4 121 49.6
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0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300 301-360 Over 360 Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 26 18.3 7 4.9 11 7.7 0 -- 5 3.5 1 0.7 92 64.8 Bedford 22 43.1 6 11.8 0 -- 1 2.0 0 -- 0 -- 22 43.1 Bradford 15 22.4 7 10.4 2 3.0 1 1.5 1 1.5 5 7.5 36 53.7 Carbon 13 59.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 4.5 8 36.4 Clarion 28 35.0 9 11.3 1 1.3 1 1.3 0 -- 1 1.3 40 50.0 Clearfield 12 16.0 4 5.3 0 -- 0 -- 1 1.3 0 -- 58 77.3 Clinton 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Columbia 61 62.2 24 24.5 2 2.0 1 1.0 0 -- 1 1.0 9 9.2 Crawford 29 24.2 6 5.0 1 0.8 0 -- 0 -- 3 2.5 81 67.5 Elk 16 88.9 2 11.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Greene 84 27.2 33 10.7 15 4.9 45 14.6 32 10.4 27 8.7 73 23.6 Huntingdon 17 85.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 15.0 Indiana 39 44.3 32 36.4 2 2.3 4 4.5 1 1.1 1 1.1 9 10.2 Jefferson 46 69.7 7 10.6 1 1.5 2 3.0 0 -- 1 1.5 9 13.6 McKean 56 60.9 18 19.6 0 -- 3 3.3 1 1.1 0 -- 14 15.2 Mifflin 11 36.7 9 30.0 0 -- 3 10.0 2 6.7 0 -- 5 16.7 Perry 20 6.5 0 -- 1 0.3 6 1.9 0 -- 0 -- 282 91.3 Pike 1 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 50.0 Somerset 28 73.7 2 5.3 1 2.6 0 -- 1 2.6 1 2.6 5 13.2 Susquehanna 4 8.7 5 10.9 4 8.7 4 8.7 2 4.3 1 2.2 26 56.5 Tioga 4 30.8 3 23.1 0 -- 1 7.7 0 -- 1 7.7 4 30.8 Venango 66 71.7 7 7.6 1 1.1 1 1.1 3 3.3 8 8.7 6 6.5 Warren 23 53.5 3 7.0 1 2.3 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.3 15 34.9 Wayne 12 11.8 0 -- 1 1.0 10 9.8 8 7.8 6 5.9 65 63.7 7th Class Counties
Juniata 6 27.3 4 18.2 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 12 54.5 Snyder 7 70.0 2 20.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 10.0 Union 4 40.0 3 30.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 10.0 2 20.0 Wyoming 41 82.0 6 12.0 1 2.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 4.0 8th Class Counties
Cameron 2 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Forest 2 28.6 1 14.3 0 -- 0 -- 2 28.6 0 -- 2 28.6 Fulton 10 62.5 1 6.3 0 -- 1 6.3 0 -- 1 6.3 3 18.8 Montour 3 5.9 2 3.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.0 45 88.2 Potter 1 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Sullivan 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 5,066 2,284 2166 93 199 9,323 111 135 13,886 2A Class Counties
Bucks 72 40 43 1 0 134 2 0 412 Delaware 1,090 352 478 5 6 2,865 33 35 4,300 Montgomery 327 42 286 3 2 1,374 7 5 2,122 3rd Class Counties
Berks 1,047 567 231 19 9 952 28 14 1,919 Chester 181 79 157 5 6 57 12 10 214 Cumberland 1,005 177 919 4 11 2,206 22 17 772 Dauphin 2,677 865 1581 1,081 21 17,049 25 147 4,689 Erie 1,099 640 431 6 10 1,823 41 16 1,720 Lackawanna 397 164 391 1 7 925 5 13 1,610 Lancaster 1,000 466 709 7 32 1,208 19 44 1,810 Lehigh 712 329 424 15 7 2,982 25 14 1,466 Luzerne 1,171 502 559 12 23 3,423 47 41 6,367 Northampton 404 275 377 4 6 2,037 12 5 1,830 Westmoreland 1,834 996 591 63 46 2,981 24 34 2,320 York 6,938 3,657 3383 133 22 2,235 315 97 2,445 4th Class Counties
Beaver 478 367 168 3 1 794 9 18 903 Butler 204 138 112 2 2 671 5 3 351 Cambria 872 532 280 7 5 921 43 21 875 Centre 156 67 115 0 2 30 5 3 45 Fayette 1,095 652 509 17 11 151 21 30 438 Franklin 256 209 66 0 5 462 6 16 165 Monroe 293 99 147 0 6 2,024 2 1 677 Schuylkill 44 20 65 0 13 109 0 1 161 Washington 1,156 634 455 9 7 1,346 35 27 2,260 5th Class Counties
Adams 553 410 297 4 0 753 10 3 399 Blair 858 463 379 34 30 861 24 15 368 Lawrence 106 46 57 1 3 112 2 9 104 Lebanon 93 61 35 0 0 37 2 3 16 Lycoming 201 60 167 1 0 899 1 1 472 Mercer 894 572 325 7 10 212 30 11 275 Northumberland 490 210 235 10 5 288 10 11 344
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 319 250 93 3 2 157 5 13 102 Bedford 153 86 71 0 1 278 6 1 156 Bradford 292 213 99 2 1 110 6 2 86 Carbon 22 15 10 0 0 7 1 1 30 Clarion 237 129 160 0 1 108 6 4 206 Clearfield 341 285 66 0 3 793 10 15 379 Clinton 55 0000001 Columbia 564 86 488 5 7 80 24 20 125 Crawford 135 97 24 9 2 404 0 0 264 Elk 131 44 82 1 0 9 7 10 9 Greene 512 316 267 12 20 245 18 5 135 Huntingdon 45 27 22 0 0 10 2 0 20 Indiana 216 135 127 2 2 64 4 7 57 Jefferson 315 219 77 3 2 54 13 9 68 McKean 360 206 121 2 12 318 5 15 408 Mifflin 164 118 25 1 0 59 5 2 45 Perry 553 328 340 6 4 1,739 15 5 137 Pike 27 16 9 0 0 111 4 0 118 Somerset 76 44 26 2 4 70 3 4 54 Susquehanna 70 4 25 2 1 42 3 4 127 Tioga 123 16 114 0 0 9 2 0 133 Venango 341 231 132 3 3 101 31 14 500 Warren 76 43 51 0 0 67 1 0 94 Wayne 274 112 154 0 1 423 2 11 710 7th Class Counties
Juniata 66 45 21 0 0 3 2 0 3 Snyder 277 232 69 2 0 66 6 2 169 Union 40 18 48 1 0 36 3 3 128 Wyoming 116 40 86 0 0 232 9 1 107 8th Class Counties
Cameron 51 300410020 Forest 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 Fulton 23 8 8 0 2 14 0 1 16 Montour 35 16 12 0 0 76 5 1 37 Potter 32 2000108 Sullivan 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 150,844 147,786 28,646 12,744 82,797 18,144 5,455 0 46,142 93,401 2A Class Counties
Bucks 86,112 85,983 13,479 4,267 58,905 5,517 3,814 1 8,234 17,035 Delaware 91,668 119,292 11,719 6,168 51,272 44,107 6,021 5 20,190 100,545 Montgomery 139,064 141,421 14,702 6,185 87,753 20,050 12,726 5 25,956 75,165 3rd Class Counties
Berks 69,045 63,442 6,684 4,172 48,671 2,472 1,424 19 9,541 30,100 Chester 86,724 85,120 3,919 3,612 68,351 5,124 4,113 1 7,023 17,719 Cumberland 40,972 40,435 2,498 311 35,482 939 1,204 1 2,777 6,290 Dauphin 50,651 49,483 3,192 1,559 38,772 4,858 1,102 0 10,766 65,810 Erie 26,551 27,452 1,796 622 20,433 3,169 1,431 1 10,185 7,221 Lackawanna 24,219 23,119 2,068 1,012 15,713 3,368 957 1 15,519 5,747 Lancaster 68,309 70,241 4,780 543 54,163 5,164 5,591 0 8,222 18,714 Lehigh 55,613 57,460 3,604 990 42,502 9,134 1,230 0 7,046 22,321 Luzerne 42,866 43,127 5,513 4,811 27,972 2,614 2,213 4 5,449 17,701 Northampton 44,733 50,551 2,426 1,177 36,171 8,371 2,406 0 5,914 21,047 Westmoreland 53,628 52,501 5,866 3,530 39,382 2,580 1,143 0 4,803 8,091 York 59,440 60,399 4,727 999 51,207 2,377 1,087 2 3,655 6,954 4th Class Counties
Beaver 24,586 25,227 3,945 2,547 15,980 1,753 1,001 1 3,404 5,687 Butler 16,137 16,427 2,948 787 11,427 677 586 2 1,501 2,649 Cambria 17,550 17,561 989 581 15,076 335 579 1 703 732 Centre 22,799 23,370 985 299 20,648 976 462 0 668 2,599 Fayette 15,572 16,020 1,891 702 12,087 803 537 0 1,085 1,069 Franklin 17,928 17,799 780 78 16,263 353 325 0 1,711 1,256 Monroe 23,684 22,958 988 394 18,762 1,339 1,475 0 3,013 8,119 Schuylkill 20,140 19,868 1,263 877 16,667 151 910 0 1,540 3,211 Washington 28,572 28,340 4,857 3,160 18,462 919 942 0 3,686 6,279 5th Class Counties
