Statewide Summary of Reported Activity For the Year Ended August 31, 1998

                     
C I V I L   D O C K E T
Cases on Docket:     Injury or
Damage
Involving
Motor Vehicle
Injury or
Damage
other than
Motor  Vehicle 		Tax
Cases		 Suits
on Debt		 Divorce All
Other
Family
Law
Matters		 Other
Civil Cases 		Total Cases
                     
Cases Pending 09/01/97     21,924 8,304 1,683 54,153 5,547 8,656 66,310 166,577
                     
Docket Adjustments     (274) (146) (82) (1,594) 136 1 (1,853) (3,812)
                     
New Cases Filed     14,572 4,273 202 30,399 7,099 5,326 33,002 94,870
Cases Appealed Lower Court     69 105 2 902   1 1,897 2,976
Show Causes Motions Filed               1,983   1,983
Other Cases Added     424 99 8 787 894 228 525 2,965
                     
  Total Cases on Docket   36,715 12,635 1,813 84,647 13,676 16,195 99,881 265,559
                     
Dispositions:                    
  Default Judgments   1,368 306 58 8,839 301 239 3,461 14,572
  Agreed Judgments   1,716 509 20 2,760 2,332 1,167 5,672 14,176
  Judg. After Trial-No Jury   1,735 482 110 4,640 3,854 2,405 5,072 18,298
  Judg. By Jury Verdicts   319 88 1 105 399 47 96 1,055
  Dismissed Want Prosecution                  
    or by Plaintiff 7,031 1,778 192 13,843 852 1,199 9,520 34,415
  Show Causes Disposed             1,959   1,959
  Other Dispositions   1,820 986 37 3,235 274 432 9,117 15,901
                     
Total Dispositions     13,989 4,149 418 33,422 8,012 7,448 32,938 100,376
                     
Cases Pending 08/31/98     22,726 8,486 1,395 51,225 5,664 8,747 66,943 165,183
Age of Cases Disposed     3 Months
or Less 		Over
3 to 6
Months 		Over
6 to 12 Months 		Over
12 to 18 Months 		Over 18 Months Total    
                     
Number of Cases     29,459 19,997 20,956 11,797 18,167 100,376    
                     

J U V E N I L E   D O C K E T

                     
Cases on Docket:     CINS Delin Total Findings of Delinquent Conduct or CINS CINS Delin Total
                   
Cases Pending 09/01/97     357 3,267 3,624        
  Docket Adjustments   44 131 175 Placed on Probation      
New Petitions Filed     525 6,468 6,993

Under Parental Care

357 4,129 4,486
Motion Revoke Filed     30 409 439

Under Foster Care

  9 9
Other Cases Added     40 429 469

Residential Facility

24 374 398
                   
Total on Docket     996 10,704 11,700 Committed to TYC   439 439
            Judgment No Disp. 9 64 73
Dispositions:                  
  Find Delin Cond/CINS         Total 390 5,015 5,405
    Trials by Judge 368 4,600 4,968        
    Trials by Jury   39 39 Other Juvenile Court Activity:      
  Find No Delin Cond/CINS                
    Trials by Judge 5 16 21 Detention Hearings 383 7,727 8,110
    Trials by Jury   24 24 Hearing Modify Order 38 726 764
  Directed Verdicts   1 8 9 Child Cert. as Adult   48 48
  Probation Revoked   4 203 207 Attorneys Appointed 325 5,198 5,523
  Continue on Probation   18 182 200        
  Change of Venue Trans.     67 67        
  Dismissed & Other Disp.   150 2,012 2,162        
                   
Total Dispositions     546 7,151 7,697        
                   
Cases Pending 08/31/98     450 3,553 4,003        
                   

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