AD M IN ISTRATIVE O FFICE O F TH E CO 1973 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 2 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000 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 March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 3 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 4 -- AOC Research Review -- January 2000 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 March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 5 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% 6 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000 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 March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 7 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 8 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000 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 March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 9 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 10 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000 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. March 2000 -- AOC Research Review -- 11 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 12 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2000 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 AD M IN ISTRATIVE O FFICE O F TH E CO 1973 U RTS O F G EO RG IA RESEARCH REVIEW Administrative Office of the Courts 244 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 550 Atlanta, GA 30334-5900 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID ATLANTA, GA PERMIT #1880