Aging of Current Pending Cases

Definition:  The age of the active case that are pending before the court, measured as the number of days from filing until the time of the measurement.

Purpose: Cases filed but not yet disposed make up the court's pending caseload.  Having a complete and accurate inventory of active pending cases was well as tracking their number and age is important because this pool of cases potentially required court action.  Examining the age of pending cases makes clear, or example, the number and type of cases drawing near or about to surpass the court's case processing time standards.  Once the age spectrum of cases is determined, the court can focus attention on what is required to ensure cases are brought to completion within reasonable time frames.

Types of Cases in this Data:  This data includes all Criminal Complex, Criminal Non-Complex, Civil, Family, and Business cases.