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THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEC 2 1976
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
1975
THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
1975
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
JUSTICE BUILDING
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
BERT M. MONTAGUE FRANKLIN E. FREEMAN, JR.
Director Assistant Director
To The Honorable, The Chief Justice of
The Supreme Court of North Carolina
Submitted herewith is the Tenth Annual Report of the Admin-istrative
Officer of the Courts. This Report, prepared pursuant
to G.S. 7A-343, relates to the 1975 calendar year.
BERT M. MONTAGUE
Director
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CONTENTS
Foreword iii
Map of North Carolina Judicial Divisions and Districts iv
The Appellate Division 1
The Supreme Court 1
The Court of Appeals 2
The Superior Court Division 3
Total Cases Added and Disposed of
in the Superior Court 3
Total Cases Pending in the Superior Court 4
Utilization of Scheduled Court 4
Superior Court Civil Dockets 5
Civil Cases Added and Disposed of
in the Superior Court 6
Civil Cases Pending in the Superior Court 6
Distribution of Pending Civil Cases
among the Counties .. 7
Ten Counties with Largest Civil Dockets 7
Civil Cases Pending, Added, and Disposed
of in the Superior Court 8
Utilization of Civil Superior Court Terms 15
Superior Court Criminal Dockets 19
Criminal Cases Added and Disposed of
in the Superior Court 21
Criminal Cases Pending in the Superior Court 21
Distribution of Pending Criminal Cases
among the Counties 22
Ten Counties with Largest Criminal Dockets 22
Ten Counties with Greatest Proportion of Cases
Pending in Relation to Dispositions 23
Percent of Cases Tried in the District Court
Which Were Appealed to the
Superior Court for Trial De Novo 23
Percent of Superior Court Findings Which are
Cases Appealed from the
District Court for Trial De Novo 23
Criminal Cases Pending, Added, and
Disposed of in the Superior Court 24
Utilization of Criminal Superior Court Terms 31
Estates and Special Proceedings Pending, Added and
Disposed of before the Clerk of Superior Court 35
The District Court Division 42
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District Court Civil Dockets 42
Civil Cases Added and Disposed of
in the District Court 44
Civil Cases Pending in the District Court 44
Distribution of Pending Civil Cases
among the Counties 45
Ten Counties with Largest Civil Dockets 45
Civil Cases Pending, Added, and
Disposed of in the District Court 46
District Court Criminal Dockets 54
Criminal Cases Added and Disposed of
in the District Court 55
Criminal Cases Pending in the District Court 55
Distribution of Pending Criminal Cases
among the Counties 56
Ten Counties with Largest Criminal Dockets 56
Criminal Cases Pending, Added,
and Disposed of in the District Court 57
Offenses and Conditions Alleged in Juvenile
Petitions and Number of Children
Before Court for First Time 65
Juvenile Proceedings—Adj udicatory
Hearings in the District Court 72
District Court Activity in Motor Vehicle
and Small Claim Cases 79
Days of Court Held at Each Seat
of the District Court 84
Fiscal Operations « 89
Amounts of Fees, Fines and Forfeitures
Collected and Distributed 90
Representation of Indigents 94
Assigned Counsel — Criminal Cases 96
Special Counsel Representation of the
Indigent Mentally 111 and Inebriate 100
Tables
The Judicial Council 101
Superior Court Judges 102
District Court Judges 103
District Attorneys and Assistants 106
Public Defenders and Assistants 109
Special Counsel at Mental Institutions 109
Clerks of the Superior Court 109
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FOREWORD
The court reorganization movement in North Carolina began
in mid nineteen-fifties and culminated in the adoption of consti-tutional
amendments in 1962 and 1965 and the enactment of the
"Judicial Department Act of 1965." The year 1975 marks the fifth
year during which all divisions of the General Court of Justice
have operated in each of the State's 100 counties. The Judicial
Department consists of an Appellate Division composed of the
Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals (which has been fully
operational since 1968), a Superior Court Division and a District
Court Division. The system is unified for purposes of jurisdic-tion,
operation and administration. All of the officers and per-sonnel
of the Judicial Department are employees of the State.
There are now 7 justices of the Supreme Court, 9 judges of the
Court of Appeals, 55 full-time Superior Court judges, 126 District
Court judges, 31 district attorneys and 134 assistant district
attorneys, 5 public defenders and 25 assistant public defenders
(serving in the 12th, 18th, 26th, 27th and 28th judicial districts),
100 clerks of the superior court, approximately 540 magistrates,
approximately 230 juvenile counselors, 76 court reporters and
approximately 1,300 supporting personnel (primarily assistants,
deputies, secretarial and clerical personnel in the offices of clerks
of the superior court) .
The Administrative Officer of the Courts is required to "sub-mit
an annual report on the work of the Judicial Department"
to the Chief Justice and the members of the General Assembly.
This Annual Report is based upon data supplied by the clerks
of the superior court on a monthly and quarterly basis. The data
contained herein can most appropriately be used in making year-to-
year comparisons for the entire system and in comparing the
performance of different counties and judicial districts. The data
is also the beginning point for independent analysis of the per-formance
of the courts of each county and judicial district.
Although caution should be used in generalizing about the per-formance
of the entire General Court of Justice, this report does
evaluate the status of the criminal and civil dockets of the
Superior and District Court divisions. These evaluations are
carefully grounded on the available data base, but they derive
from quantitative rather than qualitative data and are based
upon totals for groups of counties rather than a thoroughgoing
analysis of each county.
