Research review (Georgia. Administrative Office of the Courts), 1998

AD M IN ISTRATIVE

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U RTS O F G EO RG IA

RESEARCH REVIEW Volume 1 Issue 1 March 2000 CASELOAD OF THE GEORGIA COURTS 1998

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

The Research Review is designed to bring a new, concentrated focus to the annual statistics that demonstrate the workload of the Georgia Courts. We hope this publication will enhance your understanding of the caseload data.
SECTION I: SUMMARY OF DATA

SUPREME COURT CASELOAD
Total filings decreased from 2,118 in 1997 to 1,899 in 1998, representing a 10% decline.
Major contributors to the decline included a 34% decrease in interlocutory appeals, a 23% decrease in attorney disciplinaries, and a 14% decrease in discretionary appeals.

Supreme Court Filings 1997 & 1998

Over the five-year period (1994-1998), filings have ranged from a low of 1,899 to a high of 2,199, representing an average rate of filings of 2,004 cases. The differences in the high and low figures for filings, 200 cases, represent a variation of approximately 10% above and below the average of 2,004 filings.
Petitions for Certiorari and Applications for Appeal, each comprise almost a third of the court filings.

Supreme Court Case Filings 1998
by case type with percentages

Petitions for Certiorari 32.20%

Other 10.50%

Direct Appeals 26.30%

Filed Direct Appeals Petitions for Certiorari Applications for Appeal
Habeas corpus Discretionary Interlocutory Interim Review (death penalty)
Attorney Disciplinaries Original Petitions/Motions Certified Questions Bar Admissions Judicial Qualifications Emergency Motion

1997 5251 665
362 239
70 2
210 6 7 11 1
20

1998 5002 611
338 205
46
161 10 2 8 2 16

Applications for Appeals 31.00%

Total

2,118 1,899

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SUPREME COURT CASELOAD

Dispositions increased from 1,919 cases disposed in 1997 to 1,970 in 1998.
Cases disposed by opinion increased from 364 in 1997 to 394 in 1998, representing an 8% increase.
Dispositions have ranged from a low of 1,919 to a high of 2,185; the average number of dispositions per year is 2,033 cases.
The difference between the high and low values in the number of cases disposed, 266, is somewhat larger than 10% above and below the average disposed cases of 2,033.

Supreme Court Caseload 1994 - 1998

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

8

1,899

1,970

7

2,119 1,919

6

1,975

2,132

5

2,068 2,185

4

1,961

1,957

0

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

Filed Disposed

Supreme Court Dispositions 1997 & 1998

Disposed

1997

By Opinion

3643

Affirmed without Opinion (Rule 59)

10

Stricken from Docket

3

Allowed Withdrawn

24

Transferred to Court of Appeals

834

Appeals Dismissed

108

Petition for Certiorari

Denied

514

Granted

595

Dismissed

20

Withdrawn

12

Writ vacated

1

Other

Habeas Corpus

Denied

245

Granted

1

Dismissed

5

Remanded

4

Other

Discretionary Applications

Denied

149

Granted

32

Dismissed

32

Transferred to the Court of Appeals 15

Other

Interim Review

Denied

3

Granted

Remanded

Stricken from Docket

Interlocutory Applications

Denied

24

Granted

15

Dismissed

4

Transferred to the Court of Appeals 17

Withdrawn

1

Other

Emergency Motions

Denied

11

Granted

2

Bar Admissions

11

Judicial Qualifications

Attorney Discipline

150

Total

1,919

1998 394 11 24 96 88 668 50
20 357
5
5 118 25 33 27
28 3
10 8
1,970

Footnotes 1Includes 16 cross appeals and 1 granted application for interim review. 2Includes 12 cross appeals and 1 granted application for interim review. 3In 1997, 376 appeals and 38 granted writs of certiorari were disposed of by 364 written opinions. 4Includes 4 cases that were returned to the Court of Appeals. 5Includes 1 writ granted and remanded to the Court of Appeals, and 3 granted with the notice of appeal directed to this court.

COURT OF APPEALS CASELOAD

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Over the five-year period (1994-1998), cases filed have ranged from a high of 3,911 in 1994 to a low of 3,366 in 1998, so that the average rate of filings is 3,575 cases.

Court of Appeals Caseload 1997 and 1998

The difference in the high and low numbers is 545 cases.
The yearly variation is greater than 10% above and below the average of 3,575 cases.
Total cases filed decreased from 3,513 filings in 1997 to 3,366 in 1998 representing a marginal decrease of 4%.

Filed Appeals Discretionary Interlocutory Total

1997 2,596
479 438 3,513

1998 2,476
456 434 3,366

Both direct and discretionary appeals declined by 4.6% and 4.8%, respectively.
Decrease of 2.3% from the 3,391 cases disposed in 1997 to the 3,314 cases disposed in 1998.
Most of this decrease can be attributed to a 36.8% decrease in the number of cases disposed by Rule 36 and a 23.1% decrease in the number of discretionary applications transferred to the Supreme Court.

Court of Appeals Caseload 1994 - 1998

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

98 97 96 95 94
0

1,000

2,000

3,366 3,314

3,513 3,391

3,450 3,411

3,635 3,773

3,911 3,873

3,000

4,000

Filed Disposed

Disposed

1997

Appeals

By opinion

1,875

Non-published opinions

By order

567

Rule 36

57

Total

2,499

Discretionary applications

Granted

91

Denied

316

Dismissed

56

Transferred to Supreme Court 13

Withdrawl

1

Other

Total

477

Interlocurtory applications

Granted

92

Denied

261

Dismissed

54

Transferred to Supreme Court 4

Withdrawn

4

Other

Total

415

Total

3,391

1998
1,529 307 552 36
2,424
100 282
64 10
456
84 278
41 6
25 434 3,314

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SUPERIOR COURT CASELOAD

The data represents a reporting rate of 100% for all years cited.
A clear growth trend in the Superior Court caseload seems to be emerging.
Criminal and civil filings totaled 310,367 dockets in 1994 and have increased steadily over the succeeding years to 340,573 in 1998, a new historical high.
In each year except 1995 there was an increase in the filings. In 1995, there was a statistically insignificant decrease of 0.5%.
Between 1994 and 1998 the filings increased by almost 10%.
During the period from 1994 to 1998, dispositions increased by 10% from 297,816 in 1994 to 328,747 dockets in 1998.
The total open criminal and civil cases increased significantly over the same period from 123,077 in 1994 to 174,444 in 1998 an increase of slightly less than 42%.
Domestic relations cases comprise the largest percentage of the filings.
Felony and general civil cases are each about one-fifth of the caseload of the superior courts.

Total Criminal & Civil Cases in the Superior Courts 1994 - 1998

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

8
174,444

340,573 328,747

7
152,642

333,001 315,479

6
144,888

328,290 307,962

5
145,145

308,872 290,709

4
123,077

310,367 297,816

50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000

Filings Dispositions Open

Superior Court Case Filings 1998
by case type with percentages

General Civil 18.55%

Probation Revocation
9.82%
Misdemeanor 7.20%

Felony 22.30%

Domestic Relations 42.13%

STATE COURT CASELOAD

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State Court caseload reporting is dependant on voluntary submission of information by the clerk of court.
Reporting has ranged from a low of 80% in 1995 to a high of 91% in 1997.
Some courts report filings, but not dispositions; this explains in part the difference between filings and dispositions for each year from 1994 to 1998.
The increase in filings from 558,449 in 1994, to 712,029 in 1998, represents an increase of nearly 28%.
The significant increase in open caseload from 43,281 in 1994 to 131,984 in 1998, is slightly more than a threefold increase, and can be partially explained by better reporting of the open caseload. The increase, however, is of such magnitude that it probably represents a real increase in open cases as well.
Traffic cases were more than 50% of the cases filed in the state court in 1998.
Civil and misdemeanor cases each accounted for about one fifth of the caseload.

Total Cases Filed in the State Courts 1994 - 1998
with percentage of courts reporting

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

98
131,984
97
107,628
96

95

94 0

200,000

553,140

712,029

700,175 611,119

584,843 438,902

73,841

605,025 483,008

81,367

558,449 468,531

43,281

400,000 600,000 800,000

Filings

Dispositions

Open

State Court Case Filings 1998
by case type with percentages
Civil 20.92%
Traffic 60.68%

Misdemeanor 18.39%

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JUVENILE COURT CASELOAD

Juvenile court reporting of caseload is not mandatory, therefore, reporting is not complete.
The caseload superior court judges sitting as the juvenile court judges is collected by the District Court Administrators, and for this number of courts the reporting is complete.
All together 149 of 159 courts reported caseload in1998.
The percentage of juvenile courts reporting has been fairly constant over the past five years at around 95%.
Examination of the number of children appearing in the juvenile courts reveals a slow but a steady increase from 109,777 in 1994 to 129,073 in 1998 representing a 17.6% increase.
In each year, filings have exceeded dispositions. This can be partly attributed to a number of courts unable to report their dispositions.
The open caseload figures have remained fairly stable at about 23,500 cases.
Delinquency cases are over half of the cases filed.

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Total Cases in the Juvenile Courts 1994 - 1998
with percentage of courts reporting

8
23,613
7
21,864
6
24,707
5
23,744
4
23,412
0

129,423 118,721

93.08%

130,327 122,726

96.86%

124,246 115,643

94.34%

117,194 106,999

95.60%

109,777 89,089

94.34%

50,000

100,000

150,000

Filings Dispositions Open

Juvenile Court Case Filings 1998
by case types with percentages
Unruly 14.70%

Traffic 12.94%

Delinquent 50.69%

Deprived 17.03%
Special Proceedings 4.64%

PROBATE COURTS CASELOAD

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Reporting rates for the civil filings in the Probate Courts has ranged from a high of 73% in CY 1998 to a low of 65% in FY 1997 representing an average of 69% over the five-year period.
Data appears to show a fairly stable pattern of civil case filings in the Probate Court.
The caseload reports from the Probate Courts that handle traffic and misdemeanor offenses varied significantly both in the number of the courts who reported and number of quarters per year they reported.
These two factors limit any general conclusions about the criminal workload of the Probate Courts with criminal jurisdiction.
Over the five-year period (1994-1998), criminal filings averaged 146,500.

Probate Court Civil Caseload 1994 - 1998 without Marriage and Pistol Licenses
with percentage reporting

FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 CY 1998

8

37,820

71.70%

8

36,039

66.67%

65.41%

7

35,159

69.12%

6

34,887

5

33,782

71.70%

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

Filed

Probate Court Civil Case Filings 1998
by case types with percentages

Habeas Corpus 1.32%
Probate 42.01%

Involuntary Hospitalization
8.17%

12 Mo. Support 4.37%

Guardianship 27.91%

Administration 16.23%

Probate Court Criminal Caseload 1994 - 1998
with pecentage reporting

FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 CY 1998

8

145,214

56.99%

154,566

8

151,576

54.17%

143,369

7

142,347

55.21%

141,023

6

139,735

55.21%

136,451

5

153,740

41.67%

147,816

0

40,000

80,000 120,000 160,000

Filed Disposed

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MAGISTRATE COURTS CASELOAD

The Magistrate Courts are required by Uniform Court Rule 12 to report caseload to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Over the past years, the rate of caseload reporting has varied from a high of 88% in FY 1995, to a low of 81% in FY 1998. In CY1998 it was 85%.
The variable reporting pattern makes valid generalizations about the workload of the Magistrate Courts difficult. Despite the change to a calendar year comparison and the varied rates of reporting, the workload of the courts appears to be increasing.
Total warrants and filings have increased from 665,257 in FY 1994 to 783,122 in CY 1998 representing a 17.7% increase from 1994 to 1998.
There were 441,809 hearings and dispositions in 1994 increasing to 611,189 in 1998 representing an increase of 38.3%.