Adams 11,728 12,984 628 126 10,343 1,102 785 0 556 935 Blair 10,140 10,197 383 204 8,853 159 598 0 510 939 Lawrence 11,631 11,850 1,084 1,002 8,503 746 515 0 894 1,416 Lebanon 18,918 19,447 914 194 16,361 757 1,218 3 1,382 2,247 Lycoming 13,089 13,152 572 120 11,953 28 479 0 874 2,506 Mercer 12,263 12,039 681 202 10,268 231 657 0 620 918 Northumberland 9,749 9,873 402 125 8,727 215 404 0 909 1,528
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 5,651 5,622 805 304 4,068 204 241 0 532 495 Bedford 17,278 16,761 663 117 15,487 14 480 0 1,189 2,165 Bradford 5,491 5,526 473 80 4,429 481 62 1 388 366 Carbon 16,625 16,358 1,029 343 14,132 387 467 0 1,009 1,662 Clarion 8,109 8,220 289 72 7,060 356 443 0 478 840 Clearfield 10,556 10,515 341 92 9,615 210 257 0 511 3,420 Clinton 9,304 9,114 151 107 8,385 202 266 3 347 1,155 Columbia 13,524 13,679 632 166 11,749 63 1,069 0 765 2,340 Crawford 8,802 8,545 861 357 6,898 149 280 0 510 560 Elk 2,633 2,529 120 84 2,215 18 92 0 117 230 Greene 4,224 4,086 548 105 3,130 186 117 0 440 1,203 Huntingdon 4,295 4,374 173 60 4,015 21 105 0 128 92 Indiana 9,268 9,737 891 373 7,805 553 115 0 468 431 Jefferson 6,438 6,807 198 49 5,864 165 531 0 267 590 McKean 4,554 4,516 248 41 3,905 220 102 0 291 401 Mifflin 5,397 5,303 305 31 4,819 36 112 0 214 196 Perry 8,654 8,527 237 47 8,048 41 154 0 455 380 Pike 5,735 5,779 318 164 4,863 117 317 0 390 1,002 Somerset 15,817 15,547 1,006 306 13,792 18 425 0 812 1,729 Susquehanna 5,411 5,450 572 422 4,073 165 218 0 457 1,135 Tioga 7,361 7,407 163 34 6,920 101 189 0 285 321 Venango 6,151 6,251 402 67 5,187 318 277 0 372 556 Warren 4,274 4,280 198 53 3,448 306 275 0 161 108 Wayne 5,596 5,234 267 34 4,540 107 286 0 638 529 7th Class Counties
Juniata 3,671 3,706 145 9 3,484 18 50 0 198 66 Snyder 7,271 7,419 715 20 6,426 18 240 0 273 280 Union 6,095 6,093 131 39 5,743 59 121 0 255 371 Wyoming 4,932 4,893 293 127 4,155 151 167 0 272 264 8th Class Counties
Cameron 1,140 1,134 39 9 994 52 40 0 36 56 Forest 1,077 1,036 16 10 845 14 151 0 75 58 Fulton 9,188 8,973 276 35 8,442 3 217 0 516 615 Montour 3,164 3,112 87 25 2,909 0 91 0 111 335 Potter 2,543 2,538 79 30 2,347 39 43 0 87 66 Sullivan 1,888 1,930 53 47 1,712 101 17 0 33 79
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 14,893 32.3 5,446 11.8 3,215 7.0 2,482 5.4 1,789 3.9 1,449 3.1 16,868 36.6 2A Class Counties
Bucks 5,120 62.2 1,176 14.3 257 3.1 69 0.8 22 0.3 10 0.1 1,580 19.2 Delaware 9,740 48.2 4,097 20.3 1,564 7.7 729 3.6 649 3.2 161 0.8 3,250 16.1 Montgomery 11,118 42.8 3,731 14.4 1,549 6.0 823 3.2 371 1.4 365 1.4 7,999 30.8 3rd Class Counties
Berks 6,023 63.1 1,902 19.9 461 4.8 102 1.1 69 0.7 60 0.6 924 9.7 Chester 5,373 76.5 889 12.7 150 2.1 37 0.5 14 0.2 8 0.1 552 7.9 Cumberland 2,242 80.7 361 13.0 49 1.8 18 0.6 9 0.3 5 0.2 93 3.3 Dauphin 3,747 34.8 1,637 15.2 1,433 13.3 835 7.8 365 3.4 64 0.6 2,685 24.9 Erie 1,514 14.9 371 3.6 150 1.5 154 1.5 96 0.9 64 0.6 7,836 76.9 Lackawanna 2,534 16.3 1,499 9.7 817 5.3 474 3.1 367 2.4 393 2.5 9,435 60.8 Lancaster 4,406 53.6 1,621 19.7 731 8.9 466 5.7 196 2.4 74 0.9 728 8.9 Lehigh 3,707 52.6 1,018 14.4 224 3.2 95 1.3 62 0.9 43 0.6 1,897 26.9 Luzerne 3,057 56.1 799 14.7 277 5.1 120 2.2 33 0.6 31 0.6 1,132 20.8 Northampton 2,791 47.2 1,071 18.1 223 3.8 191 3.2 152 2.6 146 2.5 1,340 22.7 Westmoreland 3,215 66.9 884 18.4 260 5.4 139 2.9 28 0.6 18 0.4 259 5.4 York 2,938 80.4 509 13.9 93 2.5 21 0.6 0 -- 3 0.1 91 2.5 4th Class Counties
Beaver 1,405 41.3 434 12.7 193 5.7 98 2.9 59 1.7 33 1.0 1,182 34.7 Butler 1,063 70.8 171 11.4 66 4.4 41 2.7 25 1.7 16 1.1 119 7.9 Cambria 542 77.1 85 12.1 26 3.7 8 1.1 2 0.3 7 1.0 33 4.7 Centre 619 92.7 39 5.8 2 0.3 0 -- 2 0.3 1 0.1 5 0.7 Fayette 854 78.7 164 15.1 31 2.9 12 1.1 3 0.3 0 -- 21 1.9 Franklin 897 52.4 138 8.1 41 2.4 26 1.5 25 1.5 20 1.2 564 33.0 Monroe 1,818 60.3 399 13.2 150 5.0 151 5.0 32 1.1 10 0.3 453 15.0 Schuylkill 1,077 69.9 342 22.2 62 4.0 16 1.0 18 1.2 11 0.7 14 0.9 Washington 1,983 53.8 526 14.3 210 5.7 124 3.4 62 1.7 57 1.5 724 19.6 5th Class Counties
Adams 437 78.6 59 10.6 16 2.9 2 0.4 4 0.7 0 -- 38 6.8 Blair 413 81.0 59 11.6 19 3.7 1 0.2 2 0.4 0 -- 16 3.1 Lawrence 524 58.6 131 14.7 73 8.2 23 2.6 41 4.6 6 0.7 96 10.7 Lebanon 1,118 80.9 79 5.7 24 1.7 22 1.6 7 0.5 3 0.2 129 9.3 Lycoming 612 70.0 117 13.4 14 1.6 14 1.6 15 1.7 8 0.9 94 10.8 Mercer 527 85.0 58 9.4 14 2.3 4 0.6 1 0.2 0 -- 16 2.6 Northumberland 386 42.5 173 19.0 42 4.6 37 4.1 15 1.7 16 1.8 240 26.4
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 373 70.1 70 13.2 11 2.1 7 1.3 0 -- 1 0.2 70 13.2 Bedford 876 73.7 153 12.9 22 1.9 7 0.6 2 0.2 9 0.8 120 10.1 Bradford 287 74.0 24 6.2 12 3.1 6 1.5 11 2.8 5 1.3 43 11.1 Carbon 747 74.0 177 17.5 39 3.9 8 0.8 4 0.4 5 0.5 29 2.9 Clarion 331 69.2 54 11.3 17 3.6 7 1.5 0 -- 1 0.2 68 14.2 Clearfield 460 90.0 12 2.3 6 1.2 1 0.2 0 -- 0 -- 32 6.3 Clinton 273 78.7 18 5.2 0 -- 1 0.3 0 -- 1 0.3 54 15.6 Columbia 633 82.7 91 11.9 8 1.0 4 0.5 1 0.1 0 -- 28 3.7 Crawford 430 84.3 36 7.1 10 2.0 0 -- 0 -- 3 0.6 31 6.1 Elk 110 94.0 5 4.3 1 0.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.9 Greene 279 63.4 73 16.6 27 6.1 14 3.2 10 2.3 3 0.7 34 7.7 Huntingdon 121 94.5 3 2.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 3.1 Indiana 378 80.8 45 9.6 7 1.5 3 0.6 2 0.4 1 0.2 32 6.8 Jefferson 198 74.2 41 15.4 8 3.0 2 0.7 0 -- 4 1.5 14 5.2 McKean 187 64.3 63 21.6 9 3.1 7 2.4 3 1.0 0 -- 22 7.6 Mifflin 194 90.7 18 8.4 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.5 0 -- 1 0.5 Perry 416 91.4 28 6.2 4 0.9 1 0.2 0 -- 0 -- 6 1.3 Pike 299 76.7 33 8.5 4 1.0 6 1.5 7 1.8 6 1.5 35 9.0 Somerset 630 77.6 113 13.9 42 5.2 9 1.1 0 -- 2 0.2 16 2.0 Susquehanna 329 72.0 66 14.4 19 4.2 6 1.3 7 1.5 2 0.4 28 6.1 Tioga 201 70.5 49 17.2 25 8.8 8 2.8 0 -- 2 0.7 0 0.0 Venango 265 71.2 52 14.0 3 0.8 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 52 14.0 Warren 137 85.1 11 6.8 1 0.6 0 -- 2 1.2 0 -- 10 6.2 Wayne 337 52.8 218 34.2 20 3.1 4 0.6 8 1.3 8 1.3 43 6.7 7th Class Counties
Juniata 147 74.2 10 5.1 1 0.5 6 3.0 7 3.5 0 -- 27 13.6 Snyder 249 91.2 10 3.7 0 -- 3 1.1 2 0.7 0 -- 9 3.3 Union 213 83.5 23 9.0 12 4.7 1 0.4 2 0.8 0 -- 4 1.6 Wyoming 252 92.6 14 5.1 2 0.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 1.5 8th Class Counties
Cameron 32 88.9 3 8.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.8 Forest 44 58.7 24 32.0 5 6.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 2.7 Fulton 418 81.0 49 9.5 3 0.6 14 2.7 1 0.2 2 0.4 29 5.6 Montour 59 53.2 7 6.3 5 4.5 0 -- 5 4.5 4 3.6 31 27.9 Potter 79 90.8 4 4.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 4.6 Sullivan 31 93.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.0 0 -- 1 3.0
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 57,290 23,766 35,602 1,083 1,061 89,288 1,300 1,150 50,258 2A Class Counties
Bucks 31,555 22,724 7,412 536 479 16,684 1,298 615 29,843 Delaware 56,099 31,770 40,716 1,186 1,411 97,606 1,308 798 76,597 Montgomery 68,124 20,527 43,435 1,897 2,070 70,856 1,887 1,322 62,430 3rd Class Counties
