| 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 | ||||||||||
| NEVADA | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | Numerical Standing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERALL CASELOAD STATISTICS |
Filings* | 3,312 | 3,257 | 2,825 | 2,837 | 3,199 | 3,451 | |||
| Terminations | 3,219 | 3,110 | 2,693 | 2,874 | 3,145 | 3,046 | ||||
| Pending | 3,074 | 3,076 | 2,963 | 2,954 | 2,940 | 2,968 | ||||
| % Change in Total Filings | Over Last Year | 1.7 | 48 | 9 | ||||||
| Over Earlier Years | 17.2 | 16.7 | 3.5 | -4.0 | 75 | 11 | ||||
| Number of Judgeships | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Vacant Judgeship Months** | .0 | 6.0 | 21.5 | 15.4 | .0 | 5.0 | ||||
| ACTIONS PER JUDGESHIP |
FILINGS | Total | 473 | 466 | 404 | 473 | 800 | 863 | 47 | 8 |
| Civil | 355 | 343 | 329 | 392 | 668 | 732 | 45 | 6 | ||
| Criminal Felony | 97 | 101 | 75 | 81 | 132 | 131 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Supervised Release Hearings** | 21 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 39 | 13 | ||
| Pending Cases | 439 | 439 | 423 | 492 | 735 | 742 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Weighted Filings** | 517 | 497 | 422 | 487 | 863 | 816 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Terminations | 460 | 444 | 385 | 479 | 786 | 762 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Trials Completed | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 55 | 6 | ||
| MEDIAN TIMES (months) |
From Filing to Disposition | Criminal Felony | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 55 | 8 |
| Civil** | 8.1 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 20 | 5 | ||
| From Filing to Trial** (Civil Only) | 32.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 75 | 8 | ||
| OTHER | Civil Cases Over 3 Years Old** | Number | 109 | 112 | 81 | 87 | 33 | 54 | ||
| Percentage | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 59 | 5 | ||
| Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed Per Case | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||||
| Jurors | Avg. Present for Jury Selection | 41.09 | 43.03 | 39.05 | 42.36 | 45.03 | 39.81 | |||
| Percent Not Selected or Challenged | 29.9 | 36.8 | 40.1 | 38.5 | 32.5 | 36.0 | ||||
| 2003 CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FELONY FILINGS BY NATURE OF SUIT AND OFFENSE | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of | TOTAL | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
| Civil | 2488 | 18 | 6 | 610 | 63 | 33 | 122 | 320 | 213 | 112 | 504 | 3 | 484 |
| Criminal* | 676 | 185 | 7 | 174 | 8 | 13 | 71 | ** | 10 | 104 | 14 | 19 | 71 |