Cases Filed Magistrate Court 1994 - 1998
with percentage of courts reporting

FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 CY 1998

98 98 97 96 95
0

200,000

611,189

783,121

84.91%

592,443

763,492

81.13%

517,872

699,737

83.02%

443,096

660,279

83.02%

441,809

665,257

88.05%

400,000 600,000 800,000

Filed Disposed

Magistrate Court Case Filings 1998
by type with percentages

Garnishments 5.90%

Foreclosure 1.53%
Dispose 16.34%

Warrants 38.80%

Civil Claims 18.72%

Ordinances 9.68%

Bad Checks 9.03%

SECTION II: CASELOAD DATA CHARTS

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1. Superior Court Caseload ..............................................pg 10

2. State Court Caseload ...................................................pg 12

3. Juvenile Court Caseload ..............................................pg 14

4. Probate Court Caseload Civil..........................................................................pg 17 Criminal ...................................................................pg 20

5. Magistrate Court Caseload Civil..........................................................................pg 22 Criminal ...................................................................pg 25

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Superior Court Caseload Calendar Year 1998 (docket entries)

Circuit

Number of Judges

Alapaha

2

Alcovy

3

Appalachian

2

Atlanta

17

Atlantic

4

Augusta

7

Bell-Forsyth

1

Blue Ridge

2

Brunswick

4

Chattahoochee

5

Cherokee

3

Clayton

4

Cobb

8

Conasauga

4

Cordele

2

Coweta

5

Dougherty

3

Douglas

3

Dublin

2

Eastern

6

Enotah

2

Flint

3

Griffin

4

Gwinnett

7

Houston

2

Lookout Mountain 4

Macon

5

Middle

2

Mountain

2

Northeastern

3

Northern

3

Ocmulgee

5

Oconee

2

Ogeechee

3

Pataula

2

Piedmont

3

Rockdale

2

Rome

3

South Georgia

2

Southern

4

Southwestern

2

Stone Mountain

10

Tallapoosa

3

Tifton

2

Toombs

2

Waycross

3

Western

3

Total Criminal

Filed

Disposed

4,090 2,929 1,746 20,296
886 4,029
565 1,140 2,609 2,673 2,798 2,861 6,556 2,570 1,549 3,227 2,051 2,437 1,477 3,994 1,108 2,156 2,897 3,758 1,568 2,826 3,869 1,212 1,254 2,639 2,054 4,049 1,533 1,391 1,613 2,011 1,254 3,170 1,227 3,586 2,282 7,788 2,659 1,094 1,565 1,579 1,542

3,774 3,401 1,751 16,578
699 4,019
553 1,118 2,452 2,889 2,682 2,874 6,536 2,397 1,587 2,989 1,914 2,269 1,624 3,859
981 2,235 2,640 3,395 2,311 2,625 3,837 1,277 1,225 2,458 2,181 4,193 1,550 1,398 1,581 1,876 1,219 3,038 1,317 3,438 1,922 7,898 2,397
835 1,686 1,420 1,570

Felony

Filed

Disposed

1,414 974 563
15,744 696
2,294 358 719
1,943 1,595
760 2,032 4,766
992 541 2,445 1,413 824 714 2,857 365 1,702 1,687 2,571 1,123 1,154 1,478 1,009 595 1,507 1,064 1,926 605 1,004 733 679 748 914 592 2,271 719 4,988 839 505 348 1,041 750

1,174 1,147
540 12,026
509 2,230
347 701 1,881 1,808 763 2,060 4,922 904 547 2,227 1,305 684 819 2,749 317 1,077 1,462 2,208 1,295 1,147 1,512 1,074 573 1,452 1,134 2,035 639 1,015 710 627 742 816 649 2,093 547 5,098 776 463 443 900 930

Misdemeanor

Filed

Disposed

2,563 1,027
858 0
15 775
38 51 452 525 813 101 48 1,050 541 255 119 868 518 56 512 569 468
0 209 1,087 774
2 289 534 455 827 642
22 613 778
90 1,713
204 593 649
0 1,111
414 951 166 185

2,487 1,359
890 0
15 845
40 51 357 528 732 86 67 979 569 235 126 878 560 69 442 662 436
0 804 1,032 897
2 294 431 512 862 625
24 618 695
78 1,668
250 623 461
0 962 199 979 168 116

Probation Revocation

Filed

Disposed

113 928 325 4,552 175 960 169 370 214 553 1,225 728 1,742 528 467 527 519 745 245 1,081 231 515 742 1,187 236 585 1,617 201 370 598 535 1,296 286 365 267 554 416 543 431 722 914 2,800 709 175 266 372 607

113 895 321 4,552 175 944 166 366 214 553 1,187 728 1,547 514 471 527 483 707 245 1,041 222 496 742 1,187 212 446 1,428 201 358 575 535 1,296 286 359 253 554 399 554 418 722 914 2,8007 659 173 264 352 524

Total 1998

175

Average per Judge

134,167 767

128,468 734

75,931 434

71,077 406

24,530 140

24,713 141

33,706 193

32,678 187

*Effective July 1, 1999 there were 176 authroized Superior Court judgeships. **Towaliga Judicial Circuit was created in 1999 by division of the Flint Judicial Circuit.

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Superior Court Caseload Calendar Year 1998 (docket entries)

Total Civil

Filed

Disposed

2,053 4,418 2,099 16,360 3,477 8,824 1,450 2,274 4,440 6,996 4,190 4,538 10,493 4,158 2,528 6,205 2,808 3,138 3,037 6,077 1,938 5,752 4,821 10,421 2,532 5,039 5,450 2,318 2,162 3,818 2,933 4,161 2,094 4,955 2,200 3,273 2,053 3,392 2,219 6,178 2,115 12,478 4,094 2,471 2,293 3,356 2,603

2,316 4,368 1,977 11,558 3,436 7,755 1,180 2,036 4,108 6,880 3,506 5,235 12,283 4,220 2,638 5,975 2,747 3,114 2,832 6,429 1,916 5,236 5,402 9,398 2,304 4,990 5,608 2,102 2,196 3,690 2,967 3,901 2,128 4,945 2,284 2,955 2,035 3,679 2,182 6,710 1,914 13,052 3,814 2,353 2,379 3,107 2,715

206,682 1,181

200,555 1,146

General Civil

Filed

Disposed

765 1,897
897 3,930 1,115 2,206
395 544 1,404 1,969 2,134 1,215 2,230 1,662 932 1,558 915 1,721 940 1,826 795 2,544 1,551 2,787 489 1,293 1,467 666 662 1,171 943 1,657 833 931 735 1,266 653 1,446 913 1,581 1,158 1,843 1,888 824 674 1,213 949

714 1,796
818 3,735 1,080 1,870
294 484 1,208 2,002 1,654 1,302 2,146 1,598 985 1,567 898 1,680 824 1,990 801 2,359 1,642 2,581 546 1,216 1,802 561 649 1,096 973 1,516 835 824 837 1,157 624 1,610 873 1,732 1,083 1,929 1,781 723 703 1,097 1,051

63,187 361

61,246 350

Domestic Relations

Filed

Disposed

1,288 2,521 1,202 12,430 2,362 6,618 1,055 1,730 3,036 5,027 2,056 3,323 8,263 2,496 1,596 4,647 1,893 1,417 2,097 4,251 1,143 3,208 3,270 7,634 2,043 3,746 3,983 1,652 1,500 2,647 1,990 2,504 1,261 4,024 1,465 2,007 1,400 1,946 1,306 4,597
957 10,635
2,206 1,647 1,619 2,143 1,654

1,602 2,572 1,159 7,823 2,356 5,885
886 1,552 2,900 4,878 1,852 3,933 10,137 2,622 1,653 4,408 1,849 1,434 2,008 4,439 1,115 2,877 3,760 6,817 1,758 3,774 3,806 1,541 1,547 2,594 1,994 2,385 1,293 4,121 1,447 1,798 1,411 2,069 1,309 4,978
831 11,123 2,033 1,630 1,676 2,010 1,664

143,495 820

139,309 796

Filed
6,143 7,347 3,845 36,656 4,363 12,853 2,015 3,414 7,049 9,669 6,988 7,399 17,049 6,728 4,077 9,432 4,859 5,575 4,514 10,071 3,046 7,908 7,718 14,179 4,100 7,865 9,319 3,530 3,416 6,457 4,987 8,210 3,627 6,346 3,813 5,284 3,307 6,562 3,446 9,764 4,397 20,266 6,753 3,565 3,858 4,935 4,145
340,849 1,948

Total Disposed
6,090 7,769 3,728 28,136 4,135 11,774 1,733 3,154 6,560 9,769 6,188 8,109 18,819 6,617 4,225 8,964 4,661 5,383 4,456 10,288 2,897 7,471 8,042 12,793 4,615 7,615 9,445 3,379 3,421 6,148 5,148 8,094 3,678 6,343 3,865 4,831 3,254 6,717 3,499 10,148 3,836 20,950 6,211 3,188 4,065 4,527 4,285

Open Circuit

2,949 3,577 2,401 35,841 1,767 8,503 1,218 1,899 2,462 4,828 4,148 2,859 7,153 3,283 1,154 3,858 2,007 3,245 1,633 3,835 1,197 5,365 4,170 4,879 3,070 3,270 5,481 2,329
771 2,501 2,884 2,034
582 1,515
643 2,691 1,149 2,586 1,021 3,773 2,859 9,267 3,972 2,204 1,082 2,711 1,818

Alapaha Alcovy Appalachian Atlanta Atlantic Augusta Bell-Forsyth Blue Ridge Brunswick Chattahoochee Cherokee Clayton Cobb Conasauga Cordele Coweta Dougherty Douglas Dublin Eastern Enotah Flint Griffin Gwinnett Houston Lookout Mountain Macon Middle Mountain Northeastern Northern Ocmulgee Oconee Ogeechee Pataula Piedmont Rockdale Rome South Georgia Southern Southwestern Stone Mountain Tallapoosa Tifton Toombs Waycross Western

329,023 1,880

172,357 Total 985 Average per Judge

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State Court Caseload Calendar Year 1998
(criminal based on number of defendants, and civil based on cases.)

