Volume 2 Issue 1 March 2001 R R ESEARCH EVIEW CASELOAD OF THE GEORGIA COURTS 1999 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS The Research Review is designed to present the annual statistics and focus on specific areas of interest concerning the workload of the Georgia Courts. This year we are highlighting tort and juvenile delinquency cases. We hope this publication will enhance your understanding of the caseload data. SECTION I: SUMMARY DA TA SUPREME COURT CASELOAD There were 1,828 cases filed in the Supreme Court in 1999. Direct Appeals increased by 2% from 500 in 1998 to 509 in 1999. Attorney Disciplinaries and Bar Admissions increased 11% and 63% respectively. Petitions for Certiorari, Direct Appeals, and Applications for Appeal each comprise almost a third of the court filings. Supreme Court Case Filings 1999 by case type with percentages Supreme Court Filings 1998 & 1999 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 Motions 1998 500a 611 338 205 46 0 161 10 2 8 2 16 1999 509b 540 324 201 31 4 179 7 4 13 1 15 Total 1,899 1,828 Footnotes aIncludes 12 cross appeals and 1 granted application for interim review. bIncludes 13 cross appeals and 1 granted application for interim review. 2 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 SUPREME COURT CASELOAD Total dispositions decreased from 2,185 in 1995 to 1,858 in 1999, representing a 15% decline. Major contributions to the decline in dispositions included a 19% decrease in Petitions for Certiorari and a 36% decrease in Habeas Corpus. Appeals dismissed increased by 11% from 1998 to 1999. Supreme Court Caseload 1995 - 1999 1,828 1,858 1,899 1,970 2,119 1,919 1,975 2,132 2,068 2,185 Supreme Court Dispositions 1998 & 1999 Disposed 1998 By Opinion 394 Affirmed without Opinion (Rule 59) 11 Stricken from Docket 0 Allowed Withdrawn 24 Transferred to Court of Appeals 96 Appeals Dismissed 88 Petition for Certiorari Denied 668 Granted 50 Dismissed 0 Withdrawn 0 Writ vacated 0 Other 20 Habeas Corpus Denied 357 Granted 5 Dismissed 0 Remanded 0 Other 5 Discretionary Applications Denied 118 Granted 25 Dismissed 0 Transferred to Court of Appeals 33 Other 27 Interim Review Denied 0 Granted 0 Remanded 0 Interlocutory Applications Denied 28 Granted 3 Dismissed 0 Transferred to Court of Appeals 10 Other 8 Emergency Motions Denied 0 Granted 0 Bar Admissions 0 Judicial Qualifications 0 Attorney Discipline 0 Total 1,970 1999 402a 5 4 23 92 99 514 31 31 5 5 12 170 6 57 2 0 117 43b 13 17 4 3 1 0 16 5 2 6 0 8 2 12 2 149 1,858 Footnotes aIn 1999, 379 appeals and 52 granted writs of certiorari were disposed of by 402 written opinions. bIncludes 5 applications granted and remanded to the trial court. COURT OF APPEALS CASELOAD March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 3 In 1999, there were 3,359 cases filed, compared to 3,366 cases filed in 1998. In 1999, there were 3,331 disposed, compared to 3,314 disposed cases in 1998, resulting in a 1% increase. The total number of appeals increased from 2,424 in 1998 to 2,521 in 1999. Both interlocutory applications granted and transferred to Supreme Court increased 10% and 46% respectively. Over the past five years, dispositions have been very consistent with an average of 3,465. Court of Appeals Caseload 1995 - 1999 3,359 3,331 3,366 3,314 3,513 3,391 3,411 3,450 3,635 3,773 Court of Appeals Caseload 1998 &1999 Filed Appeals Discretionary Interlocutory Total 1998 2,476 456 434 3,366 1999 2,521 434 404 3,359 Disposed Appeals By Opinion Non-Published Opinions By Order Rule 36 Total 1998 1,529 307 552 36 2,424 Discretionary Applications Granted 100 Denied 282 Dismissed 64 Transferred to Supreme Court 10 Withdrawn 0 Total 456 Interlocutory Applications Granted 84 Denied 278 Dismissed 41 Transferred to Supreme Court 6 Other 25 Total 434 Total 3,314 1999 1,667* 253 528 53 2,501 101 257 56 19 4 437 94 246 42 11 0 393 3,331 Footnote *Includes 144 companion cases. 4 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 SUPERIOR COURT CASELOAD Of the 334,311 cases filed in 1999, 317,062, or 95%, were disposed. Domestic relations were 43% of all cases filed, comprising the largest percentage of the filings followed by felony and general civil cases. Over the past five years (1995-1999), total filings in the criminal and civil cases averaged 328,813. For the past five years, misdemeanors have comprised the smallest percentage of the filings averaging at 25,218 cases filed per year. In 1995 the courts disposed of 290,709 cases compared to 317,062 cases in 1999. Dispositions increased by 9% over the five year period. Open cases decreased from 174,444 in 1998 to 169,293 in 1999, representing a 3% decline. Total Criminal & Civil Cases in the Superior Courts 1995 - 1999 169,293 174,444 152,642 144,888 145,145 334,311 317,062 340,573 326,747 333,001 315,479 328,290 307,962 308,872 290,709 Superior Court Case Filings 1999 by case type with percentages Misdemeanor 7.23% Felony 20.86% Domestic Relations 43.42% General Civil 17.91% Probation Revocation 10.58% TORT LITIGATION March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 5 Tort Litigation Information Extracted from Another Brick in the Wall: An Empirical Look at Georgia Tort Litigation in the 1990's by T. Eaton, S. Talarico, and R. Dunn Another Brick in the Wall: An Empirical Look at Georgia Tort Litigation in the 1990's, written by Eaton, Talarico, and Dunn, explores tort litigation trends in superior and state courts. Data was collected in the superior courts between 1994 and 1997 in Bibb, Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Irwin, and Oconee Counties. Additionally, data was collected from Cobb and Gwinnett County State Courts. Fulton County State Court data was obtained for 1995-1997 only. The final data set included 25,561 tort cases filed in the state and superior courts of the six counties between 1994 and 1997. Of the 25,561 cases filed, 7,881 were filed in the six superior courts and 17,680 were filed in the three state courts. Tort cases accounted for 5.1% of the civil filings in the six superior courts studied. Tort cases were 7.2% of civil filings in the three urban state courts. Automobile accidents accounted for more than twothirds of all tort claims filed. They were 55.8% of tort claims filed in the six superior courts followed by: premises liability (14%), intentional torts (10.9%), professional malpractice (6.4%), products liability (3.4%), and other (9.5%). In state courts, automobile accidents were 71.9% followed by premises liability (9.2%), intentional torts (8.6%), professional malpractice (2.8%), products liability (2.4%), and other (5.1%). Automobile accident filings were a larger percentage of tort filings in the rural courts than in the urban courts sampled. Jury trials resolved 4.3% of the tort cases disposed in superior courts and 3.6% of state court torts. An average of 55.5% of the tort cases filed in the six superior courts in 1994-1996 were disposed within two years of filing. The three state courts had an average of 78.3% of tort cases being disposed within two years. Compensatory awards were usually modest, although the awards ranged from $1 to $14,915,670. Punitive damages awards ranged from $100 to $750,000, and were awarded by judges more frequently than by jurors in both state and superior courts. Plaintiffs prevailed in over 50% of the tort jury trials in both superior and state courts and in over 70% of the bench trials. Eaton, Talarico, and Dunn found the results of this study to be consistent with those of their first study. Over the eight years of the data collected, tort claims account for less than ten percent of total civil filings. Automobile accident claims were the most prevalent type of tort, and awards were usually modest. The addition of state court filings in the second study increased previous estimates of tort filings per 100,000 persons in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Additionally in the urban counties, a greater number of tort cases were brought in the state courts than in the superior courts. Damages -- Jury Trial Outcomes with Compensatory Awards Court Number of Awards Range Median Mean Superior 106 $1 - $1,750,000 $7,859 $54,298 State 341 $51 - $14,915,670 $5,650 $101,499 6 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 TORT LITIGATION Superior Court Tort Filings Bibb, Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Irwin, and Oconee Counties 1994 - 1997 State Court Tort Filings 1994 - 1997 Cobb, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties (Fulton County data for 1994 was not available) STATE COURT CASELOAD March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 7 State Court reporting is dependent on voluntary submission of information by the clerk of court. In 1999, 53 of the 68 counties reported (78%) compared to 58 of the 68 counties (85%) in 1998. Traffic cases were 68% of all reported cases, compared to 60% of the cases reported in 1998. In 1999, courts disposed of 552,435 of the 622,150 (89%) filed cases, compared to 553,140 of the 712,029 (78%) of disposed cases in 1998. The decrease in open cases from 131,984 in 1998, to 87,002 in 1999, represents a decrease of nearly 34%. This decrease may be the result of some of the larger counties not reporting open caseloads. Total Cases Filed in the State