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The Court Statistics Project CSP collects and analyzes data relating to the work of our nation's state courts
   
Examining the Work of State Courts
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Examining the Work of State Courts
Comprehensive analysis of the business of state trial and appellate courts
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2006 FULL REPORT
 
Introduction
What Follows
How Many Courts Are There?
Caseload Trends 1996-2005
Overview
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Domestic Relations
Criminal
Juvenile
Traffic/Violations
Appellate
Notes from the Field
Appendices
Past Reports 1975-2005
 
State Court Caseload Statistics
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State Court Caseload Statistics
Detailed information and descriptions of state court systems and caseloads.
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2006 FULL REPORT
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Introduction  
State Court Structure Charts
Jurisdiction & State Court Reporting Practices  
 
State Court Caseload Tables:
Trial Court   
Appellate Court    
Appendices  
Past Reports 1975-2005
 
State Court Guide to Statistical Reporting
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State Court Guide to Statistical Reporting
Contains CSP definitions and recommended case counting techniques.
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Caseload Highlights: 
Introduction to the Guide

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Association Resolutions 
in support of the Guide

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Caseload Highlights

Targets specific and significant issues and disseminates the findings in short reports. View

 

State Court Structure Charts
Access ChartsDetailed diagrams of each states' court system (US territories included)
 

Want ALL the data?
Complete trial and appellate court CSP data can be obtained from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research - ICPSR
 

State Court Organization
State Court Organization 2004 edition is now available online.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics' Special Report State Court Organization, 1987-2004 is now available online.
 		 
Interactive Statistics Guide
Query the State Court General Jurisdiction Statistics database by state or geographic area using five easy steps:
step 1
 Select State
Hold down the CTRL key to choose multiple selections.
step 2
 Select Type of Filings
Total Criminal
Civil Traffic
Felony Juvenile
Domestic Relations
step 3
 Select Population
Total Adult
Rank Juvenile
State Neighbors
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The status reports for each state align court structure with jurisdiction over specific case types, and indicate data currently reported by court and case type, as defined by the Guide. See the Guide links above on this page for additional detail defining these caseload statistics.
 
By State PDF text and graphics
Alabama

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Hawaii

Kansas

Louisiana

Maryland

Michigan

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

North Dakota

Ohio

Texas

Utah

Washington

Wisconsin

 

  

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