County Appling Baldwin Bibb1 Brooks Bryan2 Bulloch1 Burke3 Candler1 Carroll2 Chatham1 Chattooga1 Cherokee1 Clarke1 Clayton1 Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Coweta Decatur DeKalb Dougherty Early1 Effingham3 Elbert Emanuel Evans Fayette1 Forsyth1 Fulton4 Glynn1,3 Grady Gwinnett Habersham1 Hall2 Houston1 Jackson3 Jeff Davis Jefferson

Misdemeanor

Filed Disposed Open

*

*

*

835

708

127

6,884 8,396 2,411

*

*

*

366

151 1,326

787

N/A

N/A

-

-

-

200

177

15

690

636

66

1,593 2,113 3,395

687

511

176

2,556 2,940 1,342

1,362 1,040

322

15,027 14,726 6,978

255

243

12

5,726 7,277

N/A

*

*

*

1,060 1,101

273

1,278

N/A

N/A

730

695

35

8,792 8,971 3,897

*

*

*

250

220

30

-

-

-

686

662

193

*

*

*

249

310

565

1,268 1,174

88

6,736 6,178

760

19,231

N/A

N/A

-

-

-

218

185

33

5,538 5,442 1,767

598

588

100

8,251 7,740 2,827

1,797 1,640

398

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

Filed *
4,866 3,427
* 4,786 8,227 2,461 3,077 6,208 3,282 3,483 11,983
0 26,899
1,448 94,414
* 4,354 12,015 2,144 4,719
* 1,499 2,990 1,946
* 1,563 4,516 9,005
0 15,135
1,893 0
3,098 11,227 17,048 4,107
* *

Traffic Disposed
* 4,771 3,427
* 4,507
N/A 2,099 2,592 5,560 4,492 2,914 12,898
0 26,843
1,418 85,598
* 3,864
N/A 2,048 3,420
* 1,437 1,526 1,813
* 1,204 4,263 8,783
0 14,190
1,747 0
3,352 10,929 15,992
3,925 * *

Open *
95 1,531
* 7,385
N/A 1,524
164 1,877 2,058
569 1,840
0 4,133
30 N/A
* 572 N/A
96 1,299
* 62 1,405 370
* 455 200 242
0 945 146
0 171
94 1,452
182 * *

Filed *
128 1,518
* 128 447 221 110 781 3,825 152 1,311 704 4,960
40 23,682
* 207 913 186 48,477
* 51 143 112
* 74 360 715 39,909 532 134 7,240 139 1,353 661 262
* *

Civil

Disposed Open

*

*

82

46

899 4,904

*

*

34

20

N/A

N/A

185

176

70

40

727

780

3,054 2,570

103

49

1,194 1,080

639

521

5,428 1,512

30

10

21,354

N/A

*

*

115

156

N/A

N/A

115

71

33,222 25,124

*

*

41

10

33

110

119

53

*

*

151

34

283

147

416

418

34,494

N/A

387

145

91

43

7,131 4,757

348

110

1,216

671

639

642

90

172

*

*

*

*

Total

Filed Disposed Open

*

*

*

5,829 5,561

268

11,829 12,722 8,846

*

*

*

5,280 4,692 8,731

9,461 N/A

N/A

2,682 2,284 1,700

3,387 2,839

219

7,679 6,923 2,723

8,700 9,659 8,023

4,322 3,528

794

15,850 17,032 4,262

2,066 1,679

843

46,886 46,997 12,623

1,743 1,691

52

123,822 114,229

N/A

*

*

*

5,621 5,080 1,001

14,206 N/A

N/A

3,060 2,858

202

61,988 45,613 30,320

*

*

*

1,800 1,698

102

3,133 1,559 1,515

2,744 2,594

616

*

*

*

1,886 1,665 1,054

6,144 5,720

435

16,456 15,377 1,420

59,140 N/A

N/A

15,667 14,577 1,090

2,245 2,023

222

12,778 12,573 6,524

3,835 4,288

381

20,831 19,885 3,642

19,506 18,271 2,492

4,369 4,015

354

*

*

*

*

*

*

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 13
State Court Caseload Calendar Year 1998
(criminal based on number of defendants, and civil based on cases.)

County Jenkins Liberty2 Long1 Lowndes3 McIntosh1 Miller1 Mitchell1 Muscogee1,3,4 Pierce Putnam1 Richmond Rockdale Screven Spalding1 Stephens Sumter1 Tattnall Thomas1 Tift Toombs1 Treutlen Troup Walker1 Ware1 Washington1 Wayne Worth1 Total

Misdemeanor

Filed Disposed Open

152

116

77

770

692

295

2,800

N/A

N/A

-

-

-

643

754

184

160

138

22

384

357

27

6,925 6,260

665

*

*

*

514

446

68

6,134 5,126 1,008

2,531 2,980

845

317

241

76

2,132 2,381

325

700

410

290

1,400 1,246

329

529

522

7

2,700 2,430

270

*

*

*

914

706

208

241

241

0

2,737 2,939

686

1,928

N/A

N/A

1,204 1,199

649

624

599

243

*

*

*

629

557

72

130,718 104,164 33,482

Traffic

Filed Disposed Open

1,600 1,517

152

9,586 9,402

624

2,800

N/A

N/A

31,783 31,100

683

5,815 5,703 2,120

1,317 1,240

77

2,481 2,364

117

0

0

0

*

*

*

3,491 2,921

570

37,002 32,335 4,667

8,129 7,932 1,073

2,290 1,980

310

7,999 7,543 1,087

826

846

0

2,063 1,977

86

3,559 3,472

87

5,014 4,014 1,000

*

*

*

1,879 1,376

503

3,128 2,768

360

6,024 5,531

493

10,683

N/A

N/A

4,557 2,759 7,577

2,110 2,077

237

*

*

*

5,274 4,877

397

431,230 369,346 51,117

Civil

Filed Disposed Open

89

67

46

307

213

167

33

N/A

N/A

1,015

932

83

21

N/A

N/A

21

13

8

91

47

44

2,138 1,190

948

*

*

*

0

0

0

1,952 1,158

794

597

498

612

91

57

34

493

437

736

161

102

59

295

152

265

289

253

36

289

244

45

*

*

*

189

102

87

39

14

25

483

523

561

255

126

129

213

124

601

64

40

70

*

*

*

87

40

47

148,687 119,022 49,768

Total

Filed Disposed Open

1,841 1,700

275

10,663 10,307 1,086

5,633 N/A

N/A

32,798 32,032

766

6,479 N/A

N/A

1,498 1,391

107

2,956 2,768

188

9,063 7,450 1,613

*

*

*

4,005 3,367

638

45,008 38,619 6,469

11,257 11,410 2,530

2,698 2,278

420

10,624 10,361 2,148

1,687 1,358

349

3,758 3,375

680

4,377 4,247

130

8,003 6,688 1,315

*

*

*

2,982 2,184

798

3,408 3,023

385

10,718 10,678 1,740

12,866 N/A

N/A

5,974 4,082 8,827

2,798 2,716

550

*

*

*

5,990 5,474

516

712,029 553,140 131,984

Note: As of January 1, 1999 state courts became effective in Bacon and Henry Counties, an additional judgeship became effective in Cobb County. Data from 56 of 66 courts is reported; there are 93 judges in these courts.

[ * ] Indicates that data was not reported as of 08/31/99. [ N/A ] Indicates that the data element is not available. 1 Misdemeanor, traffic, and civil data are based on the number of cases. 2 Misdemeanor and traffic data are based on the number of counts. 3 Traffic and misdemeanor data are combined and are shown under traffic. 4 Traffic cases are heard in another court in these counties.

14 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000

Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1998 (number of children)

Delinquent

Unruly

County Filed Disposed Open Filed Disposed Open

Appling1 143 N/A N/A

44 N/A N/A

Atkinson 57 48 11

26 26

0

Bacon

68 68

6

21 19

3

Baker

54

1

0

0

0

Baldwin 381 357 49

74 68

8

Banks

69 71 15

14 14

0

Barrow 463 461 118 139 135

9

Bartow 745 655 90 370 304 66

Ben Hill 238 356

6

38 54

0

Berrien

86 70 12

20 20

0

Bibb

2,364 2,116 494 201 192 26

Bleckley 72 74

0

9

9

0

Brantley

72 75

9

33 28

5

Brooks2

**

*

*

*

*

Bryan

134 145 13

82 84 17

Bulloch 246 233 25

82 80 10

Burke

235 243 284

5

4

8

Butts

151 104 47

50 33 17

Calhoun 30 30

0

1

1

0

Camden 383 357 26 214 200 14

Candler

19 19

0

0

0

0

Carroll3 1,160 1,097 153 227 205 25

Catoosa 329 327

2 141 141

0

Charlton 65 67

5

25 23

3

Chatham 2,434 2,047 387 541 388 153

Chattahoochee 24 16 18

9

4

7

Chattooga3 86 54 32

16

6 10

Cherokee2

*

*

*

*

*

*

Clarke

953 742 211 430 304 126

Clay

88

0

6

6

0

Clayton 2,986 2,969 628 593 615 134

Clinch

81 63 21

28 13 15

Cobb 3,381 2,508 873 785 606 179

Coffee

301 158 143

57 41 16

Colquitt 335 283 52 104 88 16

Columbia 430 418 81 130 127 16

Cook

88 75 13

13 12

1

Coweta3 834 702 132 236 204 32

Crawford 15 22

8

1

1

0

Crisp

391 401

0

34 35

0

Dade

48 41

7

13 11

2

Dawson

67 60 40

30 29

9

Decatur 126 124

2

3

3

0

DeKalb 7,590 6,989 601 1,920 1,848 72

Dodge

105 102

6

1

1

0

Dooly

122 122

0

1

1

0

Dougherty 1,099 1,088 11 152 150

2

Douglas3 1,872 1,796 731 749 574 364

Early

190 185

5

7

7

0

Echols

14 14

4

3

1

2

Effingham 214 194 27

71 70

4

Elbert

145 144 11

15 15

2

Emanuel 83 77 10

12 12

0

Evans

81 88 11

12 13

1

Traffic

Filed Disposed Open

3 N/A N/A

20 20

0

15 15

0

0

0

0

99 97

3

23 31 15

71 71

4

286 250 36

10 13

4

90 90

0

279 257 45

12 12

0

13 16

0

*

*

*

76 80

9

71 70

3

23 21 22

11

8

3

2

2

0

22 22

0

0

0

0

373 430

6

146 143

3

13 13

0

105 85 20

0

0

0

121 107 14

*

*

*

174 154 20

4

4

0

507 528 278

32 33

0

1,465 1,222 243

95 21 74

66 61

5

300 305 28

78 78

0

135 112 23

0

0

0

62 62

0

61 60

1

61 50 26

43 43

0

1,201 1,062 139

19 19

2

6

6

0

210 210

0

186 302 34

9

8

1

2

0

2

67 75

0

29 30

0

0

0

0

18 22

4

Deprived

Filed Disposed Open

50 N/A N/A

14 14

0

12 12

0

31 27

4

194 174 20

12 11

1

97 77 54

277 257 20

22

0 25

47 47

0

1,253 1,180 162

7

8

0

17 17

1

*

*

*

27 31

4

21 20

1

39 55

7

46 27 19

0

0

0

88 82

6

29 29

0

535 419 130

56 18 38

7

7

0

573 468 105

12

4 10

38 24 14

*

*

*

325 227 98

17 11

6

1,352 1,396 94

16 16

0

1,319 865 454

13

5

8

150 117 33

1

1 12

39 39

0

304 301

3

39 30 15

72 74

0

34 28

6

34 17 31

50 44

6

1,638 1,518 120

5

6

0

69 49 19

295 294

1

243 231 197

24

7 17

7

2 31

41 35

6

42 40

6

18 19

0

25 21

5

Special Proceedings

Total

Filed Disposed Open Filed Disposed Open

1 N/A N/A 241 N/A N/A

2

2

0 119 110 11

1

1

0 117 115 9

0

0

0

36 31 5

3

2

2 751 698 82

0

0

0 118 127 31

0

0

0 770 744 185

120 104 16 1,798 1,570 228

8

8

0 316 431 35

0

0

0 243 227 12

15 14 54 4,112 3,759 781

8

8

0 108 111 0

0

0

0 135 136 15

*

*

*

*

**

0

0

0 319 340 43

1

1

0 421 404 39

0

0

0 302 323 321

0

0

0 258 172 86

0

0

0

33 33 0

99 97

2 806 758 48

2

2

0

50 50 0

5

5

5 2,300 2,156 319

0

0

0 672 629 43

0

0

0 110 110 8

795 705 90 4,448 3,693 755

7

7

0

52 31 35

34

9 25 295 200 95

*

*

*

*

**

123 67 56 2,005 1,494 511

0

0

0

35 29 6

113 108 28 5,551 5,616 1,162

0

0

0 157 125 36

84 69 15 7,034 5,270 1,764

0

0

0 466 225 241

0

0

0 655 549 106

2

1

2 863 852 139

0

0

0 218 204 14

109 35 74 1,618 1,354 264

4

1

0

59 54 23

1

1

0 560 573 0

8

7

1 164 147 17

12 11

1 204 167 107

0

0

0 222 214 8

304 258 46 12,653 11,675 978

2

2

0 132 130 8

0

0

0 198 178 19

59 56

3 1,815 1,798 17

12

5

8 3,062 2,908 1,334

18 17

1 248 224 24

0

0

0

26 17 39

4

4

0 397 378 37

2

2

0 233 231 19

0

0

0 113 108 10

0

0

0 136 144 21

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 15

Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1998 (number of children)