Although there are a number of statistical indicators that may
be used in evaluating court performance, there is no single baro-meter
that gives a weighted average of all factors. The more
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obvious factors to weigh in making year-to-year comparisons
and relative ranking between counties and judicial districts are
filings, dispositions, and the number of cases pending at the end
of the year. Other useful measures are the pending ratios (the
relation that the number of cases pending at year's end bears to
the number of cases disposed of during the year) and the rate
of disposition (the percentage of the year's filings which were
disposed of during the year) . Low pending ratios and high rates
of disposition are positive measures.
The statistics contained herein are case flow statistics and
none are "backlog" or "delay" statistics. This report uses "cases
pending" as one unit of analysis, but the term "backlog" will not
be found herein and it is inaccurate to apply that term to the
cases which are properly described as "pending." A case which
is pending may be two days or two years old. "Backlog" may be
tentatively defined as those cases which have been pending dis-position
longer than an agreed upon standard of time for the
average case of the same type in the same court. A "delayed"
case would be any case which exceeded the agreed upon standard
time-frame and such cases could also be described as "back-logged."
Even if an agreed upon standard time-frame with sup-porting
data was available, such data could only properly be used
(as is the case with the data which is available) as a starting
point for analysis. In any case, the Administrative Office does
not now routinely collect data on the length of time required for
the disposition of particular cases.
Whatever the unit of analysis, whether "cases pending," "de-layed
cases," or "pending ratios," a number of questions must be
asked once the raw data is available. At what point in time is
the data stated? Cases pending, for example, are stated as of
December 31, 1975; are they generally higher during a holiday
season? What effect do the customs and practics of the local bar
have upon courtroom and trial delays? What are the policies of
the court, the bar, and district attorneys with respect to con-tinuances?
Is there a well thought out system for the calendar-ing
of cases? Are pre-trial release procedures working effec-tively?
Is the waiver procedure for motor vehicle cases fully
utilized? Are continuances caused by court congestion or are
they sought after by the parties? What effect do sentencing prac-tices
have upon the rate of criminal appeals between the District
and Superior Courts? How much court was held in the district
and how often? (In some counties there are no more than two
weeks of Superior Court each year.) What are the geographical
dimensions of the judicial district? Are seats of court distant
from one another, requiring a great deal of travel time by court
officials? Are there sufficient courtrooms available when needed?
Are the courtrooms located and designed so as to permit efficient
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dispatch of the court's business? How many cases counted as
"pending" are essentially "dead" cases and will ultimately be
nol prossed or dismissed? (It may in fact be customary strategy
to file a civil action knowing at the time that the case will never
be tried; similarly, it may be a good strategy for the district
attorney not to nol pros a case, although knowing that it will
likely not be tried.) What is the extent of plea bargaining in the
district? What is the settlement rate in the district? Has there
been any illness among court officials? Are there adequate inves-tigatory
resources? Are law enforcement and expert witnesses
available when needed? The above list is not exhaustive but is
illustrative of the types of questions that must be explored in
analyzing the statistical data for each county and district.
The purpose of this foreword has not been to denigrate the
statistical data report herein, but to stress the subtlety and
complexity of the variables which they reflect. All quantitative
data must be read with care and this is especially true of court
statistics. Too great a reliance on numbers alone give credence
to the concept of "mass justice." Court officials know that justice
is administered to individuals.
As this report is being prepared, action is underway to revise
the system of data reporting by the clerks of superior court to
the Administrative Office of the Courts. The system contem-plated
will provide more concrete data on actual case backlogs
and on the time that cases are pending in the trial courts. The
revised system will not be in effect for a sufficient period of time
in 1976 to be fully reflected in the annual report for that year.
However, an improved system of data reporting should be evi-dent
in the annual report on calendar year 1977.
October 1976
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THE APPELLATE DIVISION
THE SUPREME COURT
One hundred and thirty-six opinions were filed by the Supreme
Court in 1975. Of the total, 56 were civil and 80 were criminal
cases. Sixty-two percent (35 opinions) of the civil appeals were
affirmed and 72 percent (58 opinions) of the criminal appeals
were affirmed. In the remaining cases, the Supreme Court modi-fied
the decision from which the appeal was taken. As reported
in the North Carolina Reports, the court disposed of 274 peti-tions
for certiorari, 12 motions to dismiss, 7 motions to rehear.
JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT
Chief Justice
Susie Sharp
Associate Justices
I. Beverly Lake Dan. K. Moore
Joseph W. Branch J. William Copeland
J. Frank Huskins James G. Exum, Jr.
Emergency Justices
William B. Rodman, Jr.
J. Will Pless, Jr.
William H. Bobbitt, C.J.
Carlisle W. Higgins
THE COURT OF APPEALS
Eight hundred and twenty-nine opinions were filed by the
Court of Appeals in 1975. Of these 829 opinions, 443 were crim-inal
cases and 386 were civil cases. The court determined and
disposed of 1,002 motions and petitions in 1975.
JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
Chief Judge
Walter E. Brock
Associate Judges
David M. Britt
Naomi E. Morris
Frank M. Parker
Robert A. Hedrick
Earl W. Vaughn
Robert M. Martin
Edward B. Clark
Gerald Arnold
Emergency Judges
Raymond B. Mallard
Hugh B. Campbell
THE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
The performance of the superior court division of the General
Court of Justice is adequately summarized in the sections on
civil and criminal dockets which follow. Only a few items deserve
highlighting in terms of the combined civil and criminal dockets.
Total filings increased by 13.6% and dispositions increased by
15.5%. The number of cases pending at the end of the year
increased by