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Superior Court Department
Fiscal Year 2007 Statistics
Civil Caseload Analysis


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Fiscal Year 2007 Statistics
Civil Statistics
Civil Caseload Analysis
 County
as of 7/1/06
FY'07
FY'07
as of 6/30/07
Pending
(Thru-put)
Barnstable
1,136
801
831
1,106
-30
103%
Berkshire
405
377
415
367
-38
110%
Bristol
1,964
1,820
1,544
2,240
276
86%
Dukes
137
55
71
121
-16
129%
Essex
3,079
2,440
2,673
2,846
-233
109%
Franklin
145
137
126
156
11
92%
Hampden
1,648
1,214
1,231
1,631
-17
102%
Hampshire
406
263
306
363
-43
116%
Middlesex
6,339
4,754
4,738
6,355
16
100%
Nantucket
55
44
38
61
6
86%
Norfolk
2,653
2,308
2,650
2,311
-342
114%
Plymouth
2,199
1,574
1,511
2,262
63
96%
Suffolk
7,439
5,400
5,366
7,473
34
100%
Worcester
4,127
2,496
2,812
3,811
-316
112%
Superior Court
31,732
23,683
24,312
31,103*
-629
103%

 

 

* The Civil caseload in the Superior Court has decreased significantly in the past 2 fiscal years from a high of 34,264 at the start of 2005 to 31,103 at the close of FY'07. This represents a decrease of 10% in the overall civil caseload.




 

 
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