Caseload Statistics Report 2013
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2013 CASELOAD STATISTICS OF THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF PENNSYLVANIA Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ZYGMONT A. PINES COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF PENNSYLVANIA [This page intentionally left blank for printing purposes] Appellate Courts Orphans’ Court Caseload 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