Superior Court Department
Fiscal Year 2010 Statistics
Civil Caseload Analysis
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| Fiscal Year 2010 Statistics |
| Civil Caseload Analysis |
 County |
Active Cases
Pending
as of 7/1/09 |
Cases
Entered
FY'10 |
Cases
Disposed
FY'10 |
Active Cases
Pending
as of 6/30/10 |
Changes
in
Pending |
Dispo/Entries
(Thru-put) |
| Barnstable |
1,130 |
944 |
1,020 |
1,054 |
-76 |
108% |
| Berkshire |
361 |
396 |
385 |
372 |
11 |
97% |
| Bristol |
1,964 |
1,648 |
1,804 |
1,808 |
-156 |
109% |
| Dukes |
105 |
92 |
87 |
110 |
5 |
95% |
| Essex |
2,764 |
2,713 |
2,833 |
2,644 |
-120 |
104% |
| Franklin |
185 |
124 |
164 |
145 |
-40 |
132% |
| Hampden |
1,455 |
1,212 |
1,190 |
1,477 |
22 |
98% |
| Hampshire |
343 |
276 |
306 |
313 |
-30 |
111% |
| Middlesex |
6,146 |
5,054 |
5,131 |
6,069 |
-77 |
102% |
| Nantucket |
74 |
81 |
64 |
91 |
17 |
79% |
| Norfolk |
2,313 |
2,371 |
2,241 |
2,443 |
130 |
95% |
| Plymouth |
2,203 |
1,710 |
1,813 |
2,100 |
-103 |
106% |
| Suffolk |
6,804 |
5,289 |
5,328 |
6,765 |
-39 |
101% |
| Worcester |
3,509 |
3,009 |
3,231 |
3,287 |
-222 |
107% |
| Superior Court |
29,356 |
24,919 |
25,597 |
28,678 |
-678 |
103% |
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* The civil caseload in the Superior Court has decreased significantly in the past 5 fiscal years from a high of 34,264 at the start of 2005 to 28,678 at the close of FY'10.
This represents a decrease of 16% in the overall civil caseload.
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