Texas Judiciary FY 2014 Annual Statistical Report just released by OCA

The Annual Statistical Report for the Texas Judiciary has just be published as a single book-like pdf document (a little later in the year than the previous edition, but with enhanced features and improved, user-friendly presentation). It is available for download free of charge from the Texas Judiciary's new website. 

The Annual Report is published by the Office of Court Administration (OCA) and is a veritable treasure-trove of data on the Texas judicial system at all levels, including caseload trends in the trial courts, broken down by case type and type of court; appellate case disposition patterns and opinion production the courts of appeals; and outcomes of appeals taken to the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and decided on the merits. The reporting period is the fiscal year, not the calendar year.

Highlights from this Year's Annual Report 

The Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2014 is 136 pages long and

 contains numerous high-quality graphics, tables, and 

charts that visualize the statistical information

and make it much easier to comprehend.

See examples below: Appeals and top counties from which they originate, and timeline chart of number of cases decided by the Texas Supreme Court over the last two decades.

SUPREME COURT PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTS

HOUSTON COURT OF APPEALS IN SECOND PLACE

AFTER CORPUS CHRISTI 

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HOUSTON COURT OF APPEALS WORKLOAD STATS  

See prior blawg post for --> opinion production broken down by  

members of Houston-based appellate courts, including number of 

dissents and concurrences by justices of 1st and 14th Court of Appeals 

in comparison.