Courts 1995 - 1999 131,984 107,628 622,150 552,435 87,002 553,140 712,029 700,175 611,119 584,843 438,902 605,025 483,008 73,841 81,367 State Court Case Filings 1999 by case type with percentages 8 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 JUVENILE COURT CASELOAD Juvenile court reporting is not mandatory, therefore, reporting is not complete. The number of courts and the specific ones reporting affect the data displayed each year. In 1999, 146 of 159 courts reported caseload, compared to 149 of 159 courts reported in 1998. The caseload of superior court judges sitting as juvenile court judges was collected by the District Court Administrators, and for this number of courts the reporting is complete. For the first time, termination of parental rights was segregated as a separate case type. Although not all counties reported terminations separately, 1,487 were reported. Filings decreased from 129,423 in 1998 to 125,777 in 1999. This decrease may be due to a slightly smaller number of courts that reported. Delinquent cases are 50% of all the cases filed. In 1998, delinquent cases were 51% of all cases filed. This represents an 1% decrease. In 1999, courts disposed of 111,839 of the 125,234 cases filed. Eighty-nine percent of the cases were disposed. The increase of open cases from 23,613 in 1998, to 25,773 in 1999, represents an increase of 9%. Total Cases in the Juvenile Courts 1995 - 1999 with percentage of courts reporting 25,773 23,613 21,864 24,707 23,744 125,234 111,839 129,423 118,721 130,327 122,726 124,246 115,643 117,194 106,999 91.82% 93.08% 96.86% 94.34% 95.60% Juvenile Court Case Filings 1999 by case types with percentages JUVENILE COURT CASELOAD March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 9 DELINQUENCY OFFENSE DATA FROM SELECTED COUNTIES This information was compiled from the data of the following eight counties: Chatham, Cherokee, Camden, Fayette, Fulton, Hall, Walton, and Whitfield. The total estimated population of these eight counties in 1999 was 1,516,593. The total estimated population of Georgia in 1999 was 7,788,240. The eight counties represent 19% of Georgia's total estimated population in 1999. There were 23,166 delinquency charges filed in the eight counties in 1999. Traffic violations comprised the largest percentage of the filings (27%) with 6,313 of the 23,166 cases, followed by theft offenses (18%) with 4,079 charges filed. Of the traffic charges filed, speeding and driving without a license were 17% and 10%, respectively. Thirty-six percent of the theft offenses (1,461 of the 4,079 charges) were shoplifting. Criminal trespass charges were 1,201 of the 2,493, or 48%, of property damage and intrusion charges. Disorderly conduct (26% or 759 charges) and terroristic threats (22% or 633 charges) comprise the largest percentage of the public order and safety charges (2,901) filed in the eight counties in 1999. Juvenile Court Traffic Violations Racing (0.32%) Reckless Driving (0.54%) DUI (1.11%) Fleeing Officer (1.82%) Hit and Run (2.00%) Driving w/o License (10.06%) Speeding (17.46%) Other Traffic (66.70%) Juvenile Court Theft Offenses Armed Robbery (0.42%) Robbery (2.75%) Theft by Taking Motor Vehicle (4.56%) Entering Automobile (7.58%) Shoplifting (35.82%) Other Theft Offenses (48.88%) 10 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 JUVENILE COURT CASELOAD DELINQUENCY OFFENSE DATA FROM SELECTED COUNTIES Crime Groupings 1999 PROBATE COURTS CASELOAD March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 11 Reporting is dependent on voluntary submission of information by the court. Approximately 62% of counties reported civil filings in 1999. Ninety-one of the 159 probate courts handle misdemeanor and traffic cases. In 1999, 47% of counties handling criminal cases reported filings compared to 57% in 1998. The caseload reports from the Probate Courts that handle traffic and misdemeanor offenses varied significantly both in the number of courts who reported and number of quarters per year they reported. Over the past five years, civil filings (without Marriage and Pistol Licenses) averaged 35,215 cases. In 1999, 42% of the cases concerned Probate of Wills and 29% of the cases concerned Guardianship. Probate Court Civil Caseload FY 1996 - CY 1999 without Marriage and Pistol Licenses with percentage reporting 32,159 37,820 36,039 35,159 61.63% 71.70% 66.67% 65.41% 34,887 69.12% Probate Court Criminal Caseload FY 1996 - CY 1999 with percentage reporting Probate Court Civil Case Filings 1999 by case types with percentages 102,215 95,384 145,214 154,566 151,576 143,369 142,347 141,023 139,735 136,451 47.25% 56.99% 54.17% 55.21% 55.21% 12 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 MAGISTRATE COURTS CASELOAD The Magistrate Courts are required by Uniform Court Rule 12 to report caseload to the Administrative Office of the Courts. In both 1998 and 1999, approximately 84% of the courts reported. Total warrants and filings have decreased from 783,121 in 1998 to 707,595 in 1999. Warrants were 37% of all filed cases. Additionally, dispositions decreased from 611,189 in 1998 to 559,570 in 1999. Cases Filed Magistrate Court 1996 - 1999 with percentage of courts reporting 707,595 559,570 783,121 611,189 592,443 763,492 517,872 699,737 443,096 660,279 84.27% 84.91% 81.13% 83.02% 83.02% Magistrate Court Case Filings 1999 by type with percentages SECTION II: CASELOAD DA TA CHARTS March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 13 1. Superior Court Caseload ..............................................pg 14 2. State Court Caseload ...................................................pg 16 3. Juvenile Court Caseload ..............................................pg 18 4. Probate Court Caseload Civil..........................................................................pg 24 Criminal ...................................................................pg 27 5. Magistrate Court Caseload Civil..........................................................................pg 29 Criminal ...................................................................pg 32 14 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Superior Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (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 2 Griffin 4 Gwinnett 7 Houston 2 Lookout Mountain 4 Macon 5 Middle 2 Mountain 2 Northeastern 4 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 Towaliga 1 Waycross 3 Western 3 Total 176 Average per Judge* Total Criminal Filed Disposed 3,748 3,097 1,738 15,107 993 4,046 579 1,222 2,754 2,320 2,603 2,705 6,503 3,131 1,703 2,739 2,369 3,128 1,738 3,666 1,424 942 3,185 3,863 2,024 2,752 3,302 787 1,456 2,691 1,892 4,413 1,639 1,440 1,256 1,985 1,220 4,081 911 3,347 1,823 7,096 2,699 932 1,397 1,074 1,770 1,995 129,285 735 3,474 3,311 2,101 17,624 843 4,208 621 1,192 2,503 2,494 2,457 2,913 5,918 2,994 1,621 2,589 2,342 2,657 1,615 3,945 1,226 957 2,830 3,984 1,697 2,718 3,386 748 1,421 2,718 1,976 4,379 1,574 1,513 1,242 2,002 1,207 3,829 896 3,229 1,695 6,759 2,592 790 1,450 963 1,576 2,019 128,798 732 Felony Filed Disposed 1,133 1,048 608 10,565 792 2,250 373 821 1,934 1,272 746 1,752 4,592 1,035 636 2,005 1,273 989 809 2,644 455 575 2,106 2,521 1,239 1,057 1,438 600 554 1,492 1,018 2,044 709 1,061 721 630 777 1,383 552 2,182 579 4,677 785 568 347 538 1,100 767 69,753 396 1,067 1,118 759 13,082 636 2,381 421 804 1,780 1,437 689 1,946 4,220 983 563 1,849 1,274 803 705 2,669 437 589 1,786 2,642 1,016 1,163 1,686 561 535 1,527 1,078 2,039 667 1,134 708 616 774 1,224 519 2,062 543 4,340 715 472 379 481 932 782 70,593 401 Misdemeanor Filed Disposed 2,462 1,080 773 0 14 699 29 23 473 526 943 83 64 1,255 466 289 88 1,316 662 73 777 3 471 0 237 1,134 273 0 371 567 385 1,036 602 48 284 722 96 2,159 46 348 521 0 1,286 174 778 312 95 115 24,158 137 2,254 1,241 991 0 20 744 23 23 376 535 880 97 46 1,170 457 295 98 1,051 643 82 610 40 436 0 133 1,021 287 0 372 572 409 1,007 579 46 282 753 86 2,066 60 350 429 0 1,275 128 808 261 134 173 23,343 133 Probation Revocation Filed Disposed 153 969 357 4,542 187 1,097 177 378 347 522 914 870 1,847 841 601 445 1,008 823 267 949 192 364 608 1,342 548 561 1,591 187 531 632 489 1,333 328 331 251 633 347 539 313 817 723 2,419 628 190 272 224 575 1,113 35,375 201 153 952 351 4,542 187 1,083 177 365 347 522 888 870 1,652 841 601 445 970 803 267 1,194 179 328 608 1,342 548 534 1,413 187 514 619 489 1,333 328 333 252 633 347 539 317 817 723 2,419 602 190 263 221 510 1,064 34,862 198 March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 15 Superior Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (docket entries) Total Civil Filed Disposed 2,340 4,634 1,973 14,703 3,450 8,725 1,472 2,358 3,432 6,981 4,399 4,914 10,314 4,073 2,876 6,406 2,855 3,499 2,887 6,667 1,950 2,883 4,712 11,433 2,648 4,786 4,397 1,901 2,021 3,359 3,008 4,678 2,329 4,521 1,982 3,284 2,141 3,038 2,241 6,330 2,458 13,274 3,526 2,420 2,445 2,186 3,531 2,586 205,026 1,165 2,215 4,490 2,035 9,072 3,216 8,469 1,439 2,228 3,216 6,656 3,572 4,714 9,661 3,685 2,852 6,056 3,200 3,322 2,955 5,638 1,954 2,803 4,385 11,004 2,420 4,465 4,387 1,574 1,980 3,202 2,945 4,560 2,178 4,334 1,940 3,224 1,185 2,890 2,085 5,991 2,175 11,486 3,975 2,292 2,530 1,906 2,885 2,818 188,264 1,070 General Civil Filed Disposed 876 