Berks 53,195 29,147 3,539 2,588 1,152 27,138 2,230 843 28,857 Chester 33,754 19,005 14,942 1,122 874 14,878 1,123 586 6,659 Cumberland 10,520 1,213 8,531 178 167 5,661 240 146 3,103 Dauphin 33,965 14,875 17,341 1,978 592 62,717 1,047 698 20,156 Erie 9,959 4,537 5,347 186 103 6,710 433 221 10,079 Lackawanna 6,796 2,474 4,356 85 99 5,415 170 168 8,168 Lancaster 40,640 21,314 20,576 794 842 16,007 1,708 863 27,589 Lehigh 28,653 11,247 18,985 718 779 21,669 979 705 25,777 Luzerne 17,899 7,270 8,950 172 227 16,955 378 360 18,820 Northampton 21,151 15,165 10,974 520 493 19,203 662 385 17,798 Westmoreland 12,094 7,233 3,545 249 220 7,132 325 352 6,546 York 31,756 13,993 18,688 336 217 5,120 1,177 459 9,253 4th Class Counties
Beaver 7,569 4,502 3,238 60 100 5,307 143 157 4,920 Butler 2,371 1,629 1,325 26 24 2,564 78 46 2,077 Cambria 3,713 1,906 1,710 22 37 630 108 84 782 Centre 6,314 1,281 5,354 28 25 2,353 140 111 6,518 Fayette 9,892 6,876 2,976 30 66 846 268 279 2,510 Franklin 3,853 3,062 809 37 41 990 121 70 1,163 Monroe 9,153 3,372 5,073 183 170 7,589 233 98 6,746 Schuylkill 5,432 3,030 1,890 148 157 2,706 137 93 3,344 Washington 18,743 9,305 6,750 243 232 6,833 595 578 10,954 5th Class Counties
Adams 3,964 1,518 4,077 33 29 787 84 25 1,374 Blair 4,814 1,871 2,972 60 28 785 196 85 1,137 Lawrence 3,291 1,046 2,125 29 27 1,273 103 66 1,352 Lebanon 12,295 6,562 6,112 218 203 1,560 392 273 1,826 Lycoming 4,525 1,157 3,164 48 29 2,314 237 133 3,721 Mercer 3,153 1,564 1,461 34 33 773 134 67 1,107 Northumberland 4,074 1,997 1,709 50 49 1,393 117 82 1,658
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 1,807 1,037 859 28 56 350 32 83 406 Bedford 3,079 374 2,361 64 61 1,946 113 65 2,041 Bradford 1,731 996 728 20 2 325 34 17 390 Carbon 3,567 2,278 1,047 47 41 1,460 115 102 1,419 Clarion 1,054 332 877 24 26 814 14 25 1,301 Clearfield 2,794 1,921 854 19 52 3,278 50 71 1,576 Clinton 2,632 297 1,956 79 52 916 125 37 205 Columbia 4,162 354 3,706 76 86 2,019 166 81 1,441 Crawford 1,497 1,006 385 17 29 486 20 26 941 Elk 781 118 597 5 7 199 19 17 199 Greene 1,806 1,169 762 25 11 1,135 63 37 1,046 Huntingdon 660 334 340 6 0 63 29 12 185 Indiana 2,026 947 1,115 17 17 355 46 44 515 Jefferson 1,066 656 815 14 9 530 38 30 361 McKean 1,335 817 539 10 11 348 20 42 1,109 Mifflin 858 529 299 14 9 141 30 22 138 Perry 1,804 1,352 482 29 2 286 62 26 244 Pike 2,395 461 2,358 34 27 888 94 44 1,408 Somerset 3,023 2,182 711 56 44 1,507 88 32 541 Susquehanna 1,163 56 844 58 30 1,031 23 39 1,006 Tioga 1,723 216 1,423 8 19 254 75 39 417 Venango 2,942 1,242 1,750 108 13 270 264 63 1,052 Warren 738 416 331 3 5 92 14 7 341 Wayne 1,329 572 799 26 20 385 59 38 913 7th Class Counties
Juniata 353 148 216 0 2 36 0 7 63 Snyder 1,823 1,200 570 17 9 219 85 47 723 Union 805 256 682 24 15 298 66 25 456 Wyoming 593 345 304 2 0 316 17 3 400 8th Class Counties
Cameron 362 30 325 1 0 50 18 8 116 Forest 180 16 144 11 0 43 7 0 87 Fulton 986 137 824 18 22 533 30 12 513 Montour 743 191 428 16 0 291 31 13 415 Potter 575 147 404 2 0 64 15 15 180 Sullivan 159 23 147 0 0 72 4 4 145
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 43,453 44,848 9,660 3,216 18,311 24 11,194 2,443 0 16,834 32,847 2A Class Counties
Bucks 10,316 9,987 2,185 774 4,549 30 1,286 1,163 0 1,885 5,257 Delaware 21,856 21,166 3,840 1,665 7,733 50 5,525 2,353 0 5,939 60,166 Montgomery 17,968 17,834 2,680 929 7,565 11 3,290 3,359 0 5,744 33,714 3rd Class Counties
Berks 22,361 21,516 4,344 2,642 8,635 125 1,861 3,907 2 5,710 20,059 Chester 14,709 15,076 1,952 903 8,082 0 2,568 1,571 0 2,731 2,908 Cumberland 11,276 8,868 851 207 6,191 41 843 733 2 2,556 2,680 Dauphin 14,093 11,251 1,725 976 6,717 54 951 828 0 3,979 24,263 Erie 9,826 9,625 1,980 541 4,741 144 1,600 619 0 2,254 2,448 Lackawanna 4,932 4,965 701 411 1,850 1 1,616 376 10 3,137 2,427 Lancaster 13,030 13,098 1,680 514 7,420 14 2,477 993 0 2,480 6,127 Lehigh 12,458 11,716 2,416 725 5,205 3 2,290 1,077 0 2,689 8,518 Luzerne 11,441 10,922 2,007 1,270 4,403 0 2,154 1,088 0 3,794 11,865 Northampton 6,090 5,999 819 642 3,099 178 868 393 0 1,042 2,433 Westmoreland 6,176 6,023 1,173 564 2,866 20 946 454 0 1,131 2,334 York 13,111 13,478 2,404 651 8,391 20 1,304 708 0 1,473 4,999 4th Class Counties
Beaver 4,352 4,554 876 403 2,119 3 829 324 0 1,049 1,469 Butler 4,175 4,110 782 326 2,149 1 619 233 0 725 1,424 Cambria 4,643 4,891 513 413 3,181 0 459 325 0 389 842 Centre 4,292 3,675 455 192 2,392 3 450 183 0 420 400 Fayette 6,871 7,036 1,146 462 3,361 1 1,138 928 0 802 1,164 Franklin 4,339 3,874 557 111 2,421 1 596 188 0 3,012 966 Monroe 4,176 3,671 346 204 2,058 10 754 299 0 1,037 3,003 Schuylkill 5,514 5,000 902 661 2,767 2 196 472 0 969 2,277 Washington 8,968 8,492 1,855 1,075 3,462 4 889 1,206 1 1,701 2,675 5th Class Counties
Adams 2,064 2,100 333 143 1,356 0 72 196 0 230 446 Blair 3,740 3,860 425 387 1,932 7 610 499 0 647 1,129 Lawrence 2,668 2,700 515 324 1,078 3 317 463 0 554 611 Lebanon 4,523 4,388 563 107 3,155 0 255 308 0 556 1,003 Lycoming 3,151 3,130 287 180 2,302 0 79 282 0 492 2,469 Mercer 2,638 2,577 223 57 1,662 0 138 497 0 413 429 Northumberland 2,613 2,764 470 102 1,467 10 390 325 0 496 1,211
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Disposed By: New Referred Cases Cases Trial Trial Guilty Pros. to Cases Filed Disposed Guilty Not Guilty Plea Dismissal ARD Withdrawn CP Court Pending Inactive
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 2,236 2,279 462 220 1,203 4 285 105 0 572 348 Bedford 1,077 1,050 161 84 695 0 45 63 2 168 134 Bradford 1,405 1,367 177 67 902 16 173 32 0 214 126 Carbon 2,577 2,455 388 182 1,451 2 284 148 0 318 438 Clarion 1,096 1,088 172 56 741 3 46 70 0 146 84 Clearfield 1,726 1,748 212 114 1,167 24 109 122 0 261 620 Clinton 970 921 75 91 649 0 19 86 1 71 60 Columbia 2,561 2,540 272 107 1,611 0 149 401 0 263 568 Crawford 2,119 2,060 244 128 1,449 0 90 149 0 223 190 Elk 617 591 70 34 443 0 3 41 0 63 56 Greene 843 831 229 70 387 0 125 20 0 133 171 Huntingdon 1,311 1,322 138 63 1,010 0 67 44 0 98 205 Indiana 2,661 2,397 392 290 1,482 9 152 72 0 415 406 Jefferson 1,010 1,011 134 95 686 0 32 64 0 132 83 McKean 1,497 1,565 246 100 973 1 123 122 0 207 296 Mifflin 1,599 1,488 289 51 887 2 57 202 0 114 89 Perry 4,482 3,978 133 64 3,115 3 345 318 0 913 272 Pike 1,081 1,130 164 88 673 0 92 113 0 147 336 Somerset 1,848 1,893 272 303 1,132 0 65 121 0 168 161 Susquehanna 727 783 151 164 326 0 89 53 0 139 72 Tioga 879 903 69 27 585 0 156 66 0 129 45 Venango 1,414 1,296 190 38 803 20 168 77 0 284 119 Warren 913 871 115 50 648 2 25 31 0 60 60 Wayne 1,366 1,467 145 31 1,019 2 117 153 0 173 332 7th Class Counties