Delinquent

County Filed Disposed Open

Fannin

47 44

3

Fayette3 582 530 52

Floyd

637 622 68

Forsyth 279 293 29

Franklin

91 102 13

Fulton 6,842 6,476 3,867

Gilmer2

**

*

Glascock 17 14

3

Glynn

484 463 21

Gordon2

**

*

Grady

121 110 11

Greene

99 104

5

Gwinnett 2,913 2,679 234

Habersham 130 119 29

Hall

846 923 227

Hancock 24 22

7

Haralson3 190 158 32

Harris

105 48 108

Hart

105 82 50

Heard2

**

*

Henry

488 474 14

Houston 1,778 1,687 89

Irwin

33 28

5

Jackson 236 265 52

Jasper

74 76

7

Jeff Davis 82 71 11

Jefferson 54 46

8

Jenkins

45 38 10

Johnson 108 103 26

Jones

63 59

5

Lamar

191 114 77

Lanier

61 62

4

Laurens 675 620 70

Lee

221 225

4

Liberty

708 674 135

Lincoln

31 38

3

Long

85 78 11

Lowndes 537 318 219

Lumpkin 141 121 71

Macon

97 92 13

Madison 83 94 21

Marion

38 28 46

McDuffie 175 174

6

McIntosh 74 72 13

Meriwether 109 54 32

Miller

26 26

0

Mitchell

91 84

7

Monroe2 166 141 25

Montgomery 9 9

0

Morgan

82 71 14

Murray2

**

*

Muscogee 2,095 2,060 35

Newton3 745 732 13

Oconee 144 123 117

Unruly

Filed Disposed Open

41 33

8

281 256 25

410 419 26

182 187 21

11

9

3

1,531 1,805 628

*

*

*

4

3

1

218 204 14

*

*

*

4

4

0

36 36

0

1,312 1,258 54

41 36

8

210 208 58

19 21

1

214 202 12

27 10 44

6

5

4

*

*

*

173 170

3

1,151 1,109 41

49 41

8

84 83

9

38 55

2

39 37

2

36 36

0

24 24

4

11 10

3

7

5

2

40 30 10

26 26

0

350 310 10

18 19

0

331 310 70

3

3

0

24 26

2

138 57 81

73 60 41

15 13

2

6

6

4

5

3

4

23 26

0

38 38

8

22 21

1

1

1

0

7

6

1

74 65

9

0

0

0

9 10

1

*

*

*

821 801 20

376 369

7

34 32 35

Traffic

Filed Disposed Open

49

8 41

505 497

8

327 312 44

204 201 40

17 30

3

1,409 1,744 402

*

*

*

4

4

0

241 223 18

*

*

*

36 28

8

22 21

3

1,847 1,754 93

58 44 18

478 483 86

2

2

0

34 34

0

63 50 49

15 17

4

*

*

*

215 214

1

426 404 17

40 40

0

57 66 12

35 36

0

34 30

4

2

2

0

20 19

2

7

7

2

54 46 10

17 12

5

12 23

0

140 140 10

72 72

0

174 160 25

16 22

3

26 25

1

240 167 73

25 20 11

7

4

3

39 53

1

11

7

9

41 41

5

54 56

6

46 45

1

10 10

0

21 20

1

49 45

4

2

2

0

15 22

0

*

*

*

352 340 12

161 159

2

118 115 33

Deprived

Filed Disposed Open

39 39

172 151 21

510 519 62

113 104 30

39 32

9

3,532 3,270 1,298

*

*

*

4

5

0

71 69

2

*

*

*

21 20

1

79 68 13

957 804 153

51 41 26

212 222 37

21 23

0

42 39

3

12

5 34

33 39 10

*

*

*

166 156 10

404 349 55

0

0

0

73 66 20

28 29

0

21 20

1

10

9

1

18 24

1

10

7

4

89 86 11

66 40 26

10 10

0

150 60 90

5

5

0

212 205 47

7

9

0

16 14

2

66

0 66

38 26 30

14 14

0

21 33

6

21

6 18

25 31

3

22 21

2

96 76 19

8

8

0

39 39

0

40 34

6

0

0

0

33 36

0

*

*

*

675 617 58

227 220

7

22 16

8

Special Proceedings

Total

Filed Disposed Open Filed Disposed Open

176 124 52

130 123

7 1,670 1,557 113

97 96

8 1,981 1,968 208

20 22

2 798 807 122

0

0

1 158 173 29

1,178 1,111 590 14,492 14,406 6,785

*

*

*

*

**

0

0

0

29 26 4

2

2

0 1,016 961 55

*

*

*

*

**

3

0

3 185 162 23

8

8

0 244 237 21

1,074 945 129 8,103 7,440 663

16 16

0 296 256 81

15 13

6 1,761 1,849 414

0

0

0

66 68 8

2

1

1 482 434 48

13 10

7 220 123 242

2

2

0 161 145 68

*

*

*

*

**

4

4

0 1,046 1,018 28

35 24 11 3,794 3,573 213

0

0

0 122 109 13

1

0

2 451 480 95

6

6

0 181 202 9

0

0

0 176 158 18

0

0

0 102 93 9

0

0

0 107 105 17

0

0

0 136 127 35

4

4

0 217 200 28

0

0

0 314 196 118

0

0

0 109 121 4

1

1

0 1,316 1,131 180

2

2

0 318 323 4

0

0

0 1,425 1,349 277

1

1

0

58 73 6

0

0

0 151 143 16

1

0

1 982 542 440

13 14

6 290 241 159

0

0

0 133 123 18

2

2

0 151 188 32

1

1

0

76 45 77

0

0

0 264 272 14

0

0

0 188 187 29

155 145 10 428 341 63

24 24

0

69 69 0

5

5

0 163 154 9

21 20

1 350 305 45

0

0

0

11 11 0

6

4

4 145 143 19

*

*

*

*

**

87 65 22 4,030 3,883 147

233 223 10 1,742 1,703 39

0

0

0 318 286 193

16 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000

Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1998 (number of children)

Delinquent

County Filed Disposed Open

Oglethorpe 40 41

3

Paulding1

**

*

Peach

189 182 31

Pickens

77 76

1

Pierce

73 69 14

Pike

114 113

1

Polk2

**

*

Pulaski

39 40

1

Putnam 102 106

2

Quitman 14 10

4

Rabun

47 57

8

Randolph 90 83

7

Richmond 2,432 2,309 123

Rockdale3 594 585 49

Schley

29 24

5

Screven

91 85 16

Seminole3 148 140

8

Spalding3 742 726 16

Stephens 189 183 34

Stewart 141 144

0

Sumter 578 859 27

Talbot

12 9 20

Taliaferro

88

1

Tattnall 220 232 19

Taylor

38 20 28

Telfair

51 56

0

Terrell

164 149 15

Thomas2

**

*

Tift

348 305 43

Toombs 127 126 10

Towns

64

2

Treutlen

51 36

5

Troup

851 762 89

Turner

42 36

6

Twiggs 103 106 10

Union

44 40 15

Upson2

**

*

Walker 260 148 112

Walton 647 605 N/A

Ware

424 401 23

Warren

33 36

2

Washington 266 268 10

Wayne 174 163 11

Webster

78

0

Wheeler 16 17

0

White

119 133 22

Whitfield 560 535 25

Wilcox

16 16

0

Wilkes

50 54

0

Wilkinson 76 74 15

Worth

86 70 16

Total 65,203 60,362 12,202

Unruly

Filed Disposed Open

1

1

2

*

* N/A

4

7

1

132 127

5

27 25

4

8

8

0

*

*

*

4

4

0

22 21

2

0

0

0

12 14

0

8

7

1

28 28

0

72 73

3

6

5

1

32 28

7

17 17

0

100 100

0

25 24

5

8

8

0

133 228

6

6

2

6

0

0

0

55 51

8

0

1

5

4

4

0

14 11

3

*

*

*

36 24 12

4

3

1

2

3

1

13 12

1

346 313 33

10 10

0

12 15

0

11 11

1

*

*

*

168 80 88

592 568 N/A

138 129

9

12 14

0

5

6

0

12 12

0

4

4

0

2

2

0

36 43 15

306 302

4

2

2

0

15 15

0

23 25

5

61 54

7

18,909 17,764 2,897

Traffic

Filed Disposed Open

10 10 0

N/A N/A N/A

56 55 2

37 37 0

51 53 7

21 21 0

*

*

*

7

70

23 21 2

0

00

18 21 1

10 10 0

91 90 1

243 242 33

8

71

31 32 5

50 47 3

79 76 3

47 48 2

6

60

17 38 1

5

34

1

20

48 51 6

12

9 11

9 10 0

4

13

*

*

*

81 58 23

7

70

6

70

19 14 5

30

6 24

61 61 0

14 15 0

24 25 2

*

*

*

170 23 147

112 112 N/A

81 76 5

4 11 2

3

30

71 69 2

8

80

2

20

13 15 1

345 343 2

1

10

27 32 0

15 14 3

111 105 6

16,652 16,100 2,444

Deprived

Filed Disposed Open

10 11

2

N/A N/A N/A

39 22 28

68 31 37

28 26

2

120 58 62

*

*

*

8

8

0

53 48

5

0

0

0

22 24 15

25 24

1

579 355 224

175 163 40

1

1

0

16 17

1

16

2 14

869 868

1

63 49 17

2

2

0

5 16

0

18

0 42

1

1

0

26 25

5

27 13 19

8 12

0

42 38

4

*

*

*

52 11 41

143 149

1

7

6

3

5

4

1

277 231 46

9

9

0

4

7

0

5

3

7

*

*

*

93 62 31

82 78 N/A

207 181 26

18 16

3

31 31

0

28 12 16

3

3

0

2

2

0

28 23 15

336 326 10

16 16

0

13

9

4

96 80 24

21 21

0

21,913 19,211 4,726

Data is shown for the 149 of 159 counties that reported.

Special Proceedings

Total

Filed Disposed Open Filed Disposed Open

0

01

61 63 8

N/A N/A N/A

783 N/A N/A

19 17 3

307 283 65

0

00

314 271 43

0

00

179 173 27

0

00

263 200 63

*

**

*

**

4

40

62 63 1

0

00

200 196 11

0

00

14 10 4

0

10

99 117 24

0

00

133 124 9

76 66 10 3,206 2,848 358

22 23 3 1,106 1,086 128

0

00

44 37 7

0

00

170 162 29

1

10

232 207 25

0

0 0 1,790 1,770 20

8 11 0

332 315 58

0

00

157 160 0

2 11 0

735 1,152 34

5

37

46 17 79

0

00

10 11 1

0

00

349 359 38

6

53

83 48 66

6

60

78 88 0

13 13 0

237 212 25

*

**

*

**

4

40

521 402 119

12 11 2

293 296 14

3

30

24 23 6

3

30

91 69 12

289 259 30 1,793 1,571 222

0

00

122 116 6

2

20

135 145 10

0

10

84 80 25

*

**

*

**

12

39

703 316 387

28 22 N/A 1,461 1,385 N/A

87 80 7

937 867 70

2

20

69 79 7

0

00

305 308 10

0

00

285 256 29

0

00

22 23 0

0

00

22 23 0

16 16 7

212 230 60

216 210 6 1,763 1,716 47

2

20

37 37 0

0

00

105 110 4

5

26

215 195 53

0

00

279 250 29

5,963 5,284 1,344 129,423 118,721 23,613

Notes: 1Partial data. 2Data not reported as of December 1, 1999. 3For these counties the unit of count is charges.