1,860 813 4,374 1,084 1,933 456 508 1,079 2,124 1,926 591 1,954 1,429 860 1,657 731 1,858 921 1,978 806 948 1,326 3,046 618 1,214 1,230 523 605 1,022 980 1,611 941 893 625 1,352 678 1,235 814 1,612 1,082 1,801 1,573 748 638 832 1,326 790 59,881 340 753 1,761 861 1,851 966 1,666 415 464 1,065 2,150 1,547 630 1,821 1,346 828 1,644 683 1,815 943 1,502 793 1,085 1,278 2,908 481 1,145 1,410 386 576 920 934 1,559 870 840 580 1,316 489 1,271 757 1,457 1,055 1,756 1,817 697 677 698 1,027 1,004 54,497 310 Domestic Relations Filed Disposed 1,464 2,774 1,160 10,329 2,366 6,792 1,016 1,850 2,353 4,857 2,473 4,323 8,360 2,644 2,016 4,749 2,124 1,641 1,966 4,689 1,144 1,935 3,386 8,387 2,030 3,572 3,167 1,378 1,416 2,337 2,028 3,067 1,388 3,628 1,357 1,932 1,463 1,803 1,427 4,718 1,376 11,473 1,953 1,672 1,807 1,354 2,205 1,796 145,145 825 1,462 2,729 1,174 7,221 2,250 6,803 1,024 1,764 2,151 4,506 2,025 4,084 7,840 2,339 2,024 4,412 2,517 1,507 2,012 4,136 1,161 1,718 3,107 8,096 1,939 3,320 2,977 1,188 1,404 2,282 2,011 3,001 1,308 3,494 1,360 1,908 696 1,619 1,328 4,534 1,120 9,730 2,158 1,595 1,853 1,208 1,858 1,814 133,767 760 Filed 6,088 7,731 3,711 29,810 4,443 12,771 2,051 3,580 6,186 9,301 7,002 7,619 16,817 7,204 4,579 9,145 5,224 6,627 4,625 10,333 3,374 3,825 7,897 15,296 4,672 7,538 7,699 2,688 3,477 6,050 4,900 9,091 3,968 5,961 3,238 5,269 3,361 6,139 3,152 9,677 4,281 20,370 6,225 3,352 3,842 3,260 5,301 4,581 334,311 1,899 Total Disposed Open Circuit 5,689 7,801 4,136 26,696 4,059 12,677 2,060 3,420 5,719 9,150 6,029 7,627 15,579 6,679 4,473 8,645 5,542 5,979 4,570 9,583 3,180 3,760 7,215 14,988 4,117 7,183 7,773 2,322 3,401 5,920 4,921 8,939 3,752 5,847 3,182 5,226 2,392 6,130 2,981 9,220 3,870 18,245 6,567 3,082 3,980 2,869 4,461 4,837 317,062 1,801 2,908 3,386 1,904 27,185 1,738 7,959 1,092 1,768 3,598 5,252 4,805 3,018 7,565 3,029 1,299 4,029 1,581 3,675 1,688 4,158 1,264 3,218 4,646 4,994 3,254 2,820 5,362 1,933 759 2,539 2,711 2,079 687 1,601 685 2,633 1,132 2,701 1,135 3,809 3,115 10,405 4,272 2,260 895 2,291 3,055 1,401 169,293 962 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 Towaliga Waycross Western Total Average per Judge 16 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 State Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of cases) County Appling Bacon1 Baldwin Bibb Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke2,4 Candler Carroll3 Chatham2 Chattooga2 Cherokee3 Clarke2 Clayton Clinch Cobb5 Coffee Colquitt Coweta Decatur DeKalb Dougherty2 Early Effingham Elbert2 Emanuel Evans3 Fayette Forsyth Fulton Glynn4 Grady2 Gwinnett2 Habersham Hall Henry Houston Jackson3,4 Misdemeanor Filed Disposed Open N/R N/R N/R N/A N/A N/A N/R N/R N/R 5,707 4,990 2,840 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R 552 N/A N/A ******* ******* ******* 149 138 11 654 552 152 2,792 3,793 3,527 636 506 130 3,004 2,357 1,396 1,626 1,534 414 14,581 14,014 N/A 302 283 19 6,355 5,953 N/A N/R N/R N/R 771 540 357 1,589 1,358 231 984 761 223 N/R N/R N/R 3,225 2,892 333 214 203 11 809 584 225 750 541 299 N/R N/R N/R 212 169 43 867 804 51 4,821 3,703 1,342 13,400 N/A N/A ******* ******* ******* 200 263 12 7,295 6,363 2,948 775 1,197 100 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R 1,822 1,951 269 ******* ******* ******* Traffic Filed Disposed N/R N/R N/A N/A N/R N/R 3,887 3,871 N/R N/R N/R N/R 9,616 N/A 2,610 2,489 3,073 3,032 5,910 5,790 1,785 2,861 3,137 2,790 13,024 10,180 N/A N/A 26,528 25,466 1,173 1,153 97,917 84,664 N/R N/R 3,199 2,732 13,046 11,161 2,817 2,668 N/R N/R 9,953 9,682 1,392 1,338 5,601 4,712 1,552 1,135 N/R N/R 1,646 1,345 3,703 4,208 8,756 8,244 0 0 14,573 13,368 2,155 2,187 0 0 2,000 1,578 N/R N/R N/R N/R 18,591 18,693 4,031 3,827 Open N/R N/A N/R 1,628 N/R N/R N/A 1,586 41 2,080 2,306 347 2,022 N/A N/A 20 N/A N/R 1,044 1,885 149 N/R 271 54 889 417 N/R 301 141 1,512 0 1,205 109 0 203 N/R N/R 1,350 N/A Filed N/R N/A N/R 1,646 N/R N/R 486 243 106 754 3,621 185 1,413 669 4,137 53 24,248 N/R 187 816 162 N/R 1,042 51 117 88 N/R 69 591 807 40,755 514 101 8,398 160 N/R N/R 602 257 Civil Disposed N/R N/A N/R 2,041 N/R N/R N/A 207 72 734 3,046 149 1,140 684 5,138 42 23,530 N/R 192 549 110 N/R 930 46 93 30 N/R 53 429 599 34,651 364 89 7,746 185 N/R N/R 693 N/A Open N/R N/A N/R 3,006 N/R N/R N/A 210 34 800 2,311 36 1,735 506 N/A 11 N/A N/R 81 267 52 N/R 112 5 24 58 N/R 15 163 625 N/A 150 24 5,426 352 N/R N/R 551 N/A Total Filed Disposed Open N/R N/R N/R N/A N/A N/A N/R N/R N/R 11,240 10,902 7,474 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R 10,654 N/A N/A 2,853 2,696 1,796 3,328 3,242 86 7,318 7,076 3,032 8,198 9,700 8,144 3,958 3,445 513 17,441 13,677 5,153 2,295 2,218 920 45,246 44,618 N/A 1,528 1,478 50 128,520 114,147 N/A N/R N/R N/R 4,157 3,464 1,482 15,451 13,068 2,383 3,963 3,539 424 N/R N/R N/R 14,220 13,504 716 1,657 1,587 70 6,527 5,389 1,138 2,390 1,706 774 N/R N/R N/R 1,927 1,567 359 5,161 5,441 355 14,384 12,546 3,479 54,155 34,651 N/A 15,087 13,732 1,355 2,456 2,539 145 15,693 14,109 8,374 2,935 2,960 655 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R 21,015 21,337 2,170 4,288 3,827 N/A March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 17 State Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of cases) Misdemeanor County Filed Disposed Open Jeff Davis N/R N/R N/R Jefferson2 352 312 40 Jenkins 162 140 22 Liberty2,4 ******* ******* ******* Long N/R N/R N/R Lowndes2,4 ******* ******* ******* McIntosh3,4 ******* ******* ******* Miller 194 168 26 Mitchell 304 285 19 Muscogee N/R N/R N/R Pierce N/R N/R N/R Putnam3 28 43 248 Richmond 6,734 5,884 850 Rockdale2 4,418 4,250 1,233 Screven2 332 297 35 Spalding2 2,897 3,132 1,912 Stephens 913 434 936 Sumter 1,759 1,368 391 Tattnall 272 266 6 Thomas 2,298 2,169 129 Tift N/A N/A N/A Toombs3 783 637 146 Treutlen2 262 262 0 Troup5 2,516 2,544 668 Walker N/R N/R N/R Ware 1,034 1,080 626 Washington 580 566 252 Wayne N/R N/R N/R Worth 801 705 96 Total 100,731 79,991 22,568 Average per Judge 1,017 808 228 Traffic Filed Disposed Open N/R N/R N/R 1,026 887 139 1,105 1,053 52 9,999 9,433 566 N/R N/R N/R 31,105 32,819 0 6,394 6,424 2,618 1,237 1,059 178 2,259 2,158 101 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R 3,664 3,678 7,151 41,826 37,951 3,875 9,241 9,482 832 2,070 1,956 114 8,702 9,392 637 1,116 869 1,064 2,619 2,504 115 2,752 2,730 22 3,203 2,615 588 7,506 6,776 730 2,904 2,566 338 2,563 2,203 360 7,072 6,073 999 N/R N/R N/R 3,335 3,544 3,102 2,526 2,315 442 N/R N/R N/R 5,567 5,118 449 421,466 382,779 44,032 4,257 3,866 445 Filed N/R 125 64 285 N/R 1,457 13 26 95 N/R N/R 0 2,437 570 86 485 176 456 129 306 N/A 117 39 438 N/R 203 75 N/R 93 99,953 1,010 Civil Disposed Open N/R N/R 71 54 48 16 164 121 N/R N/R 1,184 273 22 7 24 2 52 43 N/R N/R N/R N/R 0 0 2,022 415 486 696 60 26 632 468 97 79 88 368 105 24 224 82 N/A N/A 109 8 19 20 490 509 N/R N/R 127 500 54 89 N/R N/R 45 48 89,665 20,402 906 206 Total Filed Disposed Open N/R N/R N/R 1,503 1,270 233 1,331 1,241 90 10,284 9,597 687 N/R N/R N/R 32,562 34,003 273 6,407 6,446 2,625 1,457 1,251 206 2,658 2,495 163 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R 3,692 3,721 7,399 50,997 45,857 5,140 14,229 14,218 2,761 2,488 2,313 175 12,084 13,156 3,017 2,205 1,400 2,079 4,834 3,960 874 3,153 3,101 52 5,807 5,008 799 7,506 6,776 730 3,804 3,312 492 2,864 2,484 380 10,026 9,107 2,176 N/R N/R N/R 4,572 4,751 4,228 3,181 2,935 783 N/R N/R N/R 6,461 5,868 593 662,150 552,435 87,002 6,284 5,580 879 Note: [N/R] indicates that data was not reported as of 8/18/00. [N/A] indicates that the data element is not available. 1The state court was started on 1/1/99, but cases were not heard until 1/1/00. 2These counties reported criminal data by number of defendants. 3These counties reported criminal data by number of counts. 4Traffic and misdemeanor data are combined and are shown under traffic. 5This county counted misdemeanors using cases as the unit of count and traffic cases using defendants. 