CASELOAD 2022 Public Defender Highlights
24,443 total cases
12,043 adult criminal cases 4,783 mental health commitment hearings 2,920 preliminary arraignments 1,946 juvenile delinquency cases 1,325 expungements 776 bail hearings 639 Indirect Criminal Contempt (ICC clients)
Caseload
Juvenile Deliquency 8%
Preliminary Arraignments 12%
Mental Health Commitment Hearings 20%
Expungements 5%
Adult Criminal Cases 49%
Other 6%
MAJOR FELONY DIVISION 1,577 cases screened 442 total cases accepted
Major Felony Division Case Types
Homicide 10%
Act 33 (Juvenile Charged as Adult) 6%
Attempted Homicide 9%
Other Felonies/Complex Litigation 50%
Sex O�enses 26%
JUVENILE DIVISION 1,946 new client cases 639 Indirect Criminal Contempt (ICC) clients represented* 2,049 total hearings and reviews *The Juvenile Division took over ICC representation in 2021. ICC hearings involve alleged violations of Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders. These hearings are conducted in the Family Division of Common Pleas Court, the same division where juvenile cases are heard. Probation Reviews 48% Other Hearings 15% Detention Hearings 15% Violation Hearings 7% Dispositional Hearings 10% Consent Decree Reviews 5% Juvenile Hearings and Review Types
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