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Judicial and Public Safety Functions E-filing allows filers to file from anywhere, increasing convenience and eliminating travel costs. It also gives filers more time to file, as they are not confined to submitting documents during regular office hours. In Jefferson County, the county and district clerks’ offices have seen a steady increase in caseloads (Exhibit 7-33). The county clerk’s office and various county courts are managing a caseload that has risen by 16 percent in the total number of cases since 1993; the district clerk’s and district courts’ caseload rose by 28 percent over the same period. It is unlikely that the caseloads will decrease in the foreseeable future. EXHIBIT 7-33 JEFFERSON COUNTY COUNTY COURT CASELOAD VOLUME, 1993 - 2004 JEFFERSON COUNTY COUNTY-LEVEL COURTS FY Total Cases Civil Cases Criminal Cases Cases Pending 09/01 Cases Added Cases Disposed Cases Pending 09/01 Cases Added Cases Disposed Cases Pending 09/01 Cases Added Cases Disposed 1993 10,724 11,006 10,666 1,734 3,526 3,540 8,990 7,480 7,126 1994 11,064 10,054 10,037 1,720 3,231 3,203 9,344 6,823 6,834 1995 11,081 10,985 9,553 1,748 3,114 3,236 9,333 7,871 6,317 1996 12,513 12,291 11,161 1,626 5,080 3,598 10,887 7,211 7,563 1997 12,685 10,453 11,706 2,150 3,110 4,225 10,535 7,343 7,481 1998 11,432 9,283 10,479 1,035 1,987 2,312 10,397 7,296 8,167 1999 10,254 9,674 9,061 728 2,314 2,043 9,526 7,360 7,018 2000 10,852 9,029 10,224 984 2,319 1,959 9,868 6,710 8,265 2001 10,345 9,585 9,211 2,032 2,510 2,570 8,313 7,075 6,641 2002 10,696 9,633 8,339 1,949 2,500 2,187 8,747 7,133 6,152 2003 11,991 8,794 8,471 2,263 2,200 2,049 9,728 6,594 6,422 2004 12,443 9,975 10,876 2,414 2,492 2,046 10,029 7,483 8,830 Avg. per year 10,064 9,982 2,865 2,747 7,198 7,235 Total 120,762 119,784 34,383 32,968 86,379 86,816 Page 7-57
Judicial and Public Safety Functions EXHIBIT 7-33 (Continued) JEFFERSON COUNTY COUNTY COURT CASELOAD VOLUME, 1993 - 2004 Jefferson County District Courts FY Total Cases Civil Cases Criminal Cases Cases Pending 09/01 Cases Added Cases Disposed Cases Pending 09/01 Source: Texas Office of Court Administration, May 2005. Cases Added Cases Disposed Cases Pending 09/01 Cases Added Cases Disposed 1993 9,856 18,059 18,141 6,796 14,053 14,128 3,028 3,655 3,665 1994 9,735 18,165 17,138 6,721 14,244 13,450 2,979 3,522 3,315 1995 10,727 18,721 18,076 7,515 14,746 14,206 3,151 3,479 3,390 1996 11,338 16,903 17,426 8,055 13,309 13,324 3,203 3,161 3,642 1997 10,792 17,424 17,296 8,040 13,795 13,609 2,670 3,214 3,250 1998 10,857 15,643 16,982 8,226 12,104 13,177 2,571 3,059 3,336 1999 9,444 17,713 17,830 7,126 13,712 14,063 2,247 3,599 3,325 2000 9,143 18,496 18,074 6,643 14,633 14,367 2,477 3,383 3,229 2001 9,496 18,626 19,774 6,708 14,829 18,629 2,763 3,361 3,726 2002 8,309 18,585 17,120 5,908 14,516 13,439 2,359 3,639 3,302 2003 11,377 19,950 18,603 8,662 15,826 14,865 2,625 3,767 3,400 2004 12,618 18,453 18,277 9,630 15,200 15,046 2,881 2,839 2,776 Avg. per year 18,062 17,895 14,247 14,359 3,390 3,363 Total 216,738 214,737 170,967 172,303 40,678 40,356 Exhibit 7-34 details caseloads for the county and district clerks’ offices for 2004. The year saw a relatively stable level of case submissions and dispositions each month for both offices; the county clerk’s office processed an average of 831 new cases each month, while the district clerk’s office processed an average 1,538 new cases. The county clerk’s office processed or disposed of an average of 906 older cases per month; the district clerk’s office processed or disposed of an average of 1,523. (Note that the case load for the county clerk’s office does not include probate cases, which are not included in the Office of Court Administration’s data. However, the county clerk’s office processed a total of 2,386 probates cases in 2004. If probate cases are included, the county clerk’s office processed an average of 1,030 cases per month.) In all, the county clerk’s office processed or disposed of about 1,737 cases per month in 2004, not counting cases that were pending the court system. The district Page 7-58
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont’d) 7.0 JU
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This review has be
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MGT was selected
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Executive Summary To finance these
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CHAPTER 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGR
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Jefferson Peer Average Brazoria EXH
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2.0 JEFFERSON COUNTY EMPLOYEE SURVE
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