Judicial Services Report 2016, 225th Anniversary Edition
LANCASTER COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASELOAD AND STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2005 - 2015
2005
%
2006
%
2007
%
2008
%
2009
%
2010
%
2011
%
2012
%
2013
%
2014
%
2015
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES Cases Filed
106,307
2.38% 108,838
-2.94% 105,641
12.23% 118,566
-10.46% 106,159
-1.24% 104,838
0.70% 105,574
-4.06% 101,290
-4.00%
97,242
-8.70% 88,782
-1.01% 87,889
Cases Disposed
108,903
-4.85% 103,624
-2.51% 101,019
21.95% 123,189
-8.89% 112,239
-10.18% 100,818
7.49% 108,370
-3.05% 105,066
-5.15%
99,650
-10.35% 89,332
-1.73% 87,785
NOTE: 2015 BREAKDOWN CASES FILED Traffic
60,800
Summary Non-traffic
11,466
Civil & Landlord Tenant
7,301
Misdemeanor/Felony (incl. Private Complaints)
8,322
TOTAL
87,889
CRIMINAL Misdemeanors/Felonies Received
4,837
-2.21% 4,730
0.51% 4,754
2.73% 4,884
1.39% 4,952
-3.55% 4,776
3.64%
4,950
0.59%
4,979
0.64%
5,011
1.08%
5,065
0.20%
5,075
Misdemeanors/Felonies Disposed
4,204
14.82% 4,827
4.68% 5,053
-1.35% 4,985
2.97% 5,133
6.82% 5,483
-6.53%
5,125
11.26%
5,702
0.60%
5,736
-6.99%
5,335
-6.22%
5,003
PUBLIC DEFENDER & FREE LEGAL COUNSEL Applications Filed
7,569
7.19% 8,113
0.10% 8,121
5.16% 8,540
0.93% 8,619
-7.87% 7,941
1.44%
8,055
34.19%
10,809
-8.84%
9,854
-0.04%
9,850
-7.10%
9,151
JUVENILE Referrals
1,783
2.19% 1,822
1.70% 1,853
-8.69% 1,692
-18.14% 1,385
-12.49% 1,212
2.23%
1,239
-5.57%
1,170
2.48%
1,199
-21.85%
937
1.17%
948
Petitioned to Court
552
12.86%
623
-0.80%
618
5.34%
651
-23.81%
496
-3.23%
480
2.50%
492
-0.61%
489
-11.04%
435
-22.30%
338
1.48%
343
CIVIL Arbitration New Cases
167
15.57%
193
-19.17%
156
32.69%
207
-19.32%
167
82.04%
304
-16.12%
255
-25.10%
191
0.00%
191
-36.65%
121
-7.44%
112
Cases Disposed
60
25.00%
75
25.33%
94
-3.19%
91
53.85%
140
-31.43%
96
170.83%
260
-16.92%
216
-11.57%
191
-29.32%
135
-14.07%
116
All Actions Commenced New Cases
1,737
36.85% 2,377
12.37% 2,671
41.82% 3,788
4.75% 3,968
6.43% 4,223
-6.30%
3,957
2.48%
4,055
-18.30%
3,313
-12.22%
2,908
13.51%
3,301
Cases Listed for Trial / Starting 2010 Cases Available for Dispo
204
-9.80%
184
16.85%
215
-16.28%
180
10.56%
199
1508.04% 3,200
89.03%
6,049
40.50%
8,499
19.37%
10,145
12.75% 11,438
8.43% 12,402
Cases disposed, settled, jury, non-jury,
106
-12.26%
93
18.28%
110
-37.27%
69
24.64%
86
1068.60% 1,005
61.69%
1,625
9.11%
1,773
-8.52%
1,622
54.99%
2,514
26.61%
3,183
and (beginning 2010) default
FAMILY Domestic Relations New TANF/Non TANF Cases Recd
4,297
3.61% 4,452
-5.05% 4,227
-2.51% 4,121
-2.50% 4,018
-0.07% 4,015
-2.91%
3,898
0.18%
3,905
-5.38%
3,695
-2.33%
3,609
-7.23%
3,348
Modifications (TANF/Non-TANF)
5,131
-5.65% 4,841
-0.33% 4,825
5.53% 5,092
5.28% 5,361
-8.34% 4,914
0.24%
4,926
-0.28%
4,912
-5.76%
4,629
-6.61%
4,323
-6.87%
4,026
Collections: (in millions of dollars)
62,295
2.56% 63,890
0.91% 64,474
0.40% 64,731
-4.06% 62,102
-5.17% 58,894
0.42%
59,141
-0.75%
58,699
0.48%
58,981
-0.71% 58,562
0.74% 58,996
Divorce Cases Filed
1,435
-0.70% 1,425
-0.77% 1,414
-3.89% 1,359
1.18% 1,375
9.24% 1,502
-6.06%
1,411
3.26%
1,457
-1.44%
1,436
-5.57%
1,356
4.35%
1,415
Granted
1,262
5.15% 1,327
-3.62% 1,279
-2.11% 1,252
-7.27% 1,161
11.80% 1,298
15.33%
1,497
-9.69%
1,352
-8.36%
1,239
3.47%
1,282
47.89%
1,896
Custody Conferences Conferences Held Protection from Abuse Pro Se Petitions
1,071
9.52% 1,173
-1.79% 1,152
0.87% 1,162
-2.58% 1,132
0.18% 1,134
-9.70%
1,024
2.73%
1,052
6.37%
1,119
5.18%
1,177
-10.03%
1,059
600
42.00%
852
27.93% 1,090
-5.87% 1,026
3.12% 1,058
2.84% 1,088
-11.21%
966
2.80%
993
-18.63%
808
0.00%
808
-7.80%
745
ORPHANS' Adoptions Received
206
28.64%
265
-8.30%
243
4.53%
254
-3.94%
244
5.74%
258
-6.20%
242
2.89%
249
-6.83%
232
5.60%
245
-6.12%
230
Disposed
195
25.13%
244
-2.46%
238
5.46%
251
1.99%
256
-3.52%
247
-1.21%
244
-1.23%
241
-7.88%
222
6.31%
236
2.97%
243
Audits Received
62
17.74%
73
-16.44%
61
-9.84%
55
-3.64%
53
-7.55%
49
-8.16%
45
13.33%
51
-19.61%
41
2.44%
42
11.90%
47
Disposed
57
5.26%
60
3.33%
62
-33.87%
41
60.98%
66
-30.30%
46
10.87%
51
-9.80%
46
60.87%
74
-35.14%
48
18.75%
57
3-14-2016
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