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The Judicial Branch receives The Judicial Branch receives approximately 2% approximately 2%

of the overall state budgetof the overall state budget

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North Carolina ranks second to last in the number of judges per capita at 1.3 FTE per 100,000 population.

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The overall national average is 3.0

FTEs per 100,000 population for general jurisdiction courts and 5.7 for unified courts*

*Source: National Center for State Courts, Examining the Work of State Courts, 2006


In North Carolina, there are 3,147 incoming non-traffic cases filed per judge


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North Carolina ranks first in the number of incoming criminal cases per 100,000 population



North Carolina ranks 50th in the percentage of justice system funding spent on courts at $62 per person

Alaska spends $263 per person. The mean for all states is $116.

* Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts Program, 2006

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The Mecklenburg County Courts processes 9.62% of all filings and dispositions in the state (FY2007-08)

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Mecklenburg County holds 9.52% of the population of North Carolina (2007)


Mecklenburg County logs approximately 18% of the Violent Crime Index and approximately 15% of the Property Crime Index in the state (2007)


Mecklenburg County receives approximately 7% of the Judicial Branch budget based on FTE positions (FY2007-08)

Superior Criminal Caseload InventorySuperior Criminal Caseload InventoryMisdemeanor AppealsMisdemeanor Appeals

Filed

41664303432742233562

010002000

300040005000

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009


Disposed

43584854399634373430

0

2000

4000

6000

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009


Pending

25563322 3630

3032 2805

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009

Superior Criminal CaseloadSuperior Criminal CaseloadInventory FeloniesInventory Felonies

Filed

7714 8582 9553 100778854

0

5000

10000

15000

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

Superior Criminal Caseload Superior Criminal Caseload Inventory-FeloniesInventory-Felonies

Disposed

6722 7162 8263 10033 10630

0

5000

10000

15000

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

Superior Court Criminal Superior Court Criminal Caseload Inventory-FeloniesCaseload Inventory-Felonies

Pending

64287782 8310 7795 7188

0

5000

10000

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

Superior Court Superior Court Civil Trend AnalysisCivil Trend Analysis

Filed

36093716 430133893598

0

2000

4000

6000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Superior Court Superior Court Civil Trend AnalysisCivil Trend Analysis

Disposed

3742 3792 36813392

3962

3000

3500

4000

4500

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Superior Court Superior Court Civil Trend Analysis Civil Trend Analysis

Pending

2483 22891982 2177

2502

0

1000

2000

3000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Superior Court CivilSuperior Court Civil

Median Age of Pending Caseload

108.0 117.0154.0 149.0 131.0

0.0

100.0

200.0

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Superior Court CivilSuperior Court Civil

Average Age of Pending Caseload

210.9 210.7 189.5157.5 170.3

0

100

200

300

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Motor Vehicle CasesMotor Vehicle Cases

Filed

85,883100,996 100,398 114,340 115,149

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Motor Vehicle Cases Motor Vehicle Cases

DISPOSED

84,809100,494 100,311 111,174 113,785

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Non-Motor Vehicle CasesNon-Motor Vehicle Cases

Filed

51,36054,997

52,978

56,804 56,030

45000

50000

55000

60000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Non-Motor Vehicle CasesNon-Motor Vehicle Cases

DISPOSED

54615 5474852977

57361 56593

45000

50000

55000

60000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Infractions CasesInfractions Cases

FILED

49466 57240 55742 5784646992

020000

4000060000

80000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Infraction CasesInfraction Cases

DISPOSED

49046

56782 57561 57050

49401

4000045000500005500060000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Civil Domestic RelationsCivil Domestic Relations

FILED

9,5979,842 9,719

8,9879,369

8,500

9,000

9,500

10,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009


DISPOSED

9,043

9,455 9,483

9,187

8,956

8,6008,8009,0009,2009,4009,600

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009


Average Age of Pending Cases

286 313.1 309.4

217.5 190.3

0

100

200

300

400

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009


Median Age of Pending Cases

126 129 135112

96

0

50

100

150

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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