18 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 County Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks1 Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun1 Camden Candler Carroll3/4 Catoosa Charlton Chatham3 Chattahoochee Chattooga3 Cherokee Clarke1 Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb2 Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson3 Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early3 Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of children) Delinquent Filed Disposed Open 103 93 10 26 39 5 107 75 37 5 5 0 407 396 11 68 65 17 476 485 99 870 724 146 156 149 12 168 151 52 2,030 2,032 412 62 62 0 77 76 9 NR NR NR 141 149 19 200 192 8 177 89 319 152 106 46 NR NR NR 426 256 170 16 13 3 1,220 1,250 123 315 293 22 65 67 5 3,667 3,899 3,360 28 3 39 89 59 30 630 735 216 NR NR NR 7 6 1 3,172 3,544 349 71 62 24 3,037 NA NA 301 158 0 408 356 52 438 439 69 116 85 82 387 324 63 13 16 2 272 290 0 79 73 6 118 109 9 155 142 13 6,640 5,998 442 107 103 6 72 72 0 1,015 1,003 12 1,256 915 764 183 179 4 8 6 7 240 224 24 154 160 16 107 14 93 87 93 13 Filed 62 4 24 2 81 12 111 372 19 45 271 9 34 NR 68 76 15 44 NR 202 0 241 130 25 465 11 31 312 NR 27 496 18 750 57 125 60 19 74 0 57 21 62 7 1,773 11 8 167 520 4 2 82 29 0 12 Unruly Disposed 56 9 20 2 79 11 109 213 15 35 256 9 29 NR 69 75 1 34 NR 136 0 246 126 23 536 6 25 351 NR 27 604 17 NA 41 107 60 20 74 0 57 16 56 7 1,690 11 8 165 370 4 1 78 28 0 12 Open 6 0 6 0 2 1 10 159 4 21 40 0 6 NR 18 1 23 10 NR 67 0 20 4 3 1,041 10 6 52 NR 0 99 4 NA 0 18 17 8 0 0 0 5 6 0 83 0 0 2 524 0 2 8 3 0 2 Termination of Parental Rights Filed Disposed Open 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 10 0 6 3 3 1 11 1 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 NR NR NR 4 1 3 0 0 0 44 39 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 78 65 97 0 0 4 4 4 0 16 1 15 NR NR NR 0 0 0 29 27 2 0 0 0 119 NA NA 0 0 0 8 5 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 1 1 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 28 28 0 9 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Filed 2 13 11 13 109 38 119 247 32 7 1,256 8 15 NR 29 0 14 78 NR 78 26 389 55 7 525 10 45 252 NR 4 1,531 20 1,188 13 88 24 23 192 39 46 36 25 27 1,902 8 29 212 310 17 16 33 31 5 21 Deprived Disposed Open 2 0 1 26 10 1 12 1 108 1 31 8 141 22 174 73 34 0 7 20 1,328 90 8 0 16 1 NR NR 32 4 0 0 11 4 49 29 NR NR 54 24 25 1 494 20 23 32 7 0 455 1,049 0 14 28 17 329 77 NR NR 4 0 1,610 69 18 32 NA NA 5 0 65 23 16 20 15 22 192 0 49 2 46 0 31 5 22 3 22 5 1,750 152 8 0 29 0 203 9 213 190 15 2 7 41 30 3 33 4 0 5 17 5 March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 19 Filed 29 5 13 0 0 29 72 294 5 11 187 26 27 NR 87 56 26 12 NR 21 2 329 172 13 917 1 92 369 NR 4 407 7 1,779 95 47 248 45 223 40 66 44 62 29 1,151 13 3 162 154 11 0 70 26 0 19 Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of children) Traffic Disposed 26 5 13 0 99 32 63 224 3 12 199 26 22 NR 88 55 19 6 NR 10 1 305 168 13 922 1 75 409 NR 4 411 6 NA 21 43 253 31 191 40 67 43 53 29 1,080 13 3 162 91 9 0 70 22 0 25 Open 3 1 0 0 99 11 15 70 3 1 32 0 7 NR 13 1 13 6 NR 11 1 30 4 0 869 0 17 90 NR 0 251 2 NA 0 4 25 24 32 0 0 1 9 0 71 0 0 0 95 2 1 9 4 0 3 Special Proceedings Filed Disposed Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 52 41 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 28 34 3 3 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 73 50 23 2 6 2 303 306 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 63 293 6 2 5 26 20 6 11 25 12 NR NR NR 1 1 0 147 141 32 0 0 0 44 NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 0 0 0 67 37 30 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366 319 47 3 3 0 0 0 0 48 48 0 35 27 25 7 7 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Filed 202 48 155 21 609 154 782 1,844 212 231 3,834 108 153 NR 325 332 232 287 NR 804 46 2,526 679 110 5,718 56 287 1,590 NR 43 5,782 116 6,917 466 676 777 203 962 92 444 186 268 228 11,832 143 116 1,632 2,284 224 26 425 240 112 139 Total Disposed 183 54 118 19 694 142 811 1,384 201 205 3,888 108 143 NR 338 322 120 195 NR 507 45 2,640 616 110 5,940 12 211 1,850 NR 42 6,337 103 NA 225 576 773 151 837 105 463 163 241 210 10,837 139 116 1,609 1,624 216 28 402 243 14 147 Open 19 32 47 2 113 41 148 460 19 94 611 0 23 NR 54 10 359 92 NR 298 7 205 63 8 6,709 72 76 462 NR 1 802 62 NA 0 100 139 136 125 6 0 23 27 18 795 6 0 23 1,602 8 51 44 27 98 23 County Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks1 Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun1 Camden Candler Carroll3/4 Catoosa Charlton Chatham3 Chattahoochee Chattooga3 Cherokee Clarke1 Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb2 Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson3 Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early3 Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans 20 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 County Fannin1 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson3 Harris Hart Heard1 Henry2 Houston2 Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes1 Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether1 Miller3 Mitchell1 Monroe3 Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee2 Newton Oconee Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of children) Delinquent Filed Disposed Open NR NR NR 576 520 217 663 576 87 305 241 93 85 89 12 5,870 6,082 1,442 83 46 37 14 13 4 616 600 16 378 333 45 102 99 7 107 103 4 2,640 2,516 124 140 135 33 805 797 359 38 40 6 232 212 20 78 49 112 112 92 61 NR NR NR 489 489 0 1,597 1,500 82 40 35 13 397 388 56 41 61 0 95 95 12 82 65 17 49 40 13 100 92 8 105 101 5 124 92 32 45 41 14 453 404 31 209 210 8 720 697 140 32 31 2 89 77 17 549 340 209 176 137 105 113 126 0 114 99 32 32 7 51 144 125 24 90 84 19 NR NR NR 45 43 2 NR NR NR 183 182 7 23 23 1 62 62 0 213 191 76 1,860 1,799 61 539 531 8 168 150 117 Filed NR 223 477 145 13 1,173 58 1 249 298 9 17 1,150 67 156 6 132 45 4 NR 151 1,094 2 163 18 42 10 24 14 28 24 6 423 34 284 5 27 111 90 17 9 6 23 38 NR 0 NR 118 5 14 113 677 445 42 Unruly Disposed NR 266 425 166 11 1,173 37 1 234 279 9 17 1,105 63 183 35 128 33 3 NR 151 1,024 3 153 20 44 10 22 13 27 18 6 414 37 249 5 26 55 66 18 10 5 23 39 NR 0 NR 115 5 14 106 646 433 42 Open NR 36 52 37 4 201 21 1 15 19 0 0 45 11 60 0 3 41 6 NR 0 54 1 20 0 6 0 5 1 1 6 0 14 0 64 0 5 56 58 0 3 4 0 6 NR 0 NR 9 0 0 23 31 12 30 Termination of Parental Rights Filed Disposed Open NR NR NR 6 5 4 42 20 22 13 16 7 5 1 5 286 296 39 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 6 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 46 31 15 9 9 1 38 26 16 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 8 7 6 NR NR NR NA NA NA NA NA NA 0 0 0 4 1 3 4 5 0 8 8 0 11 10 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 23 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 1 8 6 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 NR NR NR 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 25 18 7 NA NA NA 9 9 0 2 2 4 Filed NR 192 297 73 45 3,040 26 1 58 244 27 90 782 61 206 6 70 5 33 NR 315 341 22 50 43 5 9 18 4 69 75 8 87 13 235 7 19 72 51 11 21 2 22 24 NR 19 NR 13 6 21 125 583 345 25 Deprived Disposed NR 190 246 56 51 3,005 13 1 58 212 20 90 600 49 197 6 63 0 27 NR 315 323 18 55 46 6 7 24 4 71 69 12 68 13 231 6 17 0 41 11 17 0 24 24 NR 19 NR 21 6 21 109 494 343 15 Open NR 45 51 25 2 251 13 0 3 32 7 0 182 32 43 0 7 30 10 NR 0 18 34 9 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 25 18 0 43 1 2 72 37 0 9 18 1 1 NR 0 NR 1 0 0 49 89 2 14 March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 21 Filed NR 561 338 274 14 1,242 29 0 208 234 34 22 2,020 31 589 4 28 58 19 NR 411 553 1 72 25 50 0 23 6 27 24 6 147 73 236 17 19 235 61 8 26 14 67 66 NR 26 NR 64 6 58 65 340 180 95 Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of children) Traffic Disposed NR 543 284 265 12 1,307 22 0 187 227 33 19 1,909 28 513 5 26 63 14 NR 411 532 2 66 27 51 0 21 5 33 17 6 135 74 204 16 15 191 47 9 26 13 62 61 NR 26 NR 63 6 57 32 339 176 112 Open NR 85 54 85 4 30 7 0 23 7 1 3 111 16 163 0 2 32 7 NR 0 17 0 12 0 9 0 4 1 3 7 4 11 0 47 1 5 44 24 2 1 6 9 11 NR 0 NR 4 0 1 51 1 4 13 Special Proceedings Filed Disposed Open NR NR NR 94 101 19 61 48 13 2 2 0 3 3 1 1,153 1,072 320 10 7 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 987 846 141 6 6 0 11 5 12 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 5 14 1 1 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 28 23 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 30 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA 9 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 NR NR NR 27 28 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 80 70 12 99 71 28 24 14 10 0 0 0 Filed NR 1,652 1,878 812 165 12,764 207 16 1,151 1,160 176 241 7,625 314 1,805 59 468 200 177 NR 1,366 3,613 65 686 134 200 113 114 127 241 249 65 1,181 331 1,475 61 154 971 392 156 172 55 261 218 NR 90 NR 407 42 157 408 3,559 1,542 332 Total Disposed NR 1,625 1,599 746 167 12,935 126 15 1,099 1,056 164 234 7,007 290 1,721 91 435 150 144 NR 1,366 3,402 58 664 162 204 92 107 117 246 198 65 1,057 336 1,381 58 135 586 302 171 154 26 237 208 NR 88 NR 411 42 156 526 3,349 1,506 321 Open NR 406 279 247 28 2,283 81 5 57 104 16 7 618 93 653 6 32 231 90 NR 0 176 48 100 0 27 21 22 10 15 51 43 101 8 294 4 29 385 234 2 45 79 34 37 NR 2 NR 21 1 1 218 210 36 178 County Fannin1 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson3 Harris Hart Heard1 Henry2 Houston2 Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes1 Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether1 Miller3 Mitchell1 Monroe3 Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee2 Newton Oconee 22 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of children) County Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens2 Pierce Pike3 Polk1 Pulaski Putnam Quitman1 Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale3 Schley Screven Seminole1 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas1 Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup2 Turner Twiggs Union Upson1 Walker Walton1 Ware2 Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth Total Delinquent Filed Disposed Open 35 26 11 307 301 6 119 113 46 75 75 0 87 76 21 103 103 0 NR NR NR 59 59 0 100 97 3 NR NR NR 36 36 7 131 130 1 2,601 2,534 67 1,006 951 126 32 37 0 133 119 26 NR NR NR 827 812 15 156 154 32 76 78 1 704 740 0 23 18 24 9 8 1 229 236 25 40 33 39 126 128 1 139 128 11 NR NR NR 373 346 98 129 79 53 20 14 6 48 42 14 919 866 53 79 75 36 111 96 19 71 60 19 NR NR NR 298 238 60 NR NR NR 438 386 453 40 