| 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 | ||||||||||
| TENNESSEE WESTERN | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | Numerical Standing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERALL CASELOAD STATISTICS |
Filings* | 2,003 | 1,978 | 1,826 | 1,943 | 1,887 | 1,913 | |||
| Terminations | 1,716 | 1,787 | 1,820 | 1,923 | 1,964 | 1,949 | ||||
| Pending | 1,803 | 1,521 | 1,324 | 1,301 | 1,262 | 1,403 | ||||
| % Change in Total Filings | Over Last Year | 1.3 | 49 | 7 | ||||||
| Over Earlier Years | 9.7 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 52 | 6 | ||||
| Number of Judgeships | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Vacant Judgeship Months** | 5.5 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 7.6 | .0 | .0 | ||||
| ACTIONS PER JUDGESHIP |
FILINGS | Total | 401 | 395 | 365 | 389 | 377 | 383 | 62 | 7 |
| Civil | 269 | 278 | 296 | 328 | 302 | 316 | 68 | 9 | ||
| Criminal Felony | 104 | 100 | 69 | 61 | 75 | 67 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Supervised Release Hearings** | 28 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 2 | ||
| Pending Cases | 361 | 304 | 265 | 260 | 252 | 281 | 59 | 8 | ||
| Weighted Filings** | 484 | 501 | 439 | 431 | 451 | 431 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Terminations | 343 | 357 | 364 | 385 | 393 | 390 | 72 | 9 | ||
| Trials Completed | 24 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 3 | ||
| MEDIAN TIMES (months) |
From Filing to Disposition | Criminal Felony | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 70 | 7 |
| Civil** | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 63 | 4 | ||
| From Filing to Trial** (Civil Only) | 18.0 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 17 | 2 | ||
| OTHER | Civil Cases Over 3 Years Old** | Number | 31 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 51 | ||
| Percentage | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 36 | 4 | ||
| Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed Per Case | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||||
| Jurors | Avg. Present for Jury Selection | 43.27 | 40.67 | 39.53 | 40.17 | 37.18 | 37.90 | |||
| Percent Not Selected or Challenged | 42.3 | 40.5 | 43.8 | 47.8 | 36.8 | 37.9 | ||||
| 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 | 1344 | 55 | 3 | 399 | 24 | 3 | 47 | 190 | 159 | 19 | 368 | 3 | 74 |
| Criminal* | 515 | 17 | 12 | 215 | 1 | 35 | 108 | ** | 21 | 53 | 3 | 13 | 37 |