Juniata 479 449 57 11 315 0 48 18 0 72 20 Snyder 817 784 109 20 594 0 29 32 0 85 83 Union 1,055 1,132 73 32 617 0 315 95 0 234 207 Wyoming 517 514 81 42 333 0 31 27 0 47 84 8th Class Counties
Cameron 299 260 43 40 144 0 20 13 0 54 46 Forest 170 151 11 4 122 0 1 13 0 31 49 Fulton 355 343 71 48 195 0 10 19 0 67 44 Montour 383 361 19 73 206 0 1 62 0 78 78 Potter 414 431 38 13 310 0 4 65 1 32 33 Sullivan 116 116 17 9 83 0 5 2 0 7 24
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 5,076 30.2 3,061 18.2 1,357 8.1 794 4.7 542 3.2 223 1.3 5,781 34.3 2A Class Counties
Bucks 1,040 55.2 361 19.2 96 5.1 65 3.4 34 1.8 20 1.1 269 14.3 Delaware 2,093 35.2 1,358 22.9 504 8.5 352 5.9 125 2.1 95 1.6 1,412 23.8 Montgomery 1,756 30.6 913 15.9 385 6.7 267 4.6 151 2.6 120 2.1 2,152 37.5 3rd Class Counties
Berks 2,899 50.8 822 14.4 178 3.1 125 2.2 168 2.9 132 2.3 1,386 24.3 Chester 1,669 61.1 676 24.8 107 3.9 63 2.3 55 2.0 11 0.4 150 5.5 Cumberland 546 21.4 1,714 67.1 62 2.4 36 1.4 111 4.3 5 0.2 82 3.2 Dauphin 943 23.7 1,466 36.8 156 3.9 102 2.6 80 2.0 49 1.2 1,183 29.7 Erie 904 40.1 359 15.9 119 5.3 143 6.3 93 4.1 42 1.9 594 26.4 Lackawanna 509 16.2 261 8.3 174 5.5 169 5.4 104 3.3 60 1.9 1,860 59.3 Lancaster 1,108 44.7 571 23.0 218 8.8 126 5.1 73 2.9 67 2.7 317 12.8 Lehigh 1,328 49.4 415 15.4 125 4.6 60 2.2 49 1.8 40 1.5 672 25.0 Luzerne 986 26.0 561 14.8 284 7.5 205 5.4 81 2.1 66 1.7 1,611 42.5 Northampton 541 51.9 221 21.2 42 4.0 18 1.7 40 3.8 6 0.6 174 16.7 Westmoreland 481 42.5 235 20.8 100 8.8 71 6.3 33 2.9 27 2.4 184 16.3 York 1,126 76.4 219 14.9 45 3.1 26 1.8 6 0.4 6 0.4 45 3.1 4th Class Counties
Beaver 374 35.7 208 19.8 88 8.4 43 4.1 13 1.2 5 0.5 318 30.3 Butler 383 52.8 128 17.7 34 4.7 30 4.1 11 1.5 17 2.3 122 16.8 Cambria 235 60.4 76 19.5 12 3.1 13 3.3 4 1.0 2 0.5 47 12.1 Centre 283 67.4 111 26.4 10 2.4 5 1.2 2 0.5 1 0.2 8 1.9 Fayette 505 63.0 211 26.3 40 5.0 20 2.5 19 2.4 0 -- 7 0.9 Franklin 350 11.6 383 12.7 61 2.0 131 4.3 87 2.9 79 2.6 1,921 63.8 Monroe 416 40.1 252 24.3 59 5.7 35 3.4 18 1.7 9 0.9 248 23.9 Schuylkill 476 49.1 259 26.7 81 8.4 76 7.8 25 2.6 13 1.3 39 4.0 Washington 578 34.0 276 16.2 198 11.6 114 6.7 65 3.8 40 2.4 430 25.3 5th Class Counties
Adams 149 64.8 32 13.9 6 2.6 5 2.2 0 -- 1 0.4 37 16.1 Blair 376 58.1 93 14.4 42 6.5 14 2.2 28 4.3 17 2.6 77 11.9 Lawrence 256 46.2 93 16.8 46 8.3 37 6.7 42 7.6 20 3.6 60 10.8 Lebanon 426 76.6 36 6.5 9 1.6 6 1.1 6 1.1 1 0.2 72 12.9 Lycoming 221 44.9 125 25.4 12 2.4 16 3.3 4 0.8 6 1.2 108 22.0 Mercer 282 68.3 56 13.6 22 5.3 17 4.1 9 2.2 4 1.0 23 5.6 Northumberland 217 43.8 84 16.9 30 6.0 20 4.0 11 2.2 11 2.2 123 24.8
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 195 34.1 81 14.2 12 2.1 13 2.3 8 1.4 5 0.9 258 45.1 Bedford 91 54.2 40 23.8 12 7.1 6 3.6 1 0.6 0 -- 18 10.7 Bradford 132 61.7 33 15.4 17 7.9 10 4.7 4 1.9 1 0.5 17 7.9 Carbon 153 48.1 90 28.3 26 8.2 12 3.8 2 0.6 2 0.6 33 10.4 Clarion 102 69.9 14 9.6 10 6.8 3 2.1 1 0.7 1 0.7 15 10.3 Clearfield 124 47.5 36 13.8 9 3.4 7 2.7 6 2.3 1 0.4 78 29.9 Clinton 60 84.5 7 9.9 0 -- 0 -- 4 5.6 0 -- 0 -- Columbia 195 74.1 44 16.7 10 3.8 5 1.9 2 0.8 1 0.4 6 2.3 Crawford 144 64.6 28 12.6 10 4.5 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 38 17.0 Elk 46 73.0 4 6.3 2 3.2 1 1.6 2 3.2 1 1.6 7 11.1 Greene 82 61.7 34 25.6 5 3.8 1 0.8 1 0.8 0 -- 10 7.5 Huntingdon 81 82.7 10 10.2 0 -- 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 5 5.1 Indiana 276 66.5 102 24.6 0 -- 4 1.0 4 1.0 0 -- 29 7.0 Jefferson 106 80.3 9 6.8 1 0.8 2 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 14 10.6 McKean 109 52.7 39 18.8 5 2.4 10 4.8 2 1.0 1 0.5 41 19.8 Mifflin 99 86.8 7 6.1 0 -- 3 2.6 1 0.9 0 -- 4 3.5 Perry 78 8.5 647 70.9 4 0.4 28 3.1 12 1.3 12 1.3 132 14.5 Pike 89 60.5 24 16.3 6 4.1 10 6.8 2 1.4 0 -- 16 10.9 Somerset 85 50.6 34 20.2 14 8.3 19 11.3 2 1.2 3 1.8 11 6.5 Susquehanna 75 54.0 26 18.7 4 2.9 5 3.6 3 2.2 1 0.7 25 18.0 Tioga 86 66.7 31 24.0 9 7.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 2.3 Venango 138 48.6 87 30.6 6 2.1 4 1.4 40 14.1 1 0.4 8 2.8 Warren 50 83.3 3 5.0 1 1.7 0 -- 1 1.7 0 -- 5 8.3 Wayne 73 42.2 25 14.5 11 6.4 6 3.5 3 1.7 2 1.2 53 30.6 7th Class Counties
Juniata 52 72.2 10 13.9 1 1.4 1 1.4 0 -- 0 -- 8 11.1 Snyder 64 75.3 8 9.4 1 1.2 1 1.2 0 -- 1 1.2 10 11.8 Union 101 43.2 62 26.5 12 5.1 17 7.3 20 8.5 5 2.1 17 7.3 Wyoming 31 66.0 15 31.9 1 2.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 8th Class Counties
Cameron 50 92.6 2 3.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 3.7 Forest 18 58.1 8 25.8 0 -- 1 3.2 3 9.7 0 -- 1 3.2 Fulton 24 35.8 14 20.9 5 7.5 2 3.0 4 6.0 4 6.0 14 20.9 Montour 28 35.9 5 6.4 3 3.8 0 -- 2 2.6 0 -- 40 51.3 Potter 26 81.3 2 6.3 1 3.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 9.4 Sullivan 4 57.1 1 14.3 0 -- 0 -- 1 14.3 0 -- 1 14.3
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 29,898 15,083 12,640 545 538 31,107 985 917 53,240 2A Class Counties
Bucks 6,378 4,170 1,839 120 70 5,197 288 165 7,824 Delaware 18,158 7,481 4,493 339 425 59,395 241 319 30,096 Montgomery 14,037 3,262 9,763 313 439 32,958 512 326 24,910 3rd Class Counties
Berks 17,266 12,818 1,551 432 261 19,629 465 327 10,095 Chester 7,287 3,722 4,196 185 208 2,397 385 210 1,801 Cumberland 4,649 660 3,068 135 93 2,269 170 67 1,338 Dauphin 14,697 5,088 6,037 1,980 483 22,303 302 1,672 8,909 Erie 5,391 2,646 2,379 66 62 2,250 210 154 5,543 Lackawanna 3,234 775 2,395 32 82 2,230 128 96 6,045 Lancaster 11,547 5,295 6,584 385 273 5,255 514 247 11,548 Lehigh 7,231 3,083 3,350 171 123 8,632 238 253 7,479 Luzerne 8,572 3,086 4,222 60 190 11,463 120 160 14,445 Northampton 3,781 2,107 1,880 79 56 2,206 105 67 5,044 Westmoreland 2,584 1,736 610 50 27 2,166 64 73 2,674 York 10,134 5,041 5,642 107 77 4,577 397 174 4,434 4th Class Counties
Beaver 3,009 1,958 1,224 14 16 1,345 65 73 2,717 Butler 1,124 779 270 10 16 1,393 48 25 1,154 Cambria 1,830 1,051 799 8 16 816 53 40 767 Centre 1,286 292 1,155 12 10 345 43 29 193 Fayette 5,149 3,330 1,721 42 66 967 97 182 1,427 Franklin 1,169 928 206 6 18 713 38 27 541 Monroe 1,953 585 858 52 41 2,893 57 22 2,242 Schuylkill 3,310 1,685 1,084 63 68 2,035 68 30 2,865 Washington 9,516 4,436 3,879 150 111 3,275 353 321 6,249 5th Class Counties
Adams 1,038 608 572 3 2 474 26 19 608 Blair 2,901 1,579 1,366 52 17 1,031 94 62 1,094 Lawrence 1,213 364 751 32 33 539 44 87 722 Lebanon 6,211 2,908 2,942 128 94 698 255 170 1,041 Lycoming 2,115 500 1,610 20 22 2,399 58 42 3,302 Mercer 1,430 785 534 7 17 383 44 33 555 Northumberland 2,036 939 1,024 38 13 1,193 64 42 1,299
