2004 Annual Report: District Court Caseload

North Dakota Courts Annual Report 2004 District Court Caseload

District court filings increased slightly in 2004, showing a 1.38% increase over 2003 filings.

Civil filings were up 4.67% from 2003 and small claims filings decreased 7.02%. Criminal filings reflect a slight increase of 2.65% from 2003 levels. Formal juvenile filings show a 2.05% increase.

District Court Caseloadfor Calendar Year 2003 and 2004

Case Filings	2003	2004	Change in Filings 2003/2004
New Filings Total Civil Small Claims Criminal Juvenile Admin. Traffic	155,176 25,405 6,268 31,058 2,441 90,004	157,318 26,591 5,828 31,882 2,491 90,526	1.38 4.67 -7.02 2.65 2.05 .58
Case Dispositions	2003	2004
Dispositions Total Civil Small Claims Criminal Juvenile Admin. Traffic	174,786 35,564 6,597 39,342 3,971 89,312	183,074 38,460 6,125 42,488 4,098 91,903	4.55 8.14 -7.15 8.01 3.20 2.52

District Court Case Filings by Type - 2004

CIVIL		CRIMINAL
Case Type	Filings	Case Type	Filings
Property Damage Personal Injury Malpractice Divorce Adult Prot. Order Custody Support Proceedings Adoption Paternity Termination of Parental Rights Disord. Cond. Restr. Order Administrative Appeal Appeal Other Contract/Collect Quiet Title Condemnation Forcible Detain Foreclosure Change of Name Special Proceedings Trust Foreign Judgment Other Conservator/ Guardianship Protective Proceedings Probate Mental Health Small Claims	162 247 42 2,349 860 114 4,750 299 659 19 679 203 22 9,312 89 13 744 541 218 44 78 260 722 384 29 2,476 1,276 5,828	Felony Misdemeanor Infraction	4,650 23,792 3,440
State Total	32,419	State Total	31,882

The following is a chart that shows the number of jury trials held in each judicial district for 2004.

District 2004
East Central 42
Northeast
17
Northeast Central 23
Northwest
52
South Central 77
Southeast 27
Southwest 33
Total 271

District	2004
East Central	42
Northeast	17
Northeast Central	23
Northwest	52
South Central	77
Southeast	27
Southwest	33
Total	271