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 17

Probate Court Civil Caseload Calendar Year 1998 (docket entries)

No

Letters of Administration

Probate

County

Administration Necessary Common

Solemn

Appling

*

*

*

*

Atkinson2

5

3

0

3

Bacon

*

*

*

*

Baker

*

*

*

*

Baldwin

23

4

3

93

Banks

7

2

1

31

Barrow

25

4

2

86

Bartow

77

0

0

199

Ben Hill

5

2

0

12

Berrien1

9

3

2

11

Bibb

89

26

14

310

Bleckley

9

1

5

21

Brantley

11

1

1

29

Brooks

19

1

5

42

Bryan

19

3

2

34

Bulloch

39

2

2

123

Burke

26

8

4

86

Butts2

5

0

1

25

Calhoun

*

*

*

*

Camden2

10

3

0

18

Candler

*

*

*

*

Carroll

71

5

1

227

Catoosa

*

*

*

*

Charlton

*

*

*

*

Chatham3

178

23

28

434

Chattahoochee *

*

*

*

Chattooga1

30

0

18

66

Cherokee

69

6

24

228

Clarke

57

5

7

189

Clay

*

*

*

*

Clayton

103

26

13

306

Clinch

7

3

1

29

Cobb

194

36

30

979

Coffee

22

4

3

72

Colquitt

11

9

1

104

Columbia

*

*

*

*

Cook

*

*

*

*

Coweta

45

5

3

174

Crawford

7

1

1

12

Crisp

*

*

*

*

Dade

11

0

1

18

Dawson

*

*

*

*

Decatur

1,265

106

211

1,777

DeKalb

21

4

3

62

Dodge

*

*

*

*

Dooly

*

*

*

*

Dougherty

88

6

7

137

Douglas

25

7

2

133

Early

6

2

1

39

Echols

*

*

*

*

Effingham

29

4

6

66

Elbert

7

3

2

78

Emanuel

19

5

1

53

Evans

12

1

1

30

Guardianship * 8 * *
24 5
75 57
7 2 134 1 8 9 47 40 27 10 * 15 * 43 * * 238 * 14 102 85 * 325 8 608 19 12 * * 112 19 * 17 * 2,835 18 * * 172 67 14 * 64 28 9 4

Twelve Months Support
* 0 * * 12 6 18 12 0 1 39 0 3 1 5 15 10 2 * 1 * 9 * * 49 * 4 15 13 * 55 1 49 3 5 * * 34 6 * 2 * 267 2 * * 8 12 3 * 20 7 1 0

Involuntary Hospitalization
* 2 * * 238 4 13 78 1 15 27 8 0 6 3 41 0 7 * 0 * 16 * * 62 * 11 15 32 * 29 0 96 0 20 * * 30 0 * 0 * 542 14 * * 122 1 6 * 12 10 60 8

Writs of Habeas Corpus
* 0 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 435 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 * 0 * * 0 * 0 0 0 * 1 0 4 0 0 * * 0 0 * 0 * 4 0 * * 0 0 0 * 19 0 0 0

TTootatal lCCivivilil *
21 * *
397 56
223 423
27 43 1,074 45 53 83 113 262 161 50
* 47
* 372
* * 1,012 * 143 459 388 * 858 49 1,996 123 162 * * 403 46 * 49 * 7,007 124 * * 540 247 71 * 220 135 148 56

Licenses

Marriage

Pistol

*

*

22

8

*

*

*

*

317

332

67

138

283

304

522

632

42

29

59

42

1,375

625

104

132

109

98

94

64

94

131

306

249

210

300

62

106

*

*

357

100

*

*

685

717

*

*

*

*

1,446

804

*

*

107

120

687

772

802

527

*

*

1,829

1,347

133

51

4,287

2,601

380

162

402

167

*

*

*

*

586

622

80

106

*

*

74

74

*

*

4,390

3,485

221

88

*

*

*

*

845

610

819

730

73

84

*

*

180

255

111

182

169

218

74

64

18 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000

Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1998 (docket entries)

County

No Letters of Administration Administration Necessary

Fannin

15

2

Fayette

32

3

Floyd

58

11

Forsyth

37

2

Franklin

10

2

Fulton

517

174

Gilmer

*

*

Glascock

*

*

Glynn

81

3

Gordon

31

0

Grady

15

3

Greene

13

1

Gwinnett

179

20

Habersham

34

2

Hall

83

10

Hancock

*

*

Haralson

73

2

Harris

15

1

Hart

22

7

Heard

*

*

Henry

44

21

Houston

55

8

Irwin

*

*

Jackson

43

15

Jasper

2

1

Jeff Davis

10

8

Jefferson

6

4

Jenkins

8

0

Johnson

*

*

Jones

15

1

Lamar

*

*

Lanier2

5

1

Laurens

36

9

Lee3

6

1

Liberty

56

1

Lincoln

*

*

Long

7

1

Lowndes

61

9

Lumpkin

*

*

Macon3

4

2

Madison

*

*

Marion3

3

7

McDuffie

23

2

McIntosh

17

1

Meriwether

37

2

Miller2

3

3

Mitchell

14

5

Monroe3

18

1

Montgomery

*

*

Morgan1

11

3

Murray2

13

2

Muscogee2

64

4

Newton

*

*

Oconee1

4

3

Probate

Common Solemn

1

39

6

168

10

280

1

173

1

83

83

1,603

*

*

*

*

12

221

1

92

1

60

2

28

35

690

3

132

9

282

*

*

0

83

2

88

2

65

*

*

15

170

2

208

*

*

1

141

1

20

0

27

10

45

1

26

*

*

3

54

*

*

0

10

2

140

4

12

1

85

*

*

1

13

2

168

*

*

0

23

*

*

0

11

3

68

0

19

2

67

0

14

0

50

3

47

*

*

0

55

0

21

11

289

*

*

1

16

Guardianship 30
108 72 56 14
1,740 * *
72 24
9 17 594 46 153
* 70 33 22
* 175 157
* 46 15
3 6 5 * 24 * 8 28 22 311 * 12 71 * 7 * 9 54 8 12 3 16 26 * 24 8 116 * 9

Twelve Months Support
5 50 16
7 4 127 * * 39 5 1 1 93 13 18 * 44 6 4 * 35 12 * 22 6 3 6 2 * 11 * 0 6 2 8 * 1 17 * 0 * 1 8 0 1 0 3 3 * 2 4 39 * 0

Involuntary Hospitalization
15 0
58 18 24 54
* * 45 0 32 5 3 73 36 * 3 0 17 * 17 40 * 16 4 0 0 0 * 13 * 0 95 2 25 * 0 34 * 2 * 0 10 15 10 0 11 8 * 6 6 42 * 3

Writs of Habeas Corpus
0 0 0 0 0 1 * * 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 * 4 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 * 29 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 * 0

Total Civil 107 367 505 294 138
4,299 * *
473 153 122
67 1,614
303 591
* 279 145 139
* 477 482
* 284
49 51 77 42
* 121
* 24 316 49 487
* 35 362
* 67
* 31 168 60 131 23 99 106
* 101
54 565
* 36

Licenses

Marriage

Pistol

116

240

601

676

545

459

586

700

115

180

6,218

2,508

*

*

*

*

792

440

265

297

163

159

94

118

3,980

3,032

206

194

839

778

*

*

179

240

159

190

111

184

*

*

789

940

794

879

*

*

383

380

61

136

136

74

179

88

78

74

*

*

137

275

*

*

54

16

529

441

132

234

489

108

*

*

55

38

948

401

*

*

57

81

*

*

35

28

171

169

72

42

84

96

21

37

206

111

101

189

*

*

89

66

123

110

757

320

*

*

14

78

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 19

Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1998 (docket entries)

County

No Letters of Administration Administration Necessary

Oglethorpe

9

1

Paulding

32

7

Peach

15

1

Pickens2

4

2

Pierce

*

*

Pike

13

0

Polk1

7

0

Pulaski

5

3

Putnam

17

1

Quitman

*

*

Rabun3

11

9

Randolph

*

*

Richmond

115

33

Rockdale

43

7

Schley

*

*

Screven

21

1

Seminole

5

7

Spalding

47

9

Stephens

*

*

Stewart

*

*

Sumter

23

4

Talbot1

3

3

Taliaferro

*

*

Tattnall

16

1

Taylor

11

5

Telfair

*

*

Terrell2

9

3

Thomas

29

4

Tift

33

9

Toombs

32

7

Towns2

4

0

Treutlen

*

*

Troup

54

9

Turner

5

3

Twiggs3

7

0

Union

12

4

Upson1

28

10

Walker

43

12

Walton

40

6

Ware

26

5

Warren

*

*

Washington3

14

1

Wayne

*

*

Webster

*

*

Wheeler

*

*

White

*

*

Whitfield

69

3

Wilcox

*

*

Wilkes

8

0

Wilkinson

13

4

Worth

20

4

Total

5,278

860

Probate

Common Solemn

0

37

1

115

0

83

0

30

*

*

0

33

0

31

2

22

3

59

*

*

0

41

*

*

25

457

7

139

*

*

1

52

0

29

1

139

*

*

*

*

1

94

0

3

*

*

1

35

0

33

*

*

1

9

6

114

4

103

1

66

1

26

*

*

3

209

0

35

0

12

1

52

1

99

6

172

7

123

1

128

*

*

1

35

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3

227

*

*

3

40

0

24

1

39

721

15,167

Guardianship 29 42 28 3 * 24 6 5 28 * 18 *
125 126
* 6 9 65 * * 19 4 * 28 7 * 3 27 29 32 2 * 31 11 4 17 30 82 78 24 * 17 * * * * 24 * 20 6 29 10,555

Twelve Months Support
5 7 0 4 * 4 1 0 2 * 1 * 146 29 * 3 1 14 * * 6 1 * 7 2 * 1 4 2 11 1 * 9 1 1 3 7 21 14 8 * 3 * * * * 9 * 1 3 4 1,651

Involuntary Hospitalization
10 0 0
10 *
16 7 0
15 * 0 *
143 13 * 1 13 24 * * 16 2 * 13 0 * 1
306 15 8 1 * 36 6 24 0 14 26 33 4 * 1 * * * * 28 * 10 8 15
3,090

Writs of Habeas Corpus
0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 0 * * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 * * * * 0 * 0 0 0 498

Data from 116 of 159 courts.

1Reported one quarter. 2Reported two quarters. 3Reported three quarters.

