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Incoming Case Category Breakdown
2025, District Court, Civil
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals To District Court | 111 | 163 | 103 | 103 | 58 | 70 | 86 | 104 | 95 |
| Foreign Proceedings (Other) | 116 | 70 | 96 | 96 | 116 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued | 1,029 | 866 | 709 | 340 | 256 | 198 | 266 | 287 | 285 |
| Judgments Marked In The Office | 6,882 | 9,040 | 9,841 | 5,839 | 6,233 | 7,084 | 6,649 | 6,800 | 8,315 |
| Licensing | 46,448 | 41,701 | 42,587 | 12,949 | 10,603 | 44,052 | 41,884 | 40,276 | 37,672 |
| Liquidated Debt | 15,332 | 18,713 | 23,759 | 13,890 | 12,405 | 15,188 | 17,648 | 19,401 | 18,644 |
| Litigious Enforcement | 2,692 | 2,236 | 1,954 | 1,954 | 1,243 | 1,094 | 949 | 958 | 900 |
| Maintenance (Foreign) | 122 | 115 | 97 | 97 | 153 | 127 | 124 | 104 | 109 |
| Other | 5,679 | 5,360 | 4,365 | 2,538 | 2,845 | 4,038 | 4,930 | 5,221 | 3,057 |
| Personal Injury | 1,011 | 967 | 1,116 | 1,045 | 1,070 | 1,542 | 1,401 | 1,149 | 1,087 |
| Property (Other) | 109 | 80 | 87 | 71 | 53 | 484 | 120 | 155 | 243 |
| Satisfaction Piece | 159 | 51 | 85 | 37 | 111 | 74 | 61 | 68 | 83 |
| Small Claims | 3,274 | 3,476 | 4,627 | 3,557 | 2,134 | 2,159 | 2,527 | 2,081 | 2,565 |
| 82,964 | 82,838 | 89,426 | 42,516 | 37,280 | 76,193 | 76,645 | 76,604 | 73,055 |
Resolved Case Category Breakdown
2025, District Court, Civil
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals To District Court | 57 | 97 | 61 | 61 | 35 | 46 | 66 | 126 | 94 |
| Foreign Proceedings (Other) | 116 | 70 | 96 | 96 | 116 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued | 1,029 | 866 | 709 | 340 | 256 | 198 | 266 | 287 | 285 |
| Judgments Marked In The Office | 7,400 | 8,909 | 10,008 | 4,237 | 3,453 | 6,968 | 6,683 | 8,629 | 9,995 |
| Licensing | 46,448 | 41,701 | 42,587 | 12,949 | 10,603 | 42,067 | 44,052 | 39,686 | 37,577 |
| Liquidated Debt | 8,656 | 10,387 | 11,330 | 5,094 | 4,479 | 8,133 | 7,944 | 9,802 | 11,234 |
| Litigious Enforcement | 2,692 | 2,236 | 1,954 | 1,954 | 1,243 | 1,094 | 1,165 | 1,208 | 1,173 |
| Maintenance (Foreign) | 72 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 127 | 102 | 83 | 38 | 88 |
| Other | 3,904 | 3,593 | 3,168 | 1,604 | 2,024 | 3,347 | 3,974 | 4,698 | 2,170 |
| Personal Injury | 527 | 454 | 613 | 491 | 750 | 704 | 718 | 695 | 677 |
| Property (Other) | 62 | 118 | 106 | 115 | 78 | 58 | 144 | 115 | 186 |
| Satisfaction Piece | 159 | 51 | 85 | 37 | 111 | 74 | 61 | 68 | 83 |
| Small Claims | 3,033 | 2,931 | 3,735 | 2,707 | 2,503 | 2,056 | 2,203 | 2,135 | 1,975 |
| 74,155 | 71,505 | 74,545 | 29,778 | 25,778 | 64,930 | 67,359 | 67,487 | 65,537 |