33 8 249 258 4 182 147 35 15 17 0 22 24 0 151 119 54 615 590 124 28 27 1 40 34 6 54 34 20 195 190 96 62,963 57,361 12,684 Filed 9 395 0 157 33 17 NR 6 19 NR 14 9 112 82 5 34 NR 41 47 4 124 8 0 46 10 5 0 NR 17 6 6 11 221 7 23 34 NR 150 NR 150 15 12 37 1 1 14 271 5 14 6 7 17,512 Unruly Disposed 9 385 0 156 28 17 NR 6 19 NR 14 9 103 123 6 32 NR 38 43 5 139 3 0 41 4 5 0 NR 28 5 4 11 211 8 22 30 NR 106 NR 130 15 12 29 1 1 11 271 5 14 4 6 16,000 Open 1 10 1 1 8 0 NR 0 0 NR 1 0 9 3 0 6 NR 3 8 0 0 9 0 10 9 0 0 NR 7 1 2 1 10 4 1 5 NR 44 NR 234 0 0 8 0 0 5 63 0 0 2 5 3,723 Termination of Parental Rights Filed Disposed Open 0 0 1 13 9 4 1 0 2 NA NA NA 0 0 0 2 2 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 6 6 0 NR NR NR 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 5 0 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 36 34 2 24 20 7 3 4 0 5 8 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 3 3 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 8 6 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 NA NA NA 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 NR NR NR 11 11 0 NR NR NR NA NA NA 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 233 198 66 2 2 0 5 7 2 10 6 4 0 0 0 1,487 1,189 432 Filed 4 173 41 75 27 131 NR 4 39 NR 9 27 406 168 9 14 NR 733 40 11 74 0 4 18 13 24 28 NR 29 88 3 12 306 14 10 31 NR 89 NR 188 13 9 26 1 1 42 22 15 30 33 98 20,266 Deprived Disposed Open 4 2 156 15 30 44 48 27 26 3 61 70 NR NR 4 0 39 0 NR NR 8 12 26 1 92 314 192 36 9 0 10 6 NR NR 725 8 41 12 13 0 74 0 1 18 4 0 15 3 1 29 24 0 28 0 NR NR 9 64 33 67 0 3 12 0 198 108 11 7 8 2 13 22 NR NR 76 13 NR NR 149 225 16 0 11 0 21 5 1 0 1 0 23 23 14 14 14 1 30 0 32 1 83 21 17,479 4,472 Notes: Data is shown for the 146 of 159 counties that reported. 1NR indicates data not reported as of September 1, 2000. 2NA indicates data for this category unavailable. 3For these counties the unit of count is charges. 4Special proceedings include citizen panel review hearings. March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 23 Filed 21 187 42 42 61 28 NR 4 49 NR 12 15 73 238 2 44 NR 74 22 0 52 6 5 49 22 11 0 NR 27 2 9 12 291 20 7 30 NR 203 NR 62 11 10 55 0 2 31 389 11 32 11 14 18,494 Juvenile Court Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (number of children) Traffic Disposed 15 187 41 1 59 28 NR 4 48 NR 12 15 70 224 2 32 NR 74 21 0 55 6 5 51 18 11 0 NR 12 1 9 13 267 11 5 26 NR 173 NR 47 11 10 42 0 2 28 371 11 24 9 11 15,817 Open 6 0 2 41 13 0 NR 0 1 NR 1 0 3 14 0 15 NR 0 2 0 0 4 0 8 16 0 0 NR 23 1 0 5 24 18 2 5 NR 30 NR 78 0 0 13 0 0 4 39 0 8 2 7 3,137 Special Proceedings Filed Disposed Open 2 2 0 4 4 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 6 6 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 56 0 8 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 0 0 0 7 7 1 2 2 0 20 14 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 3 0 6 16 8 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NR NR NR 12 10 2 NR NR NR 38 26 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 7 6 2 283 281 43 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4,512 3,993 1,325 Filed 71 1,079 210 349 208 286 NR 73 219 NR 71 183 3,253 1,506 55 225 NR 1,711 296 96 979 38 18 342 91 169 170 NR 449 249 38 87 1,764 120 152 168 NR 763 NR 876 82 280 301 22 28 245 1,813 63 121 115 315 125,234 Total Disposed Open 56 21 1,042 35 184 103 280 69 189 45 216 70 NR NR 73 0 215 4 NR NR 71 23 181 2 2,860 393 1,499 182 56 0 193 53 NR NR 1,683 28 286 62 102 1 1,030 0 33 71 17 1 348 46 57 98 171 1 159 11 NR NR 395 198 132 136 27 11 82 20 1,568 196 105 65 132 24 129 54 NR NR 614 149 NR NR 738 1,106 78 8 291 4 240 61 24 0 30 0 190 88 1,725 349 60 3 109 16 86 29 291 129 111,839 25,773 County Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens2 Pierce Pike3 Polk1 Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale3 Schley Screven Seminole1 Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas1 Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup2 Turner Twiggs Union Upson1 Walker Walton1 Ware2 Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth Total 24 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Probate Court Civil Caseload Calendar Year 1999 (docket entries) County No Letters of Administration Probate Administration Necessar y Common Solemn Appling2 17 0 0 35 Atkinson 0 0 0 0 Bacon 0 0 0 0 Baker 0 0 0 0 Baldwin4 42 0 3 101 Banks4 11 0 0 25 Barrow4 44 1 0 92 Bartow2 36 1 1 91 Ben Hill3 6 2 1 38 Berrien 0 0 0 0 Bibb3 84 14 12 351 Bleckley3 7 1 4 27 Brantley2 7 1 0 27 Brooks4 12 6 3 32 Bryan4 14 0 1 34 Bulloch3 17 5 4 82 Burke2 12 1 5 32 Butts 0 0 0 0 Calhoun 0 0 0 0 Camden 0 0 0 0 Candler 0 0 0 0 Carroll2 45 2 2 90 Catoosa 0 0 0 0 Charlton 0 0 0 0 Chatham4 216 40 58 532 Chattahoochee1 1 0 0 1 Chattooga 0 0 0 0 Cherokee3 35 21 14 227 Clarke 0 0 0 0 Clay 0 0 0 0 Clayton4 121 37 5 290 Clinch 0 0 0 0 Cobb4 217 30 15 879 Coffee4 39 5 3 73 Colquitt4 20 11 0 115 Columbia 0 0 0 0 Cook 0 0 0 0 Coweta4 30 5 4 194 Crawford 0 0 0 0 Crisp 0 0 0 0 Dade3 16 0 0 24 Dawson 0 0 0 0 Decatur4 20 10 1 65 DeKalb4 1,167 135 201 1,467 Dodge 0 0 0 0 Dooly 0 0 0 0 Dougherty3 61 7 5 177 Douglas4 46 14 2 165 Early3 5 2 0 33 Echols 0 0 0 0 Effingham3 25 2 9 52 Elbert4 8 3 2 74 Emanuel4 18 9 1 33 Evans4 11 1 0 14 Guardianship 16 0 0 0 37 10 69 29 14 0 99 7 10 9 73 29 8 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 409 20 0 102 0 0 449 0 599 17 15 0 0 126 0 0 16 0 20 2,438 0 0 130 57 5 0 58 26 13 13 Twelve Months Involuntar y Suppor t Hospitalization 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 143 10 9 9 15 11 35 2 7 0 0 23 27 2 2 1 0 4 7 3 6 1 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 27 0 0 0 0 81 77 3 0 0 0 28 22 0 0 0 0 55 33 0 0 49 116 0 0 2 26 0 0 0 0 28 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 26 252 563 0 0 0 0 3 65 15 1 0 3 0 0 21 4 10 13 5 44 3 5 Writs of Habeas Corpus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TTootatal lCCivivilil 72 0 0 0 327 65 230 204 70 0 610 50 46 77 131 162 62 0 0 0 0 205 0 0 1,413 25 0 449 0 0 990 0 1,905 137 189 0 0 427 0 0 58 0 144 6,227 0 0 448 300 48 0 171 136 123 47 Licenses Marriage Pistol 105 179 0 0 0 0 0 0 324 364 80 146 302 469 272 407 130 111 0 0 1,231 864 97 184 107 90 96 101 119 199 304 211 130 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 401 468 0 0 0 0 1,767 942 16 24 0 0 742 1,229 0 0 0 0 1,889 1,538 0 0 4,572 4,162 453 238 414 196 0 0 0 0 609 1,019 0 0 0 0 75 117 0 0 224 144 4,511 4,298 0 0 0 0 715 613 852 995 52 82 0 0 151 230 130 173 191 234 100 150 March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 25 Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 (docket entries) County Fannin4 No Letters of Administration Administration Necessar y 16 5 Fayette4 32 1 Floyd 0 0 Forsyth3 29 0 Franklin2 15 0 Fulton2 613 200 Gilmer 0 0 Glascock 0 0 Glynn4 85 4 Gordon4 37 1 Grady4 18 5 Greene4 10 1 Gwinnett3 153 12 Habersham4 33 0 Hall4 96 4 Hancock 0 0 Haralson3 45 4 Harris 0 0 Hart4 18 4 Heard 0 0 Henry4 58 18 Houston4 64 8 Irwin 0 0 Jackson3 17 6 Jasper4 12 0 Jeff Davis4 16 0 Jefferson 0 0 Jenkins1 3 0 Johnson 0 0 Jones4 22 2 Lamar 0 0 Lanier 0 0 Laurens 0 0 Lee4 14 1 Liberty3 52 1 Lincoln 0 0 Long3 10 0 Lowndes1 15 0 Lumpkin 0 0 Macon4 9 2 Madison 0 0 Marion2 2 0 McDuffie4 28 6 McIntosh 0 0 Meriwether2 6 4 Miller 0 0 Mitchell2 5 2 Monroe 0 0 Montgomery 0 0 Morgan3 11 3 Murray3 16 2 Muscogee 0 0 Newton 0 0 Oconee 0 0 Probate Common Solemn 0 37 0 174 0 0 3 130 18 45 57 1,627 0 0 0 0 14 221 4 99 0 51 0 29 18 501 2 117 6 299 0 0 5 80 0 0 0 69 0 0 11 219 5 208 0 0 2 72 3 23 0 21 0 0 1 17 0 0 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 86 0 0 0 11 3 36 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 14 3 69 0 0 1 26 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 1 76 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guardianship 27 89 0 51 15 1,545 0 0 63 37 16 22 365 32 168 0 69 0 18 0 179 147 0 42 17 10 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 20 253 0 8 20 0 14 0 2 51 0 8 0 7 0 0 19 15 0 0 0 Twelve Months Suppor t 18 Involuntar y Hospitalization 22 32 0 0 0 2 7 2 23 63 23 0 0 0 0 52 40 6 0 2 27 2 3 91 5 15 7 14 21 0 0 28 1 0 0 5 11 0 0 40 21 26 48 0 0 13 16 2 2 17 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 0 0 0 2 5 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 14 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 Writs of Habeas Corpus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Civil 125 329 0 222 118 4,128 0 0 479 184 119 67 1,145 206 608 0 235 0 125 0 546 506 0 168 59 64 0 23 0 148 0 0 0 64 420 0 31 91 0 106 0 20 181 0 54 0 49 0 0 119 89 0 0 0 Licenses Marriage Pistol 124 292 603 978 0 0 448 863 132 254 5,366 4,351 0 0 0 0 854 557 286 411 195 135 89 158 3,417 3,529 230 328 966 1,122 0 0 219 315 0 0 132 244 0 0 839 1,646 784 966 0 0 160 320 73 179 151 106 0 0 36 62 0 0 146 328 0 0 0 0 0 0 188 307 492 153 0 0 50 35 242 128 0 0 100 154 0 0 14 22 169 239 0 0 48 109 0 0 76 84 0 0 0 0 163 223 154 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Probate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 (docket entries) County No Letters of Administration Administration Necessar y Oglethorpe2 3 0 Paulding3 33 5 Peach 0 0 Pickens 0 0 Pierce 0 0 Pike 0 0 Polk3 20 2 Pulaski4 10 2 Putnam4 21 0 Quitman 0 0 Rabun3 6 