Appeals Court Case Statistics FY2008-2012
Origin of Appeals - Civil | FY2008 | FY2009 | FY2010 | FY2011 | FY2012 |
|
Superior Court |
621 | 626 | 689 | 705 | 642 |
|
Probate & Family Court |
124 | 143 | 157 | 143 | 140 |
|
BMC/District Court |
46 | 63 | 54 | 64 | 52 |
|
Juvenile Court | 83 | 70 | 71 | 91 | 63 |
|
Land Court |
58 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 51 |
|
Housing Court |
16 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 26 |
|
Appellate Tax Board | 28 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
|
Industrial Accident Review Board |
24 | 81 | 57 | 54 | 44 |
|
Employment Relations Board |
7 |
4 |
7 | 0 | 1 |
|
Appeals Court Single Justice |
18 |
23 | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| Gross Panel Entries (Civil) | 1025 | 1170 | 1173 | 1188 | 1030 |
Origin of Appeals - Criminal | FY2008 | FY2009 | FY2010 | FY2011 | FY2012 |
|
Superior Court |
558 | 606 | 572 | 602 | 543 |
|
BMC/District Court |
467 | 509 | 435 | 459 | 459 |
|
Juvenile Court | 26 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 33 |
|
Appeals Court Single Justice |
7 | 12 |
5 | 8 | 6 |
| Gross Panel Entries (Criminal) | 1058 | 1151 | 1042 | 1090 | 1041 |
Dispositions |
FY2008 |
FY2009 |
FY2010 |
FY2011 |
FY2012 |
|
Total Panel Entries |
2083 |
2321 |
2215 |
2278 |
2071 |
|
Transferred to Supreme Judicial Court |
70 |
82 | 76 | 81 | 80 |
|
Dismissed/settled/withdrawn/consolidated |
498 |
486 |
487 |
526 |
497 |
|
Net Annual Entries |
1515 |
1753 |
1652 |
1671 |
1494 |
|
Total Panel Decisions |
1330(669/661) |
1583(812/771) |
1582(817/765) |
1773(891/882) |
1583(833/750) |
|
Published opinions |
255 |
242 | 251 | 248 | 210 |
|
Summary dispositions |
1075 |
1341 | 1331 | 1525 | 1373 |
|
Decision of lower court affirmed (Civil/Criminal) |
528/543 |
624/636 | 623/524 | 691/653 | 653/592 |
|
Decision of lower court reversed (Civil/Criminal) |
83/88 |
125/92 | 118/196 | 109/150 | 112/109 |
|
Other result reached (Civil/Criminal) |
58/30 |
63/43 |
76/45 | 84/86 | 68/49 |