Total Civil 91
204 127
53 *
90 52 37 125
* 80
* 1,044
364 *
85 64 299
* * 163 16 * 101 58 * 27 490 195 157 35 * 351 61 48 89 189 362 301 196 * 72 * * * * 363 * 82 58 112 37,820

Licenses

Marriage

Pistol

79

205

503

574

133

194

72

74

*

*

97

151

61

82

81

85

158

231

*

*

70

127

*

*

1,157

977

590

576

*

*

103

124

283

61

511

515

*

*

*

*

303

234

10

29

*

*

124

127

77

75

*

*

36

49

421

197

561

284

278

226

32

58

*

*

408

448

75

51

43

65

103

183

206

142

92

353

347

460

394

200

*

*

103

107

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

417

425

*

*

48

92

70

107

175

199

52,087

40,969

20 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000

Probate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1998 (docket entries)

County

Filed

Appling

*

Atkinson2

12

Baker

*

Banks

157

Barrow

0

Bartow

69

Ben Hill1

8

Berrien1

*

Bleckley

0

Brantley

24

Butts2

105

Calhoun

*

Camden2

12

Catoosa

*

Charlton

*

Chattahoochee *

Clay

*

Columbia

*

Cook

*

Crawford

110

Crisp

*

Dade

0

Dawson

*

Dodge

*

Dooly

*

Douglas

*

Echols

*

Fannin

57

Floyd

0

Franklin

48

Gilmer

*

Glascock

*

Gordon

46

Greene

155

Hancock

*

Haralson

14

Harris

0

Hart

116

Heard

*

Henry

62

Irwin

*

Jasper

299

Johnson

*

Jones

32

Lamar

*

Lanier2

33

Laurens

32

Lee3

0

Lincoln

*

Lumpkin

*

Macon3

0

MISDEMEANOR Disposed by:

Guilty Plea * 1 *
78 0
49 6 * 0 6
22 * 7 * * * * * *
68 * 0 * * * * *
56 0 8 * *
27 10
* 14
0 38
* 13
* 69
* 8 * 2 52 0 * * 0

Cash Bond * 1 *
45 0 0 0 * 0 4
51 *
10 * * * * * * 7 * 0 * * * * * 0 0
40 * * 0
114 * 0 0
84 *
15 *
225 *
25 *
31 1 0 * * 0

Non-Trial * 0 * 5 0 6 0 * 0
14 12
* 4 * * * * * * 2 * 0 * * * * * 7 0 0 * * 0 18 * 0 0 4 * 0 * 5 * 1 * 0 0 0 * * 0

Bench Trial Acquitted Convicted Filed

*

*

*

0

0

555

*

*

*

5

0 2,242

0

0 3,875

0

0 2,333

0

0

311

*

*

*

0

0 1,393

0

0 1,337

0

1 1,678

*

*

*

0

2 1,546

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3

0 1,578

*

*

*

0

0 3,586

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

6 1,421

0

0

0

0

48 2,302

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0 4,358

0

0 2,637

*

*

*

0

0 3,342

0

0 5,521

0

0 1,041

*

*

*

0

0 10,062

*

*

*

0

0

919

*

*

*

0

2 2,217

*

*

*

0

0

327

0

0 13,632

0

0 2,817

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0 1,330

TRAFFIC Disposed by:

Guilty Plea *
381 *
909 1,215 1,970
199 *
58 531 217
* 656
* * * * * * 990 * 2,947 * * * * * 1,299 265 167 * * 3,984 343 * 2,853 4,488 800 * 4,848 * 180 * 329 * 104 12,197 2,177 * * 959

Cash Bond *
725 *
1,081 2,303
64 17
* 877 436 1,466
* 801
* * * * * * 530 * 0 * * * * * 0 4,214 2,069 * * 218 1,970 * 11 90 401 * 6,896 * 717 * 1,055 * 254 286 376 * * 0

Non-Trial * 0 *
37 357 264
0 * 16 370 150 * 214 * * * * * * 13 * 639 * * * * * 63 44 66 * * 200 59 * 478 943 39 * 804 * 22 * 130 * 3 270 264 * * 36

Bench Trial Acquitted Convicted

Total Filed Disposed

*

*

*

*

0

0

567 1,108

*

*

*

*

5

8 2,399 2,173

0

0 3,875 3,875

0

4 2,402 2,357

0

0

319 222

*

*

*

*

1

10 1,393 962

0

0 1,361 1,361

0

8 1,783 1,927

*

*

*

*

41

25 1,558 1,760

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

5

9 1,688 1,627

*

*

*

*

0

0 3,586 3,586

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

8 1,478 1,443

5

51

0 4,579

66 2,236 2,350 4,700

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0 4,404 4,429

0

0 2,792 2,514

*

*

*

*

0

0 3,356 3,356

0

0 5,521 5,521

0

0 1,157 1,366

*

*

*

*

27

270 10,124 12,873

*

*

*

*

0

0 1,218 1,218

*

*

*

*

1

7 2,249 1,558

*

*

*

*

0

0

360 394

62

257 13,664 13,125

0

93 2,817 2,910

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0 1,330 995

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 21

Probate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1998 (docket entries)

County Madison Marion3 McDuffie Meriwether Monroe3 Montgomery Morgan1 Murray2 Newton Oconee1 Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens2 Pike Polk1 Pulaski Quitman Rabun Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot1 Taliaferro Taylor Telfair Terrell2 Toombs Towns2 Turner Twiggs3 Union Upson1 Walton Warren Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Total

Filed * 0 0
50 113
* 29
0 * 0 8 138 0 0 0 33 0 * * * * 48 * 0 * 0 * 8 * 19 0 55 279 0 129 * * * * 4 * 58 45 2,443

MISDEMEANOR Disposed by:

Guilty Plea * 0 0
69 39
* 13
0 * 0 1 41 0 0 0 24 0 * * * * 0 * 0 * 0 * 4 * 10 0 37 156 0 60 * * * * 4 * 22 1 1,088

Cash Bond * 0 0 0
97 *
16 0 * 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 * * * *
37 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 0
15 92
0 19
* * * * 0 * 32 38 1,048

Non-Trial * 0 0 2
14 * 0 0 * 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * 2 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 3 0 2 2 0
34 * * * * 0 * 7 6
156

Bench Trial

Acquitted Convicted Filed

*

*

*

0

0

866

0

0 4,486

2

5 3,527

0

2 8,164

*

*

*

0

0 2,526

0

0

934

*

*

*

0

0

907

0

0

492

0

3 3,972

0

0 5,119

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 1,196

0

0 1,690

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0 1,562

*

*

*

0

0 1,105

*

*

*

0

0 2,808

*

*

*

0

0 1,541

*

*

*

0

0

206

0

0 2,621

1

0 1,286

0

0 1,071

0

0 3,921

1

12 5,172

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0 13,178

*

*

*

0

2 1,553

0

0

508

12

83 142,771

TRAFFIC Disposed by:

Guilty Plea Cash Bond Non-Trial

*

*

*

722

102

32

1,620 2,285

252

1,737

3

257

2,407 5,885

377

*

*

*

207 2,213

79

843

56

35

*

*

*

138

694

75

311

257

26

3,316

134

342

1,872 3,176

71

493

899

199

258 1,726

93

1,154

0

67

1,158

415

117

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

121 1,179

68

*

*

*

302

770

33

*

*

*

2,559

37

180

*

*

*

488

954

74

*

*

*

184

3

6

347 1,159

111

813

334

135

586

289

17

791 2,923

206

2,298 2,208

330

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10,916

644 1,618

*

*

*

764

756

31

20

418

53

81,491 56,376 10,365

Bench Trial

Total

Acquitted Convicted Filed Disposed

*

*

*

*

0

0

866 856

4

21 4,486 4,182

45

203 3,577 2,323

2

37 8,277 8,860

*

*

*

*

19

8 2,555 2,555

0

0

934 934

*

*

*

*

0

0

907 907

1

5

500 609

12

38 4,110 3,892

0

0 5,119 5,119

0

0

0 1,591

4

0

0 2,081

3

13 1,229 1,261

0

0 1,690 1,690

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15

29 1,610 1,451

*

*

*

*

0

0 1,105 1,105

*

*

*

*

2

73 2,808 2,851

*

*

*

*

0

0 1,549 1,520

*

*

*

*

0

0

225 206

0

0 2,621 1,617

4

0 1,341 1,341

0

0 1,350 1,142

5

37 3,921 3,962

17

137 5,301 5,116

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0 13,182 13,182

*

*

*

*

1

9 1,611 1,624

0

0

553 536

351 3,596 145,214 154,566

Data from 53 of 93 courts with criminal jurisdiction. 1Reported one quarter. 2Reported two quarters. 3Reported three quarters.

22 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000

Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1998

County

Filed

Appling

1,144

Atkinson

*

Bacon

489

Baker

*

Baldwin

2,876

Banks

247

Barrow

693

Bartow

997

Ben Hill

891

Berrien

422

Bibb

5,577

Bleckley

288

Brantley

313

Brooks

599

Bryan

985

Bulloch

1,326

Burke

492

Butts

*

Calhoun

*

Camden

855

Candler

152

Carroll

2,028

Catoosa

732

Charlton

232

Chatham

7,455

Chattahoochee 58

Chattooga

448

Cherokee 1,082

Clarke

1,697

Clay

54

Clayton

2,476

Clinch

305

Cobb

4,343

Coffee

1,954

Colquitt

1,620

Columbia

861

Cook

414

Coweta

1,303

Crawford

399

Crisp

794

Dade

255

Dawson

312

Decatur

947

Dekalb

5,119

Dodge

623

Dooly

258

Dougherty 3,554

Douglas

1,079

Early

451

Echols

*

Effingham

690

Elbert

473

Emanuel

1,186

Evans

*

Claims Cases Disposed by:
Non-Trial Trial

707

129

*

*

462

12

*

*

860

171

228

11

583

110

733

318

800

35

260

33

6,687

449

236

19

185

113

517

66

713

87

1,119

300

453

91

*

*

*

*

254

124

90

5

1,569

459

375

57

210

38

5,085

891

50

11

289

83

490

268

848

387

35

1

3,355

233

251

54

3,146

485

1,880

105

0

96

545

179

374

40

553

333

362

37

559

114

14

6

320

0

0

0

1,407

880

295

38

178

19

2,930

608

996

106

410

41

*

*

422

82

356

64

1,087

58

*

*

Dispossessories and Distress Warrants
Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

98

79

11

*

*

*

94

83

6

*

*

*

447

0

15

94

83

7

755

700

55

830

694

136

491

467

12

88

74

8

358

242

0

34

1

1

81

17

60

77

65

8

290

253

29

779

686

209

87

79

7

*

*

*

*

*

*

392

190

56

172

118

41

916

605

311

674

403

241

40

36

5

6,712 2,141

700

12

12

2

178

107

61

1,360 2,143

186

1,367

0

244

12

11

0

11,805 14,581

208

17

14

3

1,828

539

234

332

254

31

186

0

0

428

241

77

72

37

35

867

596

183

30

27

3

284

230

7

39

0

0

119

0

0

155

0

0

2,533

0

0

13

17

12

18

18

0

4,659 3,665

766

2,083

0

115

86

82

4

*

*

*

245

159

66

134

68

6

114

106

8

*

*

*

Filed 147
* 169
* 1,871
69 110 241 490 118 2,945 124 54 108 237 541 259
* * 296 32 404 147 75 3,356 9 127 229 896 9 403 177 435 1,024 655 269 90 303 35 304 12 23 348 284 210 212 1,544 141 49 * 133 155 546 *

Garnishments Disposed by:
Non-Trial Trial

131

0

*

*

165

1

*

*

0

0

69

0

110

0

233

6

489

1

58

0

2,588

16

226

0

48

6

100

1

145

0

596

7

211

2

*

*

*

*

83

22

0

0

316

7

0

0

33

1

2,980

1

2

0

67

36

206

0

0

28

9

0

886

17

177

0

5

15

1,104

4

0

0

118

0

90

0

132

2

34

1

206

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

111

0

139

0

1,454

19

0

0

49

0

*

*

0

0

66

1

383

0

*

*

Foreclosures and Attachments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

Total

Warrants Hearings

and

and

Filings Dispositions

98

18

71 3,259 2,050

*

*

*

*

*

29

26

3 1,632 1,422

*

*

*

*

*

96

0

5 10,087 2,702

19

19

0

918 756

91

90

1 4,825 3,164

425

415

10 9,529 6,030

43

35

8 4,155 3,735

13

11

1 1,855 445

86

23

0 20,210 18,619

82

0

2 1,504 1,353

0

0

0 1,260 1,177

2

2

0 1,476 968

43

26

0 4,074 2,092

73

48

23 7,652 3,544

31

42

10 1,943 1,250

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

23

8

4 4,859 2,030

8

0

0 1,098 1,418

73

68

5 7,474 7,867

36

0

0 6,314 5,636

58

23

3 1,209 1,064

200

108

13 28,591 22,818

5

2

2

311 402

58

31

22 2,730 2,015

369

335

0 8,630 6,124

104

0

29 11,995 6,054

9

7

0

229 150

115

117

8 25,662 29,953

4

4

0

954 571

2,850

24

3 35,148 22,977

58

48

12 7,232 6,278

87

0

34 5,531 979

24

16

0 4,910 2,668

5

0

5 1,608 590

62

47

9 7,218 4,009

32

31

1

887 702

75

57

10 3,136 2,475

1

0

1 1,185

34

1

0

0 1,485 1,188

52

0

0 3,121

83

0

0

0 31,671 49,602

5

2

0 2,415 968

5

5

0

772 457

365

228

28 18,579 18,980

273

0

1 10,000 3,818

15

15

0 1,231 624

*

*

*

*

*

34

26

12 2,665 1,189

58

41

0 2,574 1,155

0

0

0 2,808 2,394

*

*

*

*

*

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 23

Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1998

County Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee

Filed 337 545 2,286 674 502 7,762 293
* 2,681 1,126 1,172
539 4,812
* 2,147
* 427 345 532
59 1,411 2,161
379 715
* 949 1,160 425 136 639 227
99 1,325
647 1,618
258 221 1,798
86 534 395 116 619 277
* 187
* 825 448 465
* 2,184 1,182
*