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 1,262 659 628 14 42 250 27 88 247 Bedford 438 174 228 4 5 127 21 6 261 Bradford 701 430 246 9 1 110 27 15 186 Carbon 1,076 737 296 17 20 377 37 53 714 Clarion 250 155 108 0 5 87 4 8 240 Clearfield 1,038 867 215 2 4 582 24 27 784 Clinton 457 139 306 5 8 40 15 9 27 Columbia 1,179 172 994 15 28 513 45 45 418 Crawford 596 467 96 4 0 170 12 3 322 Elk 350 69 244 2 4 46 14 15 85 Greene 622 419 267 7 2 156 16 17 284 Huntingdon 501 308 169 3 2 185 17 13 166 Indiana 1,170 555 605 22 13 352 24 32 397 Jefferson 353 203 163 5 3 55 12 14 102 McKean 794 438 370 5 5 272 6 15 823 Mifflin 504 342 136 3 0 68 24 23 183 Perry 859 693 186 2 1 235 31 6 112 Pike 417 96 500 7 3 329 11 7 898 Somerset 567 279 226 7 5 133 29 4 228 Susquehanna 306 32 166 5 7 61 6 31 435 Tioga 467 70 387 1 3 36 23 12 284 Venango 883 509 433 10 5 86 61 13 695 Warren 374 186 184 0 0 57 4 6 240 Wayne 695 297 395 6 3 295 19 23 726 7th Class Counties
Juniata 146 82 58 1 0 13 3 4 24 Snyder 559 382 158 4 1 74 34 12 246 Union 255 105 240 8 6 192 8 5 177 Wyoming 124 69 50 1 1 99 4 2 130 8th Class Counties
Cameron 178 33 155 0 1 41 6 4 64 Forest 38 3 34 0 4 43 2 1 55 Fulton 116 43 76 0 3 29 6 2 64 Montour 205 86 80 2 0 72 14 6 153 Potter 253 44 178 5 0 27 4 8 151 Sullivan 41 15 32 0 1 21 2 1 37
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 12,503 12,296 3,637 4,398 1,032 1,903 1,326 4,060 1,585 2A Class Counties
Bucks 7,018 7,056 1,770 2,409 540 1,133 1,204 1,313 630 Delaware 5,916 7,824 1,749 1,974 530 2,824 747 2,577 711 Montgomery 8,638 9,920 2,282 3,222 871 2,446 1,099 4,698 1,156 3rd Class Counties
Berks 4,348 4,317 1,017 1,747 303 740 510 4,509 891 Chester 4,380 4,450 1,011 1,770 489 698 482 1,015 558 Cumberland 2,627 2,652 467 1,320 424 274 167 983 329 Dauphin 4,133 3,909 942 1,801 529 356 281 2,234 558 Erie 2,392 2,293 853 808 199 277 156 955 303 Lackawanna 2,760 2,761 769 1,022 256 433 281 922 255 Lancaster 4,083 4,236 718 1,877 446 763 432 1,306 609 Lehigh 4,005 4,192 947 1,730 296 877 342 1,073 615 Luzerne 4,716 6,067 990 2,228 657 1,398 794 2,307 647 Northampton 3,598 3,503 665 1,646 304 575 313 1,417 493 Westmoreland 3,390 3,227 950 1,290 333 330 324 1,588 653 York 5,505 5,363 624 3,085 687 609 358 1,496 530 4th Class Counties
Beaver 1,477 1,396 616 375 101 166 138 981 273 Butler 1,658 1,859 490 653 145 381 190 805 362 Cambria 1,409 1,371 375 639 136 71 150 468 324 Centre 1,077 1,081 282 427 139 110 123 224 138 Fayette 1,203 1,195 274 518 70 173 160 257 114 Franklin 1,336 1,231 426 471 152 66 116 1,924 271 Monroe 2,907 2,833 473 1,335 147 669 209 1,190 404 Schuylkill 1,706 1,712 415 807 115 214 161 307 273 Washington 1,958 1,968 539 735 144 299 251 678 237 5th Class Counties
Adams 907 1,259 196 442 124 445 52 155 101 Blair 1,136 1,151 240 551 138 96 126 199 247 Lawrence 826 776 180 356 64 109 67 201 163 Lebanon 1,446 1,546 262 809 129 271 75 955 287 Lycoming 1,719 1,720 194 898 216 187 225 376 302 Mercer 1,115 1,076 176 602 70 89 139 280 169 Northumberland 802 933 127 438 41 220 107 359 103
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 586 554 272 139 41 25 77 236 76 Bedford 385 395 48 218 41 36 52 180 43 Bradford 869 894 192 392 109 124 77 136 96 Carbon 1,326 1,285 185 653 237 130 80 226 135 Clarion 356 347 88 181 50 14 14 68 26 Clearfield 1,059 1,008 162 563 164 69 50 853 130 Clinton 306 327 59 168 41 34 25 44 35 Columbia 1,152 1,160 166 619 97 146 132 157 60 Crawford 698 657 132 347 78 68 32 572 117 Elk 300 287 53 188 24 10 12 184 72 Greene 298 269 60 115 24 35 35 65 74 Huntingdon 351 356 58 209 13 12 64 44 66 Indiana 763 785 98 447 59 109 72 245 184 Jefferson 486 835 86 324 39 336 50 140 83 McKean 377 442 80 227 36 78 21 83 25 Mifflin 599 588 58 378 78 39 35 92 77 Perry 433 425 48 262 37 23 55 155 38 Pike 1,206 1,177 393 360 104 219 101 389 146 Somerset 838 830 142 439 106 83 60 201 188 Susquehanna 349 357 94 154 46 28 35 41 10 Tioga 408 417 68 203 71 40 35 73 50 Venango 550 583 82 269 72 87 73 152 66 Warren 585 646 88 373 32 103 50 135 125 Wayne 894 1,499 133 454 79 694 139 347 139 7th Class Counties
Juniata 239 251 27 153 34 30 7 65 29 Snyder 401 381 66 196 60 24 35 156 114 Union 460 566 40 288 76 111 51 179 52 Wyoming 274 261 53 136 33 19 20 53 35 8th Class Counties
Cameron 110 104 20 50 10 3 21 25 3 Forest 34 32 5 13 5 1 8 14 3 Fulton 119 123 25 76 5 11 6 26 12 Montour 326 285 60 134 15 16 60 107 18 Potter 142 144 25 93 9 4 13 23 31 Sullivan 41 42 2 27 6 5 2 5 5
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 1,900 46.8 667 16.4 194 4.8 107 2.6 60 1.5 33 0.8 1,099 27.1 2A Class Counties
Bucks 879 66.9 243 18.5 41 3.1 12 0.9 15 1.1 1 0.1 122 9.3 Delaware 826 32.1 367 14.2 120 4.7 66 2.6 50 1.9 24 0.9 1,124 43.6 Montgomery 1,121 23.9 478 10.2 179 3.8 100 2.1 135 2.9 68 1.4 2,617 55.7 3rd Class Counties
Berks 553 12.3 173 3.8 82 1.8 37 0.8 41 0.9 28 0.6 3,595 79.7 Chester 561 55.3 210 20.7 56 5.5 12 1.2 10 1.0 4 0.4 162 16.0 Cumberland 269 27.4 110 11.2 23 2.3 15 1.5 11 1.1 7 0.7 548 55.7 Dauphin 437 19.6 141 6.3 69 3.1 46 2.1 35 1.6 32 1.4 1,474 66.0 Erie 296 31.0 73 7.6 25 2.6 14 1.5 14 1.5 8 0.8 525 55.0 Lackawanna 384 41.6 102 11.1 41 4.4 42 4.6 13 1.4 17 1.8 323 35.0 Lancaster 471 36.1 124 9.5 41 3.1 15 1.1 3 0.2 4 0.3 648 49.6 Lehigh 563 52.5 202 18.8 69 6.4 48 4.5 30 2.8 26 2.4 135 12.6 Luzerne 540 23.4 184 8.0 84 3.6 66 2.9 45 2.0 67 2.9 1,321 57.3 Northampton 561 39.6 95 6.7 47 3.3 17 1.2 20 1.4 17 1.2 660 46.6 Westmoreland 482 30.4 84 5.3 33 2.1 18 1.1 10 0.6 16 1.0 945 59.5 York 694 46.4 111 7.4 23 1.5 10 0.7 8 0.5 11 0.7 639 42.7 4th Class Counties
Beaver 225 22.9 49 5.0 14 1.4 14 1.4 11 1.1 6 0.6 662 67.5 Butler 213 26.5 61 7.6 17 2.1 9 1.1 2 0.2 6 0.7 497 61.7 Cambria 134 28.6 25 5.3 8 1.7 6 1.3 6 1.3 2 0.4 287 61.3 Centre 121 54.0 16 7.1 2 0.9 6 2.7 0 -- 0 -- 79 35.3 Fayette 145 56.4 40 15.6 11 4.3 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 58 22.6 Franklin 158 8.2 52 2.7 22 1.1 23 1.2 18 0.9 17 0.9 1,634 84.9 Monroe 467 39.2 132 11.1 75 6.3 47 3.9 14 1.2 8 0.7 447 37.6 Schuylkill 186 60.6 46 15.0 19 6.2 5 1.6 7 2.3 5 1.6 39 12.7 Washington 264 38.9 46 6.8 14 2.1 11 1.6 9 1.3 8 1.2 326 48.1 5th Class Counties
Adams 120 77.4 21 13.5 1 0.6 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.6 12 7.7 Blair 117 58.8 22 11.1 3 1.5 0 -- 1 0.5 0 -- 56 28.1 Lawrence 120 59.7 23 11.4 21 10.4 1 0.5 4 2.0 1 0.5 31 15.4 Lebanon 151 15.8 22 2.3 3 0.3 2 0.2 1 0.1 1 0.1 775 81.2 Lycoming 229 60.9 44 11.7 13 3.5 2 0.5 1 0.3 3 0.8 84 22.3 Mercer 115 41.1 41 14.6 6 2.1 0 -- 2 0.7 0 -- 116 41.4 Northumberland 97 27.0 33 9.2 20 5.6 5 1.4 7 1.9 10 2.8 187 52.1
