Welcome! 26 th Judicial District of North Carolina Town Hall Meeting
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Welcome!Welcome! 26 26thth Judicial District Judicial District
of North Carolina of North Carolina Town Hall MeetingTown Hall Meeting
Sponsored by
In Partnership with The 26th Judicial District of North Carolina
Central Piedmont Community CollegeWBTV
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
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In North Carolina, there are 3,147
incoming non-traffic cases filed per judge
*Source: National Center for State Courts, Examining the Work of State Courts, 2006
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North Carolina ranks first in the number of incoming criminal cases per 100,000 population
*Source: National Center for State Courts, Examining the Work of State Courts, 2006
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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)
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Mecklenburg County logs
approximately 18% of the Violent Crime Index and approximately 15% of the Property Crime Index in the state (2007)
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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
3,363 3,5624,223 4,327 4,303
0
2000
4000
6000
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
Superior Criminal Caseload InventorySuperior Criminal Caseload InventoryMisdemeanor AppealsMisdemeanor Appeals
DISPOSED
4,8543,707 3,430 3,437 3,996
02000
40006000
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Superior Criminal Caseload InventorySuperior Criminal Caseload InventoryMisdemeanor AppealsMisdemeanor Appeals
PENDING
3,0323,6303,322
2,5562,510
01000200030004000
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
Superior Criminal CaseloadSuperior Criminal CaseloadInventory FeloniesInventory Felonies
FILED
7,716 7,714 8,582 8,854 9,553
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10000
15000
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Superior Criminal Caseload Superior Criminal Caseload Inventory-FeloniesInventory-Felonies
DISPOSED
8,8026,722 7,162 8,263 10,033
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15000
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2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Superior Court Criminal Superior Court Criminal Caseload Inventory-FeloniesCaseload Inventory-Felonies
PENDING
6,428 7,782 8,310 7,7955,610
0200040006000800010000
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Superior Court Superior Court Civil Trend AnalysisCivil Trend Analysis
FILED
3,7163,598 3,609
3,423 3,389
3200340036003800
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Superior Court Superior Court Civil Trend AnalysisCivil Trend Analysis
DISPOSED
3,5043,742 3,792
3,681
3,392
300032003400360038004000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Superior Court Superior Court Civil Trend Analysis Civil Trend Analysis
PENDING
2,546 2,483 2,289 1,982 2,177
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Superior Court CivilSuperior Court Civil
Median Age of Pending Caseload
131.0 108.0149.0154.0159.0
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100.0
200.0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Superior Court CivilSuperior Court Civil
Average Age of Pending Caseload
223.9 210.9 210.7 189.5 157.5
0100200300
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Motor Vehicle CasesMotor Vehicle Cases
FILED
89,485 85,883 100,996 100,398 114,340
050,000100,000150,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Motor Vehicle Cases Motor Vehicle Cases
DISPOSED
91,628 84,809100,494 100,311 111,174
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100000
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Non-Motor Vehicle CasesNon-Motor Vehicle Cases
FILED
50,635 51,36054,997 52,978
56,804
45000500005500060000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Non-Motor Vehicle CasesNon-Motor Vehicle Cases
DISPOSED
49,34054,615 54,748 52,977
57,361
45000500005500060000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Infractions CasesInfractions Cases
FILED
58,860
49,466
57,240 55,742 57,846
4000045000500005500060000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
District Court Criminal District Court Criminal Infraction CasesInfraction Cases
DISPOSED
55,804
49,046
56,782 57,561 57,050
4000045000500005500060000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Civil Domestic RelationsCivil Domestic Relations
FILED
9,2619,597
9,842 9,719
8,9878,500
9,000
9,500
10,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Civil Domestic RelationsCivil Domestic Relations
DISPOSED
8,946 9,043
9,455 9,483
9,187
8,6008,8009,0009,2009,4009,600
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Civil Domestic RelationsCivil Domestic Relations
Average Age of Pending Cases
272.4 286 313.1 309.4217.5
0100200300400
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Civil Domestic RelationsCivil Domestic Relations
Median Age of Pending Cases
114 126 129 135112
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150
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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