9 Randolph 0 0 Richmond4 137 52 Rockdale4 35 11 Schley 0 0 Screven3 10 2 Seminole2 3 4 Spalding4 43 3 Stephens 0 0 Stewart 0 0 Sumter4 28 2 Talbot3 6 0 Taliaferro 0 0 Tattnall1 8 1 Taylor3 14 0 Telfair 0 0 Terrell3 12 1 Thomas4 36 2 Tift4 24 1 Toombs3 20 3 Towns2 3 0 Treutlen3 15 0 Troup4 57 10 Turner4 10 5 Twiggs3 10 3 Union4 14 4 Upson 0 0 Walker4 34 12 Walton4 47 7 Ware4 26 16 Warren 0 0 Washington 0 0 Wayne 0 0 Webster 0 0 Wheeler1 2 0 White 0 0 Whitfield4 58 7 Wilcox 0 0 Wilkes3 7 0 Wilkinson4 16 1 Worth 21 5 Total 4,759 832 Probate Common Solemn 0 33 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 93 1 37 1 38 0 0 1 52 0 0 22 421 1 134 0 0 1 44 0 16 3 196 0 0 0 0 4 92 0 7 0 0 0 13 2 20 0 0 2 31 4 131 1 48 2 51 0 19 0 16 7 195 1 30 2 12 0 42 0 0 16 157 2 130 6 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 246 0 0 0 31 0 30 2 66 606 12,678 Data from 97 of 159 courts. Guardianship 23 31 0 0 0 0 29 11 34 0 16 0 122 91 0 12 3 54 0 0 25 6 0 7 6 0 7 21 22 30 2 7 50 14 9 23 0 64 70 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0 11 9 33 9,212 Twelve Months Involuntar y Suppor t Hospitalization 5 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 1 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 175 63 24 0 0 6 5 0 2 24 30 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 271 3 11 11 7 0 0 0 0 17 44 0 9 1 30 5 0 0 0 28 17 19 39 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 19 0 0 1 6 4 11 7 10 1,505 2,513 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Total Civil 79 162 0 0 0 0 180 62 110 0 84 0 1,077 359 0 80 28 353 0 0 170 19 0 37 42 0 58 473 110 124 24 38 380 69 67 88 0 328 314 223 0 0 0 0 8 0 366 0 56 71 144 32,159 Licenses Marriage Pistol 49 148 397 648 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 276 84 112 150 286 0 0 135 251 0 0 1,195 1,207 613 726 0 0 80 137 255 38 502 814 0 0 0 0 315 305 24 41 0 0 19 58 56 259 0 0 62 103 386 220 429 323 238 278 23 117 63 59 407 574 74 72 42 75 114 242 0 0 112 453 326 674 338 252 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 376 496 0 0 46 87 64 130 166 281 45,499 48,860 1Reported one quarter. 2Reported two quarters. 3Reported three quarters. 4Reported four quarters. March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 27 Probate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 (docket entries) County Filed Atkinson 0 Baker 0 Banks 215 Barrow4 0 Bartow4 0 Ben Hill1 12 Berrien3 0 Bleckley4 0 Brantley4 74 Butts 0 Calhoun 0 Camden 0 Catoosa 0 Charlton 0 Chattahoochee2 0 Clay 0 Columbia 0 Cook 0 Crawford 0 Crisp 0 Dade3 0 Dawson 0 Dodge 0 Dooly 0 Douglas 0 Echols 0 Fannin4 75 Floyd 0 Franklin1 32 Gilmer 0 Glascock 0 Gordon3 44 Greene4 188 Hancock 0 Haralson4 13 Harris 0 Hart4 168 Heard 0 Henry* 0 Irwin 0 Jasper4 398 Johnson 0 Jones4 201 Lamar 0 Lanier 0 Laurens 0 Lee3 0 Lincoln 0 Lumpkin 0 Macon3 0 Madison 0 MISDEMEANOR Disposed by: Guilty Plea 0 0 68 0 0 19 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 2 0 0 42 45 0 13 0 28 0 0 0 79 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cash Bond 0 0 75 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 2 125 0 0 0 134 0 0 0 311 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-Trial 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 8 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench Trial Acquitted Convicted 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Filed 0 0 1,970 3,770 3,434 772 0 1,282 1,573 0 0 0 0 0 1,023 0 0 0 0 0 4,530 0 0 0 0 0 1,244 0 536 0 0 7,344 1,889 0 3,038 0 907 0 0 0 916 0 2,656 0 0 0 3,633 0 0 1,460 0 Guilty Plea 0 0 1,103 809 1,822 665 0 0 606 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 1,594 0 0 0 0 0 1,167 0 19 0 0 5,945 302 0 2,579 0 694 0 5 0 189 0 501 0 0 0 2,714 0 0 953 0 TRAFFIC Disposed by: Cash Bond 0 0 907 2,481 133 85 0 887 538 0 0 0 0 0 921 0 0 0 0 0 1,237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 504 0 0 630 1,380 0 0 0 175 0 329 0 709 0 1,869 0 0 0 604 0 0 0 0 Non-Trial 0 0 87 480 211 0 0 22 429 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 604 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 13 0 0 423 37 0 459 0 62 0 31 0 18 0 241 0 0 0 302 0 0 353 0 Bench Trial Acquitted Convicted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 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 6 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Filed Disposed 0 0 0 0 2,185 2,269 3,770 3,770 3,434 2,166 784 772 0 0 1,282 920 1,647 1,647 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,023 1,023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,530 3,435 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,319 1,316 0 0 568 568 0 0 0 0 7,388 7,048 2,077 1,894 0 0 3,051 3,051 0 0 1,075 1,103 0 0 0 365 0 0 1,314 1,314 0 0 2,857 2,799 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,633 3,894 0 0 0 0 1,460 1,306 0 0 28 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Probate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 (docket entries) County Filed Marion2 0 McDuffie3 0 Meriwether2 21 Monroe 0 Montgomery 0 Morgan3 106 Murray3 1,035 Newton 0 Oconee 0 Oglethorpe2 8 Paulding3 150 Peach 0 Pickens 0 Pike 0 Polk2 22 Pulaski3 0 Quitman 0 Rabun 0 Randolph 0 Schley 0 Seminole3 39 Stewart 0 Talbot2 0 Taliaferro 0 Taylor2 0 Telfair 0 Terrell3 9 Towns1 20 Turner3 0 Twiggs3 29 Union4 190 Upson 0 Walton4 172 Warren 0 Webster 0 Wheeler1 11 White 0 Whitfield3 0 Wilcox 0 Wilkes3 31 Wilkinson4 35 Total 3,298 MISDEMEANOR Disposed by: Guilty Plea 0 0 23 0 0 13 904 0 0 3 52 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 0 17 112 0 95 0 0 10 0 0 0 13 0 1,713 Cash Bond 0 0 0 0 0 79 141 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 63 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 28 1,209 Non-Trial 0 0 0 0 0 3 260 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 109 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 543 Bench Trial Acquitted Convicted Filed 0 0 442 0 0 4,679 0 0 828 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 5,881 0 0 3,482 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 882 1 0 3,724 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,818 0 0 1,525 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,095 0 0 0 0 0 1,340 0 0 0 0 0 1,056 0 0 0 0 0 1,969 0 0 267 0 0 3,267 0 0 1,523 0 0 1,144 0 0 0 0 21 4,428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 0 0 0 0 0 14,288 0 0 0 0 0 1,144 0 0 928 4 33 98,917 TRAFFIC Disposed by: Guilty Plea Cash Bond 34 408 1,687 1,936 824 2 0 0 0 0 499 5,278 2,934 346 0 0 0 0 201 452 2,471 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,342 0 1,221 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 814 0 0 269 1,028 0 0 1,328 27 0 0 681 1,450 234 0 508 1,346 900 520 653 275 0 0 2,183 1,445 0 0 0 0 197 7 0 0 7,549 2,659 0 0 514 505 84 680 49,132 32,825 Non-Trial 76 347 74 0 0 123 345 0 0 35 458 0 0 0 250 143 0 0 0 0 44 0 43 0 138 0 77 4 142 97 28 0 633 0 0 14 0 1,937 0 56 108 9,045 Bench Trial Total Acquitted Convicted Filed Disposed 0 0 442 518 27 26 4,679 4,023 0 44 849 967 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 56 5,987 6,081 0 0 4,517 4,930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 890 705 8 34 3,874 3,125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 20 2,840 2,666 0 0 1,525 1,525 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 1,134 1,019 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,340 1,340 0 0 0 0 8 67 1,056 1,568 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,978 2,226 0 0 287 250 0 0 3,267 1,996 6 0 1,552 1,552 0 0 1,334 1,133 0 0 0 0 30 113 4,600 4,683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 229 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,288 12,145 0 0 0 0 1 10 1,175 1,119 0 0 963 907 162 718 102,215 95,384 *These counties have state courts and therefore, probate court does not have jurisdiction of state misdemeanor and traffic cases. 1Reported one quarter. 2Reported two quarters. 3Reported three quarters. 