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 68 28.8 12 5.1 8 3.4 2 0.8 1 0.4 2 0.8 143 60.6 Bedford 35 19.4 8 4.4 0 -- 1 0.6 0 -- 0 -- 136 75.6 Bradford 77 56.6 19 14.0 3 2.2 1 0.7 5 3.7 2 1.5 29 21.3 Carbon 112 49.6 50 22.1 34 15.0 5 2.2 7 3.1 0 -- 18 8.0 Clarion 44 64.7 7 10.3 2 2.9 1 1.5 0 -- 1 1.5 13 19.1 Clearfield 110 12.9 22 2.6 14 1.6 12 1.4 2 0.2 8 0.9 685 80.3 Clinton 31 70.5 5 11.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 8 18.2 Columbia 114 72.6 30 19.1 6 3.8 1 0.6 0 -- 0 -- 6 3.8 Crawford 74 12.9 14 2.4 8 1.4 1 0.2 2 0.3 1 0.2 472 82.5 Elk 36 19.6 7 3.8 4 2.2 1 0.5 0 -- 1 0.5 135 73.4 Greene 51 78.5 5 7.7 2 3.1 1 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 6 9.2 Huntingdon 31 70.5 3 6.8 1 2.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 9 20.5 Indiana 92 37.6 33 13.5 10 4.1 9 3.7 6 2.4 6 2.4 89 36.3 Jefferson 38 27.1 9 6.4 3 2.1 6 4.3 5 3.6 1 0.7 78 55.7 McKean 25 30.1 7 8.4 0 -- 3 3.6 4 4.8 0 -- 44 53.0 Mifflin 53 57.6 1 1.1 1 1.1 0 -- 1 1.1 0 -- 36 39.1 Perry 57 36.8 9 5.8 2 1.3 1 0.6 1 0.6 4 2.6 81 52.3 Pike 213 54.8 51 13.1 19 4.9 4 1.0 2 0.5 1 0.3 99 25.4 Somerset 99 49.3 21 10.4 4 2.0 4 2.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 71 35.3 Susquehanna 27 65.9 9 22.0 4 9.8 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.4 Tioga 40 54.8 7 9.6 2 2.7 0 -- 1 1.4 1 1.4 22 30.1 Venango 58 38.2 12 7.9 12 7.9 2 1.3 0 -- 2 1.3 66 43.4 Warren 60 44.4 19 14.1 1 0.7 2 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 53 39.3 Wayne 83 23.9 40 11.5 9 2.6 5 1.4 1 0.3 0 -- 209 60.2 7th Class Counties
Juniata 13 20.0 7 10.8 1 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 44 67.7 Snyder 47 30.1 7 4.5 2 1.3 2 1.3 1 0.6 1 0.6 96 61.5 Union 36 20.1 10 5.6 9 5.0 4 2.2 4 2.2 2 1.1 114 63.7 Wyoming 45 84.9 3 5.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 5 9.4 8th Class Counties
Cameron 5 20.0 1 4.0 0 -- 1 4.0 1 4.0 1 4.0 16 64.0 Forest 1 7.1 0 -- 3 21.4 0 -- 1 7.1 1 7.1 8 57.1 Fulton 8 30.8 7 26.9 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 -- 0 -- 10 38.5 Montour 50 46.7 23 21.5 4 3.7 1 0.9 0 -- 0 -- 29 27.1 Potter 19 82.6 2 8.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 8.7 Sullivan 3 60.0 1 20.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 20.0
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2nd Class County
Allegheny 14,338 14,424 12,672 7 693 521 531 1,102 150 2A Class Counties
Bucks 6,222 6,144 4,770 2 597 70 705 327 72 Delaware 7,152 7,104 5,474 8 784 367 471 811 88 Montgomery 6,638 6,484 4,484 1 1,210 162 627 1,068 100 3rd Class Counties
Berks 4,473 4,446 3,924 6 229 152 135 346 66 Chester 3,137 3,095 2,198 6 551 80 260 150 60 Cumberland 1,695 1,674 1,376 0 213 39 46 200 30 Dauphin 6,311 6,297 5,252 2 652 195 196 1,064 60 Erie 3,035 3,010 2,649 2 245 61 53 196 9 Lackawanna 1,435 1,413 1,239 1 61 59 53 149 4 Lancaster 4,679 4,656 3,865 1 468 108 214 321 32 Lehigh 5,434 5,423 4,659 1 380 204 179 211 49 Luzerne 2,133 2,126 1,886 5 112 88 35 388 16 Northampton 2,645 2,590 2,126 2 279 99 84 215 31 Westmoreland 1,697 1,628 1,430 3 102 35 58 270 34 York 6,559 6,483 5,309 0 824 172 178 569 38 4th Class Counties
Beaver 1,345 1,342 1,274 0 38 10 20 114 16 Butler 667 680 568 0 44 10 58 89 20 Cambria 666 647 596 0 9 13 29 47 6 Centre 472 461 335 0 35 6 85 41 11 Fayette 602 599 495 4 29 31 40 44 5 Franklin 1,036 999 828 0 110 32 29 182 13 Monroe 1,082 1,063 914 0 27 63 59 120 26 Schuylkill 755 720 640 1 21 23 35 54 6 Washington 1,185 1,191 1,070 4 51 31 35 107 11 5th Class Counties
Adams 484 504 410 0 66 16 12 7 11 Blair 578 573 487 0 59 12 15 49 4 Lawrence 701 683 595 1 13 60 14 28 2 Lebanon 895 902 772 3 58 30 39 192 10 Lycoming 755 746 668 0 14 8 56 44 8 Mercer 689 696 630 1 13 21 31 39 9 Northumberland 340 334 289 2 3 16 24 33 4
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6th Class Counties
Armstrong 161 158 142 0 5 7 4 29 1 Bedford 113 116 103 0 4 3 6 11 0 Bradford 205 201 168 1 10 5 17 19 2 Carbon 287 282 247 0 20 4 11 12 5 Clarion 51 49 45 0 1 2 1 6 1 Clearfield 230 221 208 0 2 10 1 45 1 Clinton 232 229 203 0 15 1 10 11 1 Columbia 351 346 317 2 10 4 13 17 2 Crawford 371 369 322 0 26 16 5 51 4 Elk 62 60 54 0 0 5 1 5 1 Greene 161 159 128 0 15 10 6 6 1 Huntingdon 146 150 133 0 5 0 12 2 1 Indiana 334 335 268 0 40 4 23 17 8 Jefferson 104 119 97 0 5 10 7 40 3 McKean 108 111 102 0 2 5 2 7 0 Mifflin 159 152 142 0 5 0 5 9 0 Perry 207 195 173 0 5 3 14 48 3 Pike 157 157 139 0 9 4 5 15 5 Somerset 212 201 180 0 3 5 13 14 1 Susquehanna 88 98 82 0 6 6 4 2 0 Tioga 72 73 64 1 5 1 2 1 1 Venango 187 185 155 0 1 12 17 32 3 Warren 109 107 93 0 4 4 6 13 2 Wayne 212 211 170 1 5 27 8 21 3 7th Class Counties
Juniata 42 42 36 0 3 2 1 4 0 Snyder 89 86 76 0 3 5 2 13 3 Union 60 58 42 1 11 1 3 28 0 Wyoming 61 59 54 0 1 2 2 4 2 8th Class Counties
Cameron 14 14 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 Forest 5 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Fulton 31 32 29 0 3 0 0 5 1 Montour 68 62 55 0 2 0 5 8 0 Potter 33 36 34 0 0 2 0 0 2 Sullivan 12 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0
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0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300 301-360 Over 360 Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days %
2nd Class County
Allegheny 428 38.8 8 0.7 2 0.2 5 0.5 3 0.3 4 0.4 652 59.2 2A Class Counties
Bucks 310 94.8 2 0.6 0 -- 1 0.3 0 -- 0 -- 14 4.3 Delaware 328 40.4 13 1.6 4 0.5 5 0.6 7 0.9 5 0.6 449 55.4 Montgomery 377 35.3 11 1.0 6 0.6 7 0.7 5 0.5 7 0.7 655 61.3 3rd Class Counties
Berks 118 34.1 2 0.6 1 0.3 2 0.6 2 0.6 6 1.7 215 62.1 Chester 120 80.0 5 3.3 3 2.0 0 -- 1 0.7 1 0.7 20 13.3 Cumberland 73 36.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 -- 0 -- 2 1.0 123 61.5 Dauphin 266 25.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.2 0 -- 0 -- 794 74.6 Erie 69 35.2 2 1.0 3 1.5 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.5 121 61.7 Lackawanna 53 35.6 7 4.7 3 2.0 1 0.7 0 -- 2 1.3 83 55.7 Lancaster 153 47.7 4 1.2 1 0.3 5 1.6 0 -- 1 0.3 157 48.9 Lehigh 196 92.9 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 -- 1 0.5 11 5.2 Luzerne 69 17.8 4 1.0 1 0.3 2 0.5 1 0.3 7 1.8 304 78.4 Northampton 94 43.7 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 -- 1 0.5 4 1.9 114 53.0 Westmoreland 90 33.3 2 0.7 0 -- 1 0.4 2 0.7 0 -- 175 64.8 York 309 54.3 3 0.5 3 0.5 2 0.4 0 -- 1 0.2 251 44.1 4th Class Counties
Beaver 34 29.8 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.9 1 0.9 78 68.4 Butler 20 22.5 1 1.1 0 -- 1 1.1 0 -- 1 1.1 66 74.2 Cambria 17 36.2 0 -- 2 4.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 28 59.6 Centre 26 63.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.4 14 34.1 Fayette 23 52.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.3 0 -- 20 45.5 Franklin 50 27.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.5 0 -- 131 72.0 Monroe 31 25.8 3 2.5 1 0.8 2 1.7 1 0.8 1 0.8 81 67.5 Schuylkill 51 94.4 0 -- 1 1.9 0 0.0 0 -- 0 -- 2 3.7 Washington 27 25.2 1 0.9 0 -- 2 1.9 0 -- 1 0.9 76 71.0 5th Class Counties