Claims Cases Disposed by:
Non-Trial Trial

179

113

441

102

1,811

215

335

237

371

38

5,249 3,766

236

26

*

*

1,323 1,358

531

181

924

73

334

46

3,106 1,651

*

*

1,767

611

*

*

169

80

138

117

486

37

41

13

875

141

2,072

378

355

24

587

350

*

*

757

192

1,077

83

101

19

42

22

436

98

203

19

60

39

860

300

445

202

1,061

165

247

11

1

0

707

273

0

0

1,067

65

215

74

113

4

290

240

229

28

*

*

54

7

*

*

501

87

0

0

335

26

*

*

364

86

797

90

*

*

Dispossessories and Distress Warrants
Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

78

56

21

451

376

59

1,813 1,464

249

286

109

183

116

70

15

42,429 14,302 14,278

111

82

20

*

*

*

1,290

360

930

608

401

193

164

79

11

90

46

23

9,245 7,740 1,605

*

*

*

1,516 1,442

362

*

*

*

195

88

52

93

52

21

127

123

4

25

13

11

1,025

354

77

1,271 1,127

210

58

54

4

482

422

16

*

*

*

54

40

14

86

86

0

16

8

8

17

4

4

116

77

31

82

124

7

17

10

2

498

449

49

222

168

54

722

257

79

17

5

12

75

0

0

1,677

189

89

57

0

0

212

224

8

116

74

34

14

13

1

435

333

76

27

15

12

*

*

*

19

2

2

*

*

*

96

91

5

45

0

0

112

107

9

*

*

*

0

0

0

830

481

132

*

*

*

Filed 25
127 862 117 129
0 54
* 1,223
325 269 227 1,044
* 663
* 68 169 176
3 252 925 129 143
* 324 379 146
49 114 91 12 530 147 247 98
8 689
11 194
49 97 318 28
* 38
* 240
53 246
* 0 323 *

Garnishments Disposed by:
Non-Trial Trial

24

0

113

0

701

8

27

0

40

1

0

0

50

0

*

*

1,048

175

274

0

253

4

87

6

867

17

*

*

164

55

*

*

28

1

80

1

176

0

9

0

40

3

962

13

129

0

286

65

*

*

323

1

379

0

0

0

2

0

114

0

91

0

6

0

520

10

111

5

165

2

98

0

0

0

103

1

0

0

427

1

38

2

80

0

318

0

28

0

*

*

5

0

*

*

240

0

0

0

140

2

*

*

0

0

241

2

*

*

Foreclosures and Attachments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

Total

Warrants Hearings

and

and

Filings Dispositions

24

21

2 1,556 909

187

0

0 3,690 3,072

85

48

1 11,306 9,626

1

0

0 4,405 2,199

15

12

1 1,887 1,652

0

0

0 116,474 101,069

1

1

0 1,364 694

*

*

*

*

*

163

137

36 12,306 10,756

117

71

24 5,917 3,325

24

12

3 3,242 2,329

0

0

0 1,728 1,728

1,616 1,754

47 32,743 27,032

*

*

*

*

*

164

149

18 12,024 16,483

*

*

*

*

*

24

21

1 1,806 650

11

9

0 2,106 1,195

23

23

0 1,784 1,606

4

0

2

232 134

226

4

0 6,718 7,554

217

194

33 10,302 9,773

17

17

0

996 767

140

168 112 3,854 3,546

*

*

*

*

*

42

40

2 2,708 2,484

85

85

0 3,022 2,744

11

11

0

960 171

5

3

0

477 125

6

6

0 1,733 879

12

10

2 1,039 854

11

5

0

381 213

90

78

12 7,287 5,615

131

0

0 2,329 1,941

383

220 185 6,638 3,867

0

0

0

825 562

1

0

0 1,300 126

47

0

0 13,920 6,219

2

0

0

981 390

47

59

1 1,808 2,032

19

12

3 2,238 1,879

11

9

2

453 427

0

0

0 2,830 1,385

6

5

0 1,016 823

*

*

*

*

*

6

2

2

591 192

*

*

*

*

*

28

28

0 2,476 1,480

13

0

0 1,098

0

32

29

2 1,760 1,462

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

0 2,184 450

52

21

4 6,641 3,937

*

*

*

*

*

24 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000

Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1998

County

Claims Cases Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

Dispossessories and Distress Warrants
Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

Garnishments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

Foreclosures and Attachments Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

Total

Warrants Hearings

and

and

Filings Dispositions

Oglethorpe 374

301

36

39

24

15

33

33

0

8

4

2 1,098 1,016

Paulding

716

305

89

582

469

50

78

34

2

47

36

3 3,635 1,537

Peach

663

307

108

241

128

60

300

79

9

156

78

13 2,241 1,762

Pickens

340

216

23

154

80

24

75

2

0

40

36

0 1,647 695

Pierce

477

395

16

115

71

10

112

58

1

26

10

0 1,768 919

Pike

239

165

59

89

61

12

36

39

0

19

8

4

917 748

Polk

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Pulaski

374

237

18

38

28

0

111

74

0

18

15

0

944 611

Putnam

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Quitman

37

6

31

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

260 218

Rabun

353

255

80

45

12

27

59

50

0

13

7

5 1,103 640

Randolph

424

372

10

25

25

0

72

72

0

29

29

0

803 719

Richmond 3,964 2,510 1,036 4,203 2,556

439 1,695 1,064

12

0

0

0 26,517 13,340

Rockdale 1,088

647

227 1,173

734

359

285

219

3

22

6

11 7,364 5,549

Schley

153

110

11

22

14

4

45

8

0

6

5

1

363 318

Screven

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Seminole

229

64

163

34

28

6

29

29

0

14

14

0

608 501

Spalding

1,280 1,009

264 3,027 1,894

150

419

175

2

117

43

5 14,368 11,410

Stephens

121

81

13

27

19

9

65

28

1

6

2

0

740 240

Stewart

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Sumter

1,971 1,932

84

530

512

18

644

644

0

89

69

4 6,225 5,935

Talbot

103

100

3

16

16

0

9

9

0

1

1

0

211 142

Taliaferro

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Tattnall

931

727

88

37

0

37

277

277

0

46

0

46 2,780 1,638

Taylor

224

199

25

28

5

0

47

12

1

47

6

0

860 406

Telfair

574

557

18

33

30

3

238

234

4

23

22

1 1,474 1,301

Terrell

454

0

1

84

0

0

100

0

0

47

0

0 1,477 698

Thomas

2,852 2,203

196

394

0

71 1,055

113

0

0

0

0 8,932 5,596

Tift

1,683 1,426

257

771

722

49

991

952

5

88

26

62 6,414 5,164

Toombs

1,767

540

79

531

175

18

646

1

1

52

0

2 9,514 3,388

Towns

60

50

8

21

22

1

10

7

0

2

4

0

404 148

Treutlen

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Troup

3,840 2,856

417 1,606 1,489

185 2,114 1,277

10

199

181

14 12,017 8,662

Turner

416

245

57

56

48

8

87

49

4

35

34

0 1,036 560

Twiggs

325

118

19

52

35

5

45

28

0

10

3

3

968 523

Union

290

164

60

62

27

21

49

34

0

12

10

0 1,016 513

Upson

1,151

693

172

343

293

19

483

394

2

26

25

0 4,150 2,771

Walker

1,044

703

113

525

294

85

292

145

0

64

48

0 3,793 2,737

Walton

898

657

126 1,491 1,106

223

207

174

2

151

129

24 6,380 4,616

Ware

1,255 1,162

47

604

522

29

665

634

0

89

44

4 7,628 6,506

Warren

187

185

2

77

58

0

85

0

0

0

0

0

477 255

Washington 1,637 1,655

78

135

97

0

669

458

0

27

5

0 4,566 2,954

Wayne

866

767

99

147

144

3

288

288

0

64

64

0 2,914 2,017

Webster

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Wheeler

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

White

137

51

78

46

31

16

42

31

1

11

8

1 1,376 1,120

Whitfield 2,455 2,128

327

901

762

139 1,548 1,534

14

40

33

7 9,426 8,298

Wilcox

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Wilkes

423

250

42

47

42

0

145

109

0

1

1

0

919 592

Wilkinson

673

659

14

28

27

1

181

181

0

17

17

0 1,220 980

Worth

291

270

21

70

65

5

65

65

0

15

11

4

822 511

Total

146,612 101,847 24,148 127,970 74,105 25,242 46,173 32,222

648 11,972 6,297 1,047 783,121 611,189

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 25
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1998

County

Felony Arrest

Appling

453

Atkinson

*

Bacon

509

Baker

*

Baldwin 1,027

Banks

189

Barrow

1,159

Bartow

4,841

Ben Hill

850

Berrien

461

Bibb

2,852

Bleckley

176

Brantley

257

Brooks

350

Bryan

858

Bulloch

861

Burke

402

Butts

*

Calhoun

*

Camden

955

Candler1

277

Carroll

1,253

Catoosa 1,126

Charlton

438

Chatham

981

Chattahoochee 99

Chattooga 529

Cherokee 1,346

Clarke

1,393

Clay

91

Clayton 3,491

Clinch

144

Cobb

7,347

Coffee

760

Colquitt 1,188

Columbia 957

Cook3

389

Coweta

1,295

Crawford

92

Crisp2

634

Dade

330

Dawson

364

Decatur

496

Dekalb

8,836

Dodge

231

Dooly2

132

Dougherty 1,718

Douglas 2,993

Early

272

Echols

*

Effingham 306

Elbert

736

Emanuel3

334

Evans

*

WWaarrrraannttss IIssssuueedd Misdemeanor Good
Arrest Behavior

711

142

*

*

146

0

*

*

1,460

0

270

0

1,855

0

0

0

559

0

724

9

3,970

96

264

2

166

15

331

0

1,585

0

3,729

61

617

0

*

*

*

*

926

0

282

5

1,095

97

2,141

20

109

26

5,274

1,363

118

1

842

176

3,580

0

3,890

139

42

2

4,614

0

231

4

10,039

103

372

0

1,663

0

917

3

453

1

1,797

6

184

5

396

14

426

14

583

3

882

0

12,317

0

836

0

90

0

4,600

13

3,064

0

357

0

*

*

682

1

987

4

232

0

*

*

Search Warrant

Hearings Hearings

First

Good

Appearance Committment Behavior

4

539

20

93

*

*

*

*

11

509

1

0

*

*

*

*

51

0

57

0

12

196

132

0

44 1,245

152

0

81 1,127

244

0

8 1,184

0

0

20

0

0

0

476 3,896

1,048

101

15

329

33

2

10

338

60

15

9

207

2

0

14

764

0

13

67

262

0

61

55

355

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

22

573

0

0

7

302

857

5

53 2,880

3

89

30 1,065

2,797

20

17

468

9

0

0

49

4,588 1,296

5

157

155

1

21

563

127

176

122 1,921

33

0

93 2,508

233

91

10

85

0

2

295 5,062

3,116

0

8

0

0

4

2,979 8,362

5,901

0

30

804

75

0

108

827

10

0

57

111

34

2

10

4

4

1

86 1,177

19

6

8

106

1

4

56

798

2

12

0

0

0

0

59

701

164

3

22

83

0

0

537 23,764 20,592

0

4

0

0

0

4

96

2

0

161 6,379

444

9

74 2,345

0

0

1

21

2

0

*

*

*

*

10

191

0

0

20

451

95

1

22

382

36

0

*

*

*

*

Ordinance VioOlardtiionnasnce ViolatioMnsisdemeanoMrsisd- eBmadeaCnhoercsk-s

Disposed by:

Disposed by:

Filed

Non-Trial

Trial

Filed Non-Trial Trial

5

1

4

457

206

41

*

*

*

*

*

*

12

12

0

173

142

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

0 2,259 1,558

36

18

11

0

0

0

0

118

28

90

0

0

0

546

156

390 1,568 1,063 505

0

0

0

823

530 174

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 3,850 3,569

0

1

0

1

518

192 311

130

35

95

234

108

97

0

0

0

0

0

0

62

9

53

0

0

0

215

145

88

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

0

10 1,380

506 200

45

0

0

118

0

0

513

398

115 1,042

939 103

439

158

0

969

520

0

85

98

0

129

140

0

0

0

0 3,250 4,728 238

0

0

0

4

5

3

0

0

0

351

299 154

542

270

272

0

0

0

0

0

0 2,416 1,626

60

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,307

895

324 1,156 1,114

37

0

0

0

64

64

0

2,544

2,406

134 2,680 1,723

0

790

408

278 1,912

904 371

24

0

12

0

0

0

1,000

453

667

394

159

66

0

0

0

174

0

0

105

57

73 1,394

570 252

0

0

0

102

25

70

36

34

1

543

411

30

0

0

0

108

11

0

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

219

0

0

342

302

192 1,703 1,463 1,002

0

0

0

493

159 334

0

0

0

53

0

0

30

27

17 1,935 2,406

0

293

226

29

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

228

138

93

336

0

0

7

2

4

0

0

0

54

34

20

320

279

1

*

*

*

*

*

*

26 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000
Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1998

Felony

County

Arrest

Fannin

274

Fayette

723

Floyd

810

Forsyth

1,173

Franklin

495

Fulton

14,062

Gilmer3

349

Glascock

*

Glynn

1,764

Gordon

869

Grady

333

Greene

336

Gwinnett 5,959

Habersham

*

Hall

1,888

Hancock

*

Haralson

468

Harris

390

Hart

359

Heard1

62

Henry

1,035

Houston 1,860

Irwin

187

Jackson

851

Jasper

*

Jeff Davis

368

Jefferson

413

Jenkins3

180

Johnson

95

Jones

273

Lamar2

223

Lanier

51

Laurens 1,461

Lee

374

Liberty

1,408

Lincoln

160

Long

125

Lowndes 2,398

Lumpkin3

252

Macon

247

Madison

431

Marion

125

McDuffie

316

McIntosh

259

Meriwether

*

Miller

118

Mitchell

*

Monroe

403

Montgomery 170

Morgan

331

Murray

*

Muscogee

*

Newton

925

Oconee

*

Warrants Issued Misdemeanor Good
Arrest Behavior

438

0

744

0

1,457

36

1,906

0

201

0

0

0

317

0

*

*

2,788

196

1,835

3

822

1

382

63

7,869

0

*

*

2,861

3

*

*

281

77

911

20

260

0

49

1

1,717

0

3,695

0

217

0

1,475

0

*

*

452

50

269

1

177

0

98

34

570

5

250

6

66

8

1,995

11

223

12

2,194

3

226

17

221

10

4,606

0

208

27

513

42

723

31

82

2

528

0

329

15

*

*

223

0

*

*

470

36

330

30

235

37

*

*

*

*

2,060

0

*

*

Search Warrant

Hearings

First

Good

Appearance Committment Behavior

Ordinance Violations

Disposed by:

Filed

Non-Trial

Trial

6

252

0

0

6

4

0

44

918

227

0

0

0

0

151 1,933

129

961

2,094

853

109

44 1,107

8

0

204

32

161

4

499

203

0

0

0

0

147 31,288

0

0 52,074

0 32,186

18

179

0

0

3

0

3

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

86 1,645

1,140

187

202

33

169

29

693

38

3

229

238

101

14

335

0

0

80

72

15

20

642

467

20

12

5

7

182 4,815

3,517

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

154 8,050

1,570

3

497

344

86

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

28

41

2

29

11

2

9

2

352

256

17

8

2

1

29

339

223

0

56

56

0

1

28

0

0

9

3

5

39 2,609

2,437

1

340

255

85

120 2,361

110

0

0

0

0

5

180

0

0

4

0

4

47 1,356

183

0

1

0

1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

7

516

119

18

0

0

0

4

408

0

1

345

74

271

5

24

0

0

0

0

0

6

20

3

3

11

0

7

10

92

20

5

0

0

0

7

265

4

0

4

0

4

2

0

0

1

32

4

3

55 2,003

12

0

351

275

76

35

368

89

20

219

39

160

29 1,704

0

0

34

14

15

4

109

32

6

16

16

0

9

125

0

0

416

0

0

140 4,587

55

0

81

0

81

23

328

36

26

15

0

0

19

180

0

0

0

0

0

35

717

304

32

82

24

47

2

203

0

2

0

0

0

4

37

0

0

106

84

7

30

441

11

9

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

118

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15

173

48

2

100

77

11

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

337

232

27

120

70

6

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

20

385

458

0

113

120

44

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Misdemeanors - Bad Checks Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

368

234

3

869

797

39

1,712 1,013 131

0

0

0

425

336

66

0

0

0

218

97

0

*

*

*

1,913 1,707 508

776

460 117

363

340 208

59

41

4

2,016 1,841

72

*

*

*

2,131 1,529 333

*

*

*

227

86

41

157

122

27

222

123

16

19

3

6

673

673

0

53 2,278

35

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

462

105 357

280

83 197

0

0

0

26

15

0

0

0

0

137

115

10

83

74

9

971

959

12

319

199

81

0

0

0

29

26

0

214

0

0

2,484

25 109

300

0

0

0

0

0

357

150 153

4

0

0

504

0

0

45

45

0

*

*

*

0

0

0

*

*

*

263

217

0

0

0

0

173

140

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

1,136 1,062 100

*

*

*

March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 27

Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1998

County

Felony Arrest

Warrants Issued Misdemeanor Good
Arrest Behavior

Oglethorpe 137

192

25

Paulding

871

785

0

Peach

49

14

18

Pickens

323

386

0

Pierce3

301

645

1

Pike

209

228

32

Polk

*

*

*

Pulaski

179

218

0

Putnam

*

*

*

Quitman

13

35

20

Rabun

178

184

63

Randolph

78

91

0

Richmond 3,489 7,964

0

Rockdale 1,256 2,308

62

Schley

13

80

1

Screven

*

*

*

Seminole

108

71

0

Spalding 2,525 4,341

67

Stephens1

109

298

0

Stewart

*

*

*

Sumter

1,155 1,749

0

Talbot3

9

55

10

Taliaferro

*

*

*

Tattnall

514

215

0

Taylor

135

310

64

Telfair

262

169

47

Terrell

259

354

0

Thomas 1,293 1,528

2

Tift

951 1,122

0

Toombs

737 3,289

24

Towns3

151

149

1

Treutlen

*

*

*

Troup

1,898 1,454

0

Turner

194

231

0

Twiggs

181

239

31

Union

144

256

10

Upson

622

389

56

Walker

572

806

11

Walton

1,024 1,293

254

Ware

1,241 1,383

81

Warren3

11

96

0

Washington 680 1,110

0

Wayne

572

446

3

Webster

*

*

*

Wheeler

*

*

*

White

428

266

35

Whitfield 1,720 1,310

16

Wilcox

*

*

*

Wilkes

134

74

0

Wilkinson 150

160

0

Worth2

155

219

0

Total

127,161 164,193

4,036

Search Warrant

Hearings

First

Good

Appearance Committment Behavior

Ordinance Violations

Disposed by:

Filed

Non-Trial

Trial

Misdemeanors - Bad Checks Disposed by:
Filed Non-Trial Trial

2

145

210

26

174

0

45

491

39

17

236

173

0

114

114

13

2

0

0

52

0

416

3

753

56

0

259

2

318 116

31

134

8

322

10

338

*

*

6

238

*

*

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

298

180

0

2

1

30

9

12

53

12

0

14

4

0

0

0

55

43

1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

7

17

130

130

0

22

22

0

5

0

8

190

22 1,574

24 1,869

3

81

*

*

5

79

0

0

13

10

4

190

137

53

0

0

0

0

0

76

18

3

579

0

4,852

2,897

511

328

154

8

203

100

376

67

334

770

565 205

78

1

8

2

0

32

3

0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

30

27

3

88

88

0

97 3,241

2,416

100

856

5

0

9

0

1

*

*

*

*

*

82 2,667

0

0

5

0

7

0

0

0

*

*

*

*

*

11

453

0

0

10

0

836 1,639

631 644

1

0

108

77

0

*

*

*

*

*

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

8

6

0

*

*

*

*

*

0

10

739

0

0

5

59

35

64

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

122

0

3

0

0

0

117

307

0

8

575

1

0

9

0

0

162

7 114

110 1,953

6

2

6

3

1 1,692

857 191

19

792

84

0

0

0

0

789

789

0

29

68

90

5

4

0

6 2,435 2,143 260

10

54

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*

*

*

61 1,357

688

17

112

3

5

159

105

19

79

5

29

439

104

62 1,077

0

*

*

*

0

101

46

0

0

0

15

6

0

0

13

6

3

285

197

11

87

66

*

*

*

*

60

744

82

0

0

0

0

0

6

74

26

1

6

161

79

22

65

766

361

4

23

330

172

0

23

572

546

108

297

179

168

742

511

91

51 1,500

31

59

125

67

37 2,134 1,502 868

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

1

9

28

395

4

0

0

0

0

280

186

76

1

209

0

3

0

0

0

527

392

48

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

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*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

30 62
* 2 9 7 8,445

223 1,953
* 134
79 63 169,928

83 12
* 1 0 7 58,346

35 15
* 1 0 0 3,957

3 825
* 12
2 0 75,835

0 719
* 8 1 0 13,724

3 106
* 4 1 0 38,837

378 549
* 81
0 0 70,724

442 549
* 0 0 0 51,289

117 0 * 0 0 0
9,552

Data is from 135 courts.

[ * ] Indicates that this county did not report caseload.

1Reported one quarter. 2Reported two quarters. 3Reported three quarters.

In Bartow and Fulton Counties felony and misdemeanor warrants are combined and shown in the felony category.

RESEARCH & COURT SERVICES

The Research and Court Services Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts compiles and maintains caseload and demographic data for the court system. Reports of caseload statistics and trends are available. It also prepares memoranda, surveys, assessments and evaluations either routinely or upon request. Examples are the judgeship study for superior courts, circuit boundary studies, creation of state courts, pilot court evaluations for the Judicial Council and compensation comparisons for each level of court. Other areas of expertise include case, records and jury management issues.

Holly Sparrow
Assistant Director
J.D. University of Georgia B.A. Political Science, Indiana University
404-651-6327
e-mail: sparrowh@aoc.courts.state.ga.us

Kenyetta Alexander
Research Associate
B.A. Political Science, LaGrange College A.A. Criminal Justice, LaGrange College
404-656-6404
e-mail: alexandk@aoc.courts.state.ga.us

Yvonne Gholston
Administrative Assistant
A.S. DeKalb Community College Computer Programming Certificate,
Control Data Institute 404-463-6298
e-mail: gholstoy@aoc.courts.state.ga.us

Research is ready to answer your short inquiries or prepare in-depth studies of an issue. Just contact us by telephone or e-mail.

George Lange III
Director
404-656-5171
langeg@aoc.courts.state.ga.us

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