4Reported four quarters. March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 29 Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 County Appling3 Filed 1,346 Claims Cases Disposed by: Non-Trial Trial 1,109 111 Dispossessories and Distress Warrants Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial 61 49 12 Filed 152 Garnishments Disposed by: Non-Trial Trial 111 3 Foreclosures and Attachments Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial 94 45 51 Total Warrants Hearings and and Filings Dispositions 2,917 2,331 Atkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bacon3 452 324 0 67 46 0 157 155 2 22 19 0 1,228 1,068 Baker4 89 30 6 9 0 2 8 7 0 6 1 0 189 83 Baldwin4 2,526 1,814 84 447 313 13 1,582 0 2 119 66 3 9,051 4,039 Banks4 217 216 13 82 82 4 63 63 0 80 21 0 1,059 702 Barrow4 1,177 964 117 737 642 57 517 101 3 156 132 4 5,681 3,521 Bartow4 967 740 282 881 557 136 254 245 9 166 162 4 7,017 4,864 Ben Hill4 977 922 53 595 552 43 429 427 2 61 53 8 4,720 4,120 Berrien4 729 533 126 313 242 51 173 81 30 103 104 0 4,074 2,183 Bibb4 5,544 5,358 399 942 845 156 2,438 2,198 12 91 60 24 17,071 15,525 Bleckley4 421 260 23 32 13 2 136 246 0 90 4 2 1,505 1,104 Brantley3 1,714 1,779 324 289 168 15 814 721 4 22 4 4 6,188 5,241 Brooks3 317 247 51 46 36 2 64 126 0 23 1 0 1,001 882 Bryan4 415 238 67 86 64 19 82 33 0 19 7 1 1,414 774 Bulloch2 288 335 100 282 256 58 148 238 2 11 7 4 2,079 1,329 Burke2 470 236 68 126 62 12 177 104 0 47 20 11 1,480 758 Butts1 314 290 90 205 173 33 152 174 0 39 33 6 1,775 958 Calhoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Camden4 715 373 84 320 185 43 202 98 9 45 13 5 2,972 2,035 Candler1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 42 Carroll3 1,166 611 127 564 402 162 240 151 2 84 66 18 4,609 3,173 Catoosa4 717 383 62 674 491 165 143 80 0 48 26 0 6,470 7,704 Charlton3 161 135 18 22 19 1 53 60 0 27 4 0 758 672 Chatham4 7,619 5,024 834 6,810 1,990 862 3,630 3,047 6 187 63 18 25,904 18,672 Chattahoochee3 75 73 10 22 12 3 8 5 0 77 74 3 315 291 Chattooga2 404 271 63 137 115 16 100 93 1 28 24 1 1,550 1,110 Cherokee4 1,249 480 344 1,389 1,003 178 241 196 3 443 381 16 8,511 5,112 Clarke4 1,613 759 379 1,482 0 260 858 0 31 172 0 18 11,297 6,479 Clay2 63 50 0 10 7 0 10 8 0 5 5 0 200 152 Clayton4 2,655 2,100 127 12,429 12,169 155 411 460 4 96 71 2 26,473 24,294 Clinch4 301 194 37 101 19 9 150 119 0 1 1 0 980 476 Cobb4 4,452 3,540 454 2,019 1,858 288 542 451 7 2,749 2,701 3 29,807 28,085 Coffee4 1,817 1,517 103 310 232 15 1,081 631 13 65 28 11 8,020 5,054 Colquitt4 1,379 216 87 384 90 22 627 0 0 120 12 39 5,308 1,383 Columbia2 437 348 83 255 128 34 104 61 0 11 11 0 2,775 1,221 Cook4 480 438 42 140 90 50 170 170 0 17 5 12 2,111 906 Coweta4 1,343 752 225 1,159 838 136 277 85 1 56 53 0 7,298 4,650 Crawford4 303 241 34 37 23 10 30 22 2 10 8 0 667 554 Crisp3 890 750 92 403 326 7 338 275 3 55 44 5 3,727 3,194 Dade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dawson4 269 84 15 110 0 0 27 0 0 6 0 0 1,457 803 Decatur3 752 0 0 125 0 0 312 0 0 99 0 0 2,500 331 DeKalb4 5,575 1,185 979 1,716 0 0 377 0 0 0 0 0 29,946 53,252 Dodge4 598 269 43 3 1 0 190 87 0 3 0 0 2,525 1,013 Dooly1 149 112 9 17 15 1 61 42 0 0 0 0 326 228 Dougherty4 3,898 2,412 472 5,232 3,093 1,839 1,706 1,291 26 345 248 20 18,968 17,602 Douglas4 940 600 115 1,623 0 110 145 0 2 415 0 2 10,087 4,418 Early3 388 351 37 59 57 2 31 31 0 7 7 0 981 506 Echols 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Effingham4 761 470 79 194 135 44 129 0 0 47 34 10 2,959 1,365 Elbert4 508 368 54 182 82 3 139 46 0 64 46 0 2,957 1,158 Emanuel4 1,185 1,059 66 165 149 16 535 486 0 0 0 0 3,158 2,684 Evans1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 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 Fannin4 396 231 112 69 48 20 40 33 1 6 4 1 1,723 889 Fayette3 451 387 67 382 339 42 101 75 0 119 28 0 2,537 2,153 Floyd4 2,328 1,835 147 1,743 1,310 340 803 610 12 115 77 1 10,262 10,218 Forsyth4 555 309 266 358 96 268 124 63 0 0 0 0 3,881 2,417 Franklin4 587 320 50 133 113 12 143 40 2 29 29 0 1,946 1,547 Fulton4 7,946 3,821 3,389 40,047 13,406 13,504 0 0 0 0 0 0 112,592 94,264 Gilmer4 447 274 38 162 109 29 55 51 0 10 9 1 1,995 925 Glascock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glynn4 2,488 1,699 789 1,337 31 1,306 1,268 1,210 50 122 87 45 10,854 8,685 Gordon2 497 271 98 297 194 85 164 158 4 56 38 7 2,616 1,477 Grady3 952 700 57 151 49 12 167 165 1 11 3 1 2,298 1,723 Greene4 484 357 47 92 46 18 276 113 15 56 0 4 2,012 1,999 Gwinnett1 1,250 854 368 2,350 2,063 393 272 247 2 630 430 38 8,218 7,433 Habersham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hall4 2,076 1,629 663 1,376 1,303 447 593 136 35 143 117 11 11,537 15,943 Hancock3 436 384 52 11 11 0 149 148 1 36 36 0 864 794 Haralson4 376 177 74 199 96 64 71 36 0 18 13 1 1,898 747 Harris4 376 158 59 79 43 28 142 52 1 8 4 2 1,919 1,178 Hart4 735 666 64 184 166 18 193 193 0 33 23 10 1,864 1,782 Heard3 179 77 33 28 16 14 32 10 0 12 12 2 580 292 Henry4 1,267 856 126 1,279 493 63 201 28 1 262 0 0 6,529 7,101 Houston4 1,711 1,683 307 1,216 983 176 749 609 17 150 160 22 10,907 9,153 Irwin4 412 391 21 70 56 14 140 140 0 9 9 0 1,027 809 Jackson4 716 739 205 554 515 26 181 244 71 360 235 128 3,994 3,164 Jasper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Davis4 903 664 239 80 62 18 398 390 8 31 25 6 2,667 2,150 Jefferson4 1,050 970 80 77 77 0 361 361 0 106 106 0 3,239 2,877 Jenkins4 410 238 80 27 25 2 159 100 0 20 17 0 1,165 529 Johnson3 186 60 38 35 18 1 75 15 0 4 2 2 762 235 Jones4 595 295 48 149 87 15 124 63 0 8 6 0 1,729 610 Lamar1 116 92 24 32 27 5 42 42 0 7 7 0 372 378 Lanier1 44 42 2 13 11 2 13 13 0 18 18 0 225 135 Laurens4 1,765 1,376 351 527 459 73 690 675 15 95 60 35 7,859 4,502 Lee4 913 646 167 265 159 56 146 110 2 134 0 0 2,703 2,233 Liberty4 1,642 1,112 191 860 332 80 309 171 0 401 227 135 6,975 3,947 Lincoln3 126 77 7 11 2 9 47 47 0 2 2 0 498 261 Long4 230 4 0 66 4 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 949 127 Lowndes4 2,120 1,368 108 1,830 795 66 798 421 3 243 237 0 13,613 8,141 Lumpkin4 354 0 0 222 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 1,640 559 Macon4 733 979 45 192 317 7 230 322 0 87 157 3 2,059 2,126 Madison4 456 137 69 129 78 36 49 36 1 25 11 12 2,355 1,713 Marion2 87 85 2 32 15 3 66 71 2 7 4 1 256 242 McDuffie4 568 514 54 377 362 17 258 264 0 0 0 0 2,686 1,277 McIntosh4 340 218 36 39 22 4 33 24 0 5 2 3 1,339 988 Meriwether 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monroe3 682 392 94 107 105 2 208 208 0 23 22 1 1,970 1,190 Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan3 281 162 46 81 62 7 179 46 0 16 15 1 1,305 1,078 Murray1 316 264 52 127 109 18 45 44 1 7 6 1 1,058 860 Muscogee 2,078 531 99 5 0 0 11 0 0 58 0 0 2,152 630 Newton4 1,148 744 92 830 443 115 335 232 3 37 15 2 6,671 3,126 Oconee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 31 Magistrate Court Civil Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 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 Oglethorpe4 245 241 30 51 31 20 17 17 0 8 4 3 1,046 1,005 Paulding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peach4 594 405 96 171 91 64 252 146 4 84 58 8 1,922 1,889 Pickens3 285 257 40 117 142 12 44 0 0 13 13 1 1,147 843 Pierce1 119 121 0 33 20 0 24 9 0 10 4 0 404 230 Pike4 195 132 33 46 30 15 29 30 0 4 3 1 709 519 Polk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pulaski4 362 224 24 46 44 0 104 86 0 16 13 0 929 613 Putnam2 347 321 26 76 73 3 273 273 0 12 12 0 1,157 828 Quitman1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 39 18 Rabun 309 217 105 31 1 27 72 53 1 12 6 4 565 522 Randolph4 479 386 1 24 22 2 110 109 1 14 14 0 916 739 Richmond3 3,118 1,711 686 3,263 2,153 358 1,175 627 2 27 14 0 22,994 10,062 Rockdale4 1,132 951 243 1,617 1,125 392 269 248 3 32 12 18 7,346 6,273 Schley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Screven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seminole4 202 68 134 19 3 0 20 20 0 10 10 0 550 370 Spalding4 1,187 784 254 3,025 2,701 214 404 223 0 129 61 7 13,342 9,811 Stephens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sumter4 1,902 1,471 108 581 551 30 880 772 0 79 68 2 8,703 7,733 Talbot2 75 73 2 11 8 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 146 112 Taliaferro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tattnall4 925 725 165 40 0 40 258 203 55 21 0 9 2,506 1,460 Taylor4 283 145 23 39 21 0 54 26 0 20 14 1 895 402 Telfair3 399 386 6 12 12 0 159 159 0 33 33 0 1,237 943 Terrell4 582 3 10 70 0 3 143 0 0 33 0 0 1,545 605 Thomas4 2,850 1,945 185 462 0 61 1,105 0 1 0 0 0 9,372 5,506 Tift4 2,067 1,896 171 877 834 43 1,217 1,217 11 44 16 39 7,306 6,008 Toombs2 660 347 59 262 0 15 383 0 0 57 0 6 4,338 1,697 Towns4 67 75 8 17 14 4 18 8 0 4 1 0 504 225 Treutlen3 206 0 0 20 0 0 42 0 0 20 0 0 706 58 Troup4 3,378 2,508 330 1,710 1,596 158 1,855 1,170 8 186 164 11 11,366 7,835 Turner4 632 441 64 89 84 2 136 71 0 290 183 0 1,780 928 Twiggs4 314 133 15 47 29 6 58 27 0 14 8 0 895 455 Union4 289 66 10 54 11 4 42 8 2 2 0 0 1,008 240 Upson4 1,034 703 168 383 307 30 344 265 3 24 20 0 3,882 2,815 Walker4 920 483 129 629 347 99 225 100 1 43 42 1 4,706 2,472 Walton2 408 340 58 732 534 117 96 88 0 66 57 5 3,154 2,673 Ware4 1,299 924 73 655 497 48 670 518 10 91 45 8 8,282 5,222 Warren3 157 148 9 69 66 2 61 0 0 2 0 0 425 227 Washington4 2,337 1,990 62 132 110 4 550 398 0 58 21 0 5,085 3,378 Wayne3 465 365 100 105 103 2 128 128 0 37 37 0 1,949 1,321 Webster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wheeler1 61 57 4 1 1 0 8 8 0 11 11 0 126 126 White3 158 172 23 119 70 34 43 50 5 5 3 2 1,197 952 Whitfield4 2,641 2,277 364 870 743 127 1,513 1,493 20 58 53 5 8,958 8,317 Wilcox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilkes4 313 321 57 42 36 0 123 49 0 4 4 0 961 743 Wilkinson4 428 425 3 18 17 1 151 151 0 18 17 1 957 687 Worth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 138,064 93,585 19,829 118,088 65,113 24,398 43,791 29,793 554 11,556 7,939 914 707,595 559,570 1Reported one quarter. 2Reported two quarters. 3Reported three quarters. 4Reported four quarters. 