Adams 4 57.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 42.9 Blair 19 38.8 1 2.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 29 59.2 Lawrence 20 71.4 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.6 0 -- 0 -- 7 25.0 Lebanon 16 8.3 0 -- 0 -- 1 0.5 0 -- 0 -- 175 91.1 Lycoming 20 45.5 1 2.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 23 52.3 Mercer 18 46.2 0 -- 1 2.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 20 51.3 Northumberland 13 39.4 0 -- 1 3.0 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.0 18 54.5
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0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300 301-360 Over 360 Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days % Days %
6th Class Counties
Armstrong 4 13.8 0 -- 1 3.4 1 3.4 0 -- 1 3.4 22 75.9 Bedford 2 18.2 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 9 81.8 Bradford 8 42.1 1 5.3 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 10 52.6 Carbon 9 75.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 25.0 Clarion 4 66.7 0 -- 1 16.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 16.7 Clearfield 7 15.6 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 2.2 0 -- 37 82.2 Clinton 8 72.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 27.3 Columbia 17 100.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Crawford 12 23.5 1 2.0 1 2.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 37 72.5 Elk 2 40.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 60.0 Greene 3 50.0 0 -- 1 16.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 33.3 Huntingdon 1 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 50.0 Indiana 14 82.4 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 17.6 Jefferson 2 5.0 0 -- 1 2.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 37 92.5 McKean 1 14.3 0 -- 0 -- 1 14.3 0 -- 0 -- 5 71.4 Mifflin 5 55.6 0 -- 0 -- 1 11.1 0 -- 1 11.1 2 22.2 Perry 16 33.3 1 2.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 31 64.6 Pike 4 26.7 0 -- 1 6.7 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 10 66.7 Somerset 7 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 7.1 6 42.9 Susquehanna 1 50.0 0 -- 1 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Tioga 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 100.0 Venango 7 21.9 0 -- 1 3.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 24 75.0 Warren 3 23.1 0 -- 0 -- 1 7.7 0 -- 0 -- 9 69.2 Wayne 9 42.9 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 12 57.1 7th Class Counties
Juniata 2 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 1 25.0 0 -- 0 -- 1 25.0 Snyder 3 23.1 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 10 76.9 Union 5 17.9 0 -- 0 -- 1 3.6 0 -- 0 -- 22 78.6 Wyoming 0 -- 2 50.0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 50.0 8th Class Counties
Cameron 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Forest 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Fulton 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 5 100.0 Montour 1 12.5 7 87.5 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Potter 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Sullivan 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
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Civil Action Landlord/Tenant Civil Action Landlord/Tenant Execution Execution Possession Execution Execution Possession
2nd Class County 6th Class Counties
Allegheny 446 50 6,348 Armstrong 23 2 63 2A Class Counties Bedford 14 2 42
Bucks 259 11 2,299 Bradford 58 4 55 Delaware 137 6 2,914 Carbon 79 5 119 Montgomery 423 29 2,314 Clarion 18 3 9 Clearfield 37 12 87 3rd Class Counties Clinton 16 6 66 Berks 106 17 2,028 Columbia 107 12 130 Chester 139 31 1,007 Crawford 33 2 160 Cumberland 17 1 558 Elk 24 3 19 Dauphin 612,925 Greene 5154 Erie 99 38 1,181 Huntingdon 13 0 49 Lackawanna 4 0 614 Indiana 20 1 72 Lancaster 167 33 1,914 Jefferson 31 6 24 Lehigh 82 5 2,411 McKean 30 1 28 Luzerne 218 34 839 Mifflin 40 2 54 Northampton 65 13 991 Perry 0176 Westmoreland 92 41 610 Pike 13 1 50 York 88 8 2,719 Somerset 0057 4th Class Counties Susquehanna 20 1 17 Beaver 53 14 662 Tioga 20 3 18 Butler 33 10 196 Venango 39 4 58 Cambria 51 17 211 Warren 24 4 38 Centre 67 4 77 Wayne 23 1 62 Fayette 0 0 238 7th Class Counties Franklin 51 13 387 Juniata 28 2 14 Monroe 94 5 455 Snyder 33 6 23 Schuylkill 59 5 288 Union 38 1 15 Washington 42 6 501 Wyoming 7 2 14 5th Class Counties 8th Class Counties Adams 36 6 159 Cameron 70 3 Blair 56 4 215 Forest 1 0 0 Lawrence 22 3 301 Fulton 90 8 Lebanon 106 18 384 Montour 15 2 23 Lycoming 57 12 273 Potter 70 3 Mercer 54 11 331 Sullivan 7 1 5 Northumberland 40 4 89
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 159 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE - 2013 EMERGENCY PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
Filed Granted % Denied % Filed Granted % Denied %
2nd Class County 6th Class Counties
Allegheny 2,735 2,233 81.6 457 16.7 Armstrong 60 34 56.7 3 5.0 2A Class Counties Bedford 1 1 100.0 0 --
Bucks 14 14 100.0 0 -- Bradford 39 15 38.5 1 2.6 Delaware 301 175 58.1 14 4.7 Carbon 34 27 79.4 1 2.9 Montgomery 71 44 62.0 3 4.2 Clarion 8450.0 0 -- Clearfield 11 11 100.0 0 -- 3rd Class Counties Clinton 33 30 90.9 3 9.1 Berks 917 710 77.4 175 19.1 Columbia 14 14 100.0 0 -- Chester 180 155 86.1 22 12.2 Crawford 00-- 0 -- Cumberland 4 2 50.0 1 25.0 Elk 2 2 100.0 0 -- Dauphin 107 81 75.7 11 10.3 Greene 52 51 98.1 0 -- Erie 29 22 75.9 4 13.8 Huntingdon 11 10 90.9 0 -- Lackawanna 58 23 39.7 0 -- Indiana 9888.9 1 11.1 Lancaster 45 40 88.9 4 8.9 Jefferson 7 6 85.7 0 -- Lehigh 327 306 93.6 13 4.0 McKean 00-- 0 -- Luzerne 78 55 70.5 2 2.6 Mifflin 0 0 -- 0 -- Northampton 61 35 57.4 3 4.9 Perry 00-- 0 -- Westmoreland 138 115 83.3 21 15.2 Pike 11 11 100.0 0 -- York 32 21 65.6 1 3.1 Somerset 34 34 100.0 0 -- 4th Class Counties Susquehanna 19 14 73.7 4 21.1 Beaver 330 297 90.0 23 7.0 Tioga 00-- 0 -- Butler 48 39 81.3 1 2.1 Venango 41 33 80.5 4 9.8 Cambria 2 2 100.0 0 -- Warren 3266.7 0 -- Centre 47 30 63.8 4 8.5 Wayne 57 36 63.2 0 -- Fayette 14 7 50.0 0 -- 7th Class Counties Franklin 00-- 0 -- Juniata 00-- 0 -- Monroe 4 2 50.0 0 -- Snyder 7 7 100.0 0 -- Schuylkill 30 20 66.7 3 10.0 Union 16 14 87.5 0 -- Washington 56 47 83.9 4 7.1 Wyoming 12 9 75.0 1 8.3 5th Class Counties 8th Class Counties Adams 77100.0 0 -- Cameron 10-- 0 -- Blair 58 44 75.9 1 1.7 Forest 1 1 100.0 0 -- Lawrence 25 11 44.0 0 -- Fulton 00-- 0 -- Lebanon 10 3 30.0 0 -- Montour 7 7 100.0 0 -- Lycoming 19 8 42.1 0 -- Potter 18 17 94.4 1 5.6 Mercer 25 24 96.0 1 4.0 Sullivan 9 9 100.0 0 -- Northumberland 27 25 92.6 2 7.4
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Age of Pending Cases A breakdown of the active magisterial district judge caseload by the interval of time elapsed from the date the case is filed in the magisterial district judge office to the end of the current year.
