FY 2021 Maryland Judiciary Statistical Abstract

TABLE CC-1.2 CIRCUIT COURTS ALL CASES: FILINGS AND TERMINATIONS, BY CASE TYPE Original and Reopened Cases Fiscal Years 2019 – 2021

FY 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

Filings

Terminations

Filings

Terminations

Filings

Terminations

Total Civil-General

58,171

61,631

49,930

54,031

35,788

37,219

Condemnation

294

231

152

177

125

139

Cont’d Confessed Judgment

977

932

975

868

804

883

Contract

5,342

4,867

5,114

4,665

5,199

5,235

Motor Tort

5,381

5,174

5,458

4,857

4,936

4,493

Other Law

7,749

8,064

8,762

8,164

8,429

8,187

Other Tort

3,463

3,513

3,442

8,311

2,986

2,722

(Appeals) District Court - De Novo

1,188

1,043

969

822

180

209

(Appeals) District Court - On the Record

369

330

229

227

45

42

Administrative Agency

3,605

4,626

2,414

2,439

1,782

1,776

Other General

29,803

32,851

22,415

23,501

11,302

13,533

Total Civil-Family

93,417

88,464

76,073

74,678

66,091

66,353

Adoption/Guardianship

4,012

4,029

3,291

3,323

3,741

3,879

Divorce/Nullity

32,923

31,486

27,693

27,346

27,967

26,905

Domestic Violence

5,190

5,137

4,314

4,225

4,722

4,689

Other Domestic Relations

44,111

40,854

35,482

34,380

27,149

27,060

Paternity

7,181

6,958

5,293

5,404

2,512

3,820

Total Juvenile

12,382

14,835

9,600

9,452

6,491

6,753

Adoption

302

313

289

282

222

232

Adult

50

52

33

34

68

41

Child in Need of Assistance

2,455

3,114

1,906

1,744

1,614

1,392

Child in Need of Supervision

6

6

2

5

0

0

Delinquency

8,679

10,469

6,832

6,828

4,177

4,718

Guardianship (TPR)

382

370

307

329

324

279

Peace Orders

396

399

162

155

83

84

Unreported Category

112

112

69

75

3

7

Total Criminal

58,552

57,912

45,089

43,593

38,141

32,127

Indictment/Information

32,190

32,168

25,903

24,252

24,962

20,436

(Appeals) District Court - Motor

1,278

1,288

949

934

443

546

(Appeals) District Court - Other*

1,928

1,961

1,454

1,426

910

924

Jury Trial Prayed - Motor

9,009

8,552

6,322

6,470

4,308

3,701

Jury Trial Prayed - Other*

13,888

13,565

10,201

10,302

7,452

6,287

Non Support

93

120

44

48

7

33

Post Conviction

166

258

216

161

59

200

Statewide Totals

222,522

222,842

180,692

181,754

146,511

142,452

*Includes all other criminal appeal types, excluding motor vehicle.

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