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2023, District Court, Civil

Incoming Case Category Breakdown

2023, District Court, Civil

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Appeals To District Court 111 163 103 103 58 70 86
Foreign Proceedings (Other) 116 70 96 96 116 83 0
Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued 1,029 866 709 340 256 198 266
Judgments Marked In The Office 6,882 9,040 9,841 5,839 6,233 7,084 6,649
Licensing 46,448 41,701 42,587 12,949 10,603 44,052 41,884
Liquidated Debt 15,332 18,713 23,759 13,890 12,405 15,188 17,648
Litigious Enforcement 2,692 2,236 1,954 1,954 1,243 1,094 949
Maintenance (Foreign) 122 115 97 97 153 127 124
Other 5,679 5,360 4,365 2,538 2,845 4,038 4,930
Personal Injury 1,011 967 1,116 1,045 1,070 1,542 1,401
Property (Other) 109 80 87 71 53 484 120
Satisfaction Piece 159 51 85 37 111 74 61
Small Claims 3,274 3,476 4,627 3,557 2,134 2,159 2,527
  82,964 82,838 89,426 42,516 37,280 76,193 76,645

Resolved Case Category Breakdown

2023, District Court, Civil

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Appeals To District Court 57 97 61 61 35 46 66
Foreign Proceedings (Other) 116 70 96 96 116 83 0
Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued 1,029 866 709 340 256 198 266
Judgments Marked In The Office 7,400 8,909 10,008 4,237 3,453 6,968 6,683
Licensing 46,448 41,701 42,587 12,949 10,603 42,067 44,052
Liquidated Debt 8,656 10,387 11,330 5,094 4,479 8,133 7,944
Litigious Enforcement 2,692 2,236 1,954 1,954 1,243 1,094 1,165
Maintenance (Foreign) 72 92 93 93 127 102 83
Other 3,904 3,593 3,168 1,604 2,024 3,347 3,974
Personal Injury 527 454 613 491 750 704 718
Property (Other) 62 118 106 115 78 58 144
Satisfaction Piece 159 51 85 37 111 74 61
Small Claims 3,033 2,931 3,735 2,707 2,503 2,056 2,203
  74,155 71,505 74,545 29,778 25,778 64,930 67,359

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