32 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 County Felony Ar rest Appling3 292 Atkinson 0 Bacon3 264 Baker4 21 Baldwin4 814 Banks4 274 Barrow4 892 Bartow4 3,194 Ben Hill4 1,065 Berrien4 1,636 Bibb4 2,376 Bleckley4 216 Brantley3 939 Brooks3 244 Bryan4 344 Bulloch2 333 Burke2 198 Butts1 299 Calhoun 0 Camden4 615 Candler1 43 Carroll3 855 Catoosa4 1,007 Charlton3 195 Chatham4 927 Chattahoochee3 47 Chattooga2 252 Cherokee4 1,451 Clarke4 1,408 Clay2 71 Clayton4 3,517 Clinch4 183 Cobb4 6,529 Coffee4 1,125 Colquitt4 1,259 Columbia2 489 Cook4 524 Coweta4 1,193 Crawford4 91 Crisp3 677 Dade 0 Dawson4 396 Decatur3 359 DeKalb4 8,464 Dodge4 351 Dooly1 54 Dougherty4 1,767 Douglas4 3,141 Early3 235 Echols 0 Effingham4 469 Elbert4 810 Emanuel4 521 Evans1 0 WWaarrrraannttss IIssssuueedd Misdemeanor Good Ar rest Behavior 400 98 0 0 97 1 41 0 1,489 25 311 0 1,514 10 88 0 974 0 463 7 2,795 71 278 2 1,072 18 206 0 376 2 914 18 423 0 670 28 0 0 422 0 119 3 607 71 2,520 12 102 13 3,680 1,206 80 2 338 63 3,170 0 3,315 181 41 0 4,739 0 142 1 7,612 103 700 0 1,415 1 526 4 614 0 1,729 1 109 11 410 8 0 0 608 1 744 0 11,837 0 785 0 27 0 4,116 10 3,590 0 246 0 0 0 746 1 1,209 6 236 0 0 0 Search Warrant Hearings Hearings First Good Appearance Commitment Behavior 10 330 108 60 0 0 0 0 8 361 0 1 6 28 0 0 33 0 64 0 15 221 64 0 66 782 74 10 60 1,046 276 0 25 1,433 33 0 35 321 80 0 256 2,864 775 71 13 234 10 0 113 1,025 427 18 15 307 27 0 11 247 17 2 20 246 0 18 34 238 0 2 19 81 0 28 0 0 0 0 17 707 0 0 0 24 15 3 52 602 0 71 19 1,196 4,246 12 13 277 7 0 0 0 2,806 1,303 4 48 52 1 17 190 75 63 128 2,058 13 0 145 3,251 312 104 0 82 0 0 181 3,625 3,237 0 5 0 0 1 354 10,088 5,570 0 11 797 101 2 123 906 10 1 31 64 16 9 13 29 5 0 58 1,151 39 5 9 148 4 9 29 815 2 12 0 0 0 0 32 586 117 1 24 331 0 0 500 22,653 25,084 0 10 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 208 6,023 457 9 86 3,412 0 0 5 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 279 0 1 31 551 0 1 30 463 5 0 0 0 0 0 Ordinance VioOlartdioinnasnce ViolatioMnsisdemeanMorissd- eBmadeaCnhoercsk-s Disposed by: Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial Filed Non-Trial Trial 3 0 3 461 153 186 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 152 152 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 522 404 3 1,494 1,254 19 17 16 2 0 0 0 138 31 107 474 492 5 431 133 298 976 823 153 35 9 26 559 231 328 117 34 83 498 446 52 0 0 0 2,558 2,670 93 1 1 0 316 85 224 75 27 48 1,132 615 62 0 0 0 86 41 44 33 16 17 46 22 24 65 41 24 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 49 29 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 631 374 139 10 0 0 0 0 0 170 118 43 800 682 118 473 303 0 857 740 0 76 76 0 96 75 0 0 0 0 1,845 2,625 94 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 211 81 117 440 271 169 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,123 1,323 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,069 839 118 1,376 1,326 61 0 0 0 96 96 0 2,116 1,491 92 3,331 1,542 0 839 696 143 2,072 384 381 0 0 0 0 0 0 646 124 192 272 114 37 0 0 0 153 65 0 143 77 65 1,339 670 553 0 0 0 67 25 28 29 26 3 888 830 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 306 296 217 1,171 1,895 943 0 0 0 585 225 388 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1,686 1,712 0 147 156 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321 181 132 261 0 0 8 0 7 0 0 0 70 50 20 416 368 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 March 2001 -- AOC Research Review -- 33 Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 County Felony Ar rest Fannin4 425 Fayette3 444 Floyd4 661 Forsyth4 903 Franklin4 422 Fulton4 12,420 Gilmer4 530 Glascock 0 Glynn4 1,389 Gordon2 328 Grady3 280 Greene4 467 Gwinnett1 1,408 Habersham 0 Hall4 1,706 Hancock3 63 Haralson4 464 Harris4 362 Hart4 232 Heard3 101 Henry4 865 Houston4 1,931 Irwin4 211 Jackson4 740 Jasper 0 Jeff Davis4 289 Jefferson4 454 Jenkins4 160 Johnson3 196 Jones4 316 Lamar1 33 Lanier1 25 Laurens4 1,253 Lee4 249 Liberty4 1,386 Lincoln3 85 Long4 125 Lowndes4 2,374 Lumpkin4 348 Macon4 408 Madison4 487 Marion2 23 McDuffie4 284 McIntosh4 305 Meriwether 0 Miller 0 Mitchell 0 Monroe3 208 Montgomery 0 Morgan3 316 Murray1 120 Muscogee 0 Newton4 1,000 Oconee 0 Warrants Issued Misdemeanor Good Ar rest Behavior 360 0 550 0 1,040 5 1,831 0 218 0 0 46 450 0 0 0 2,539 341 779 0 415 0 466 71 1,796 0 0 0 2,589 4 98 31 341 57 846 14 270 1 158 4 1,578 0 4,816 0 176 0 1,401 0 0 0 502 34 349 0 276 0 155 43 505 20 67 3 61 3 1,989 0 320 22 2,326 1 208 7 220 0 4,267 0 321 27 374 24 664 23 39 0 580 0 512 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 433 22 0 0 172 18 182 8 0 0 1,989 0 0 0 Search Warrant Hearings First Good Appearance Commitment Behavior Ordinance Violations Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial 18 230 2 0 7 7 0 35 697 127 1 0 0 0 205 1,780 70 1,273 2,018 1,324 134 48 1,334 19 0 62 0 62 6 452 82 0 0 0 0 139 28,259 0 0 51,994 0 31,885 30 318 2 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 1,280 597 332 166 39 115 3 301 13 0 169 126 41 7 307 0 0 142 96 25 18 836 492 6 31 19 0 55 1,095 1,499 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 8,340 1,590 4 713 443 87 1 74 18 31 0 0 0 30 108 0 28 33 15 18 3 397 355 13 2 2 0 20 338 167 1 46 42 4 3 58 0 2 20 7 14 26 2,460 2,076 3 412 284 75 160 2,615 18 0 174 112 0 2 170 1 0 7 4 3 41 842 158 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 317 0 2 0 0 0 5 446 0 0 477 0 477 14 40 0 0 33 27 0 5 43 1 6 18 10 4 12 62 16 18 0 0 0 5 113 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 85 0 3 0 528 294 234 34 448 88 22 220 14 261 39 1,688 0 0 11 7 4 2 99 0 7 2 2 1 9 119 0 0 46 0 0 90 4,887 70 0 117 21 96 20 528 15 16 12 0 0 9 290 0 0 2 4 2 15 651 222 21 44 16 27 2 59 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 0 0 51 42 9 20 596 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 129 40 2 110 89 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 312 317 6 118 60 6 16 120 0 8 60 57 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 440 417 0 280 114 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanors - Bad Checks Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial 402 199 1 455 389 1 1,344 992 313 0 0 0 408 361 86 0 0 0 310 83 1 0 0 0 1,105 948 157 323 107 34 173 157 150 51 46 0 457 429 15 0 0 0 2,127 978 160 39 39 0 309 103 14 87 46 18 150 76 14 43 17 30 639 636 0 0 2,396 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 419 135 284 360 0 360 66 0 0 45 31 4 0 0 0 67 47 13 44 40 4 927 603 324 400 116 144 0 0 0 8 8 0 220 0 0 1,774 0 69 278 0 0 0 0 0 463 202 194 0 0 0 560 0 0 70 53 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 92 2 0 0 0 119 38 0 177 177 0 0 0 0 1,007 349 90 0 0 0 34 -- AOC Research Review -- March 2001 Magistrate Court Criminal Caseload for Calendar Year 1999 County Felony Ar rest Warrants Issued Misdemeanor Good Ar rest Behavior Oglethorpe4 180 213 27 Paulding 0 0 0 Peach4 35 39 19 Pickens3 194 274 0 Pierce1 72 127 4 Pike4 133 210 14 Polk 0 0 0 Pulaski4 136 260 0 Putnam2 181 250 0 Quitman1 0 19 9 Rabun 0 0 0 Randolph4 73 104 0 Richmond3 2,538 9,553 0 Rockdale4 1,149 2,067 66 Schley 0 0 0 Screven 0 0 0 Seminole4 149 78 0 Spalding4 1,786 4,760 74 Stephens 0 0 0 Stewart 0 0 0 Sumter4 2,077 3,055 0 Talbot2 23 17 10 Taliaferro 0 0 0 Tattnall4 350 279 0 Taylor4 117 308 57 Telfair3 163 170 27 Terrell4 251 291 0 Thomas4 1,106 1,621 2 Tift4 973 1,204 0 Toombs2 331 1,583 16 Towns4 190 202 1 Treutlen3 72 224 90 Troup4 1,888 1,561 0 Turner4 185 257 9 Twiggs4 156 191 35 Union4 278 193 0 Upson4 566 281 55 Walker4 1,014 1,633 22 Walton2 533 662 110 Ware4 1,055 1,698 59 Warren3 20 114 0 Washington4 530 1,109 0 Wayne3 401 341 0 Webster 0 0 0 Wheeler1 20 13 0 White3 125 457 48 Whitfield4 1,529 1,159 17 Wilcox 0 0 0 Wilkes4 194 87 0 Wilkinson4 151 170 0 Worth 0 0 0 Total 110,146 144,707 3,593 Search Warrant Hearings First Good Appearance Commitment Behavior Ordinance Violations Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial Misdemeanors - Bad Checks Disposed by: Filed Non-Trial Trial 5 216 179 17 190 180 0 110 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 482 52 16 7 0 7 669 352 108 10 253 0 0 0 0 0 210 125 0 1 49 11 3 14 13 0 0 0 0 8 211 15 3 0 0 0 70 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 113 2 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 88 28 55 53 12 13 10 179 0 0 0 0 0 102 25 0 13 1,093 447 0 3,123 2,508 463 184 0 0 59 1,961 292 92 412 243 169 543 440 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 11 11 0 61 61 0 89 2,378 1,440 83 463 0 451 1,425 557 658 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 4,731 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 263 0 0 0 0 0 624 0 0 17 60 55 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 127 0 1 0 0 0 270 219 0 12 443 0 0 4 0 2 159 0 144 124 1,997 4 3 12 0 12 2,090 1,073 225 36 861 32 0 19 0 19 869 869 0 10 171 89 3 3 2 1 1,033 901 103 5 110 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 58 0 62 1,096 653 0 82 41 37 644 63 0 38 77 6 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 7 142 43 18 8 0 5 65 24 5 7 73 0 0 1 0 0 142 54 12 19 512 112 7 301 240 69 875 377 2 33 1,172 0 12 53 16 18 134 50 2 9 372 573 48 113 57 54 425 312 58 45 1,430 42 55 62 33 11 2,648 903 625 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 469 5 0 1 0 1 339 236 82 3 117 0 0 0 0 0 469 352 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 17 271 86 48 3 0 4 222 155 29 51 2,092 0 13 519 426 103 601 493 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 187 1 1 94 58 29 74 0 0 9 60 0 0 12 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,516 157,997 56,762 4,120 72,249 12,597 37,056 59,885 39,877 9,036 1Reported one quarter. 2Reported two quarters. 3Reported three quarters. 4Reported four quarters. 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