Bound to Court A disposition category referring to the number of Criminal Cases for which a prima facie was established and the defendant was held for court.
Cases Disposed The number of cases in which a magisterial district judge renders a decision, a guilty plea is entered, or some other final decision is made. A case is counted as disposed even though all fines and costs may not have been collected.
Cases Filed The number of cases initiated during the year.
Initiated by a citation: Traffic and Non-Traffic;
Initiated by a complaint: Civil Action, Landlord/Tenant Action and Private Criminal;
Initiated by a petition: Emergency Protection From Abuse.
The individually numbered docket transcript (OTN) is the unit of count for Criminal Cases.
Civil Action A civil action involving a claim of $12,000 or less.
Complaint Withdrawn A disposition category for Civil Actions and Landlord/Tenant Actions, referring to the number of cases in which the plaintiff withdrew the complaint.
Criminal Case The set of Felony, Misdemeanor or Escalating Summary charges arising from a single criminal incident. When an incident involves co-defendants, the prosecution of each defendant is counted separately (i.e., only one defendant per case).
Default Judgment A disposition category for Civil Actions, and Landlord/Tenant Actions, referring to the number of cases in which a judgment was entered for the plaintiff because the defendant did not appear.
Denied A disposition category for Emergency Protection From Abuse cases, referring to the number of emergency petitions in which an immediate and present danger of abuse to the plaintiff and/or minor children was not found by the magisterial district judge or Philadelphia Municipal Court judge.
Dismissal A disposition category for Criminal, Private Criminal Complaints, Traffic and Non-Traffic Citations, referring to the number of cases dismissed or discharged by the magisterial district judge.
Last Modified: January 5, 2015 161 Dismissal Without A disposition category for Civil Actions and Landlord/Tenant Actions which Prejudice does not bar the complainant from bringing suit again on the same cause of action.
Emergency Protection A type of case in which the plaintiff petitions for emergency relief from From Abuse abuse by the defendant. Immediate and present danger of abuse to the plaintiff and/or minor children constitutes cause for an emergency protection order.
Felony/Misdemeanor/ A Felony is a statutory class of crime generally more serious than a Escalating Summary misdemeanor; murder of the first degree is also counted with felonies. A Misdemeanor is a statutory class of crime generally more serious than a summary offense and less serious than a felony. The maximum term of imprisonment for a misdemeanor may not exceed five years. For a summary offense, the maximum term of imprisonment may not exceed 90 days. An Escalating Summary is a charge (e.g., retail or library theft) for which the grading as a summary or misdemeanor/felony is determined by the defendant's criminal history.
Granted A disposition category for Emergency Protection From Abuse cases, referring to the number of emergency petitions in which an immediate and present danger of abuse to the plaintiff and/or minor children was found by the magisterial district judge or Philadelphia Municipal Court judge.
Guilty Plea A disposition category for Criminal, Private Criminal Complaints, Traffic and Non-Traffic Citations referring to the number of cases in which the defendant admits having committed the offense for which he is charged. For Traffic and Non-Traffic Citations, guilty pleas include defendants submitting payment of fines and costs without pleading guilty on the citation forms.
Inactive Prior to the disposition of a case, a case is placed in an inactive status because further court proceedings and activities cannot resume until an event restores the case to the active inventory. Included in this category are primarily arrest warrants and bankruptcy stays.
Landlord/Tenant Action Action of landlord/lessor against a tenant/lessee for the recovery of real property. The complaint may include a claim for rent due unpaid. Also, included in this category are defendant claims against the plaintiff arising from occupancy of the premise.
Non-Traffic Citation A summary offense in which charges are initiated by a police officer, other than those classified under Traffic Citation.
Order of Execution The enforcement of a civil money judgment. The defendant's property is sold to satisfy the judgment.
Order of Possession The enforcement of a Landlord/Tenant Action for possession of property.
Other (Disposition) A residual disposition category. For Private Criminal Complaints included are cases bound to court, and cases in which a preliminary hearing was waived.
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Private Criminal Complaint A summary offense in which charges are initiated by a private citizen.
Prosecution Withdrawn A disposition category for Criminal, Private Criminal Complaints, Traffic and Non-Traffic Citations referring to cases in which the prosecutor formally withdraws the charges.
Settled A disposition category for Civil Actions, and Landlord/Tenant Actions referring to cases in which the parties resolve the issues of the dispute.
Traffic Citation A traffic citation initiates summary proceedings for offenses under the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, or for violations of local parking ordinances not covered by the Vehicle Code.
Waiver of Preliminary A disposition category referring to Criminal Cases forwarded to Hearing common pleas court after a preliminary hearing has been waived.
Last Modified: April 16, 2014 163 PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT
2013 CRIMINAL CASELOAD STATISTICS: MISDEMEANOR/FELONY *
Cases Pending 1/1/13 16,703 (R) New Cases Received 48,486 Cases Reopened 3,652 Cases Available for Disposition 68,841
Cases Disposed by: AGE OF PENDING MISDEMEANOR/FELONY CASES Withdrawn/Dismissed 14,378 No. of Cases Percent Guilty Plea 5,812 0-60 Days 5,508 41.2% Trial/Non-Jury Trial Unspecified 8,967 61-120 Days 3,437 25.7% ARD 7,374 121-180 Days 1,507 11.3% Held for Court 16,260 181-240 Days 749 5.6% Inactive Cases 2,135 241-300 Days 520 3.9% Transfers 521 301-360 Days 327 2.4% Other 31 Over 360 Days 1,315 9.8% Total Cases Disposed 55,478 Total 13,363 100.0%
Year-End Pending 12/31/13 13,363
SUMMARY CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS *
Filed 26,710 Disposed 24,882
PRIVATE CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS ** 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Filed 1,590 1,447 1,494 1,327 1,006 Disposed 1,102 1,152 1,480 1,250 1,323 Year-End Pending 1,585 1,880 1,894 1,971 1,654
CIVIL COMPLAINTS ** Filed 123,473 117,269 106,769 109,632 104,041 Disposed 113,046 105,037 100,721 106,156 111,758 Year-End Pending 79,494 91,726 97,774 101,250 93,533
EMERGENCY PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PETITIONS ** Filed 3,383 3,194 3,041 2,877 2,583 Granted 3,262 3,169 3,012 2,848 2,550 Denied 21 25 29 29 33
* Data provided by CPCMS ** Data provided by Philadelphia Municipal Court
Last Modified: April 30, 2015 164 2013 PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT - TRAFFIC DIVISION
Open Tickets from Prior Year 398,814 New Tickets Filed 157,142 Reopened Tickets 3,659
Total Tickets Available for Processing 559,615
Cases Disposed by:
Trial - Guilty 101,429 Trial - Not Guilty 25,149 Guilty Plea 29,145 Dismissal 1,805 Prosecution Withdrawn 5,640 Voided Tickets 251 Deceased 643 Pa.R.J.A. 1901 Purge 0 Inactive (No hearing scheduled) 376,645
Total Cases Disposed 540,707
Year-End Pending 12/31/13 18,908
Age of Pending Cases
0 - 60 Days 18,305 96.8% 60 - 120 Days 527 2.8% 121 - 180 Days 64 0.3% 181 - 240 Days 0 -- 241 - 300 Days 0 -- 301 - 360 Days 12 0.1% Over 360 Days 0 --
Arrest Warrants
Total Issued in 2013 275,374 Open from 2013 141,642 Cancelled in 2013 133,732
Open Warrants as of 12/31/13
Pre-Disposition Post-Disposition
0 - 1 Year 17,399 116,869 2 - 5 Years 122,552 166,556 6 - 10 Years 226,827 172,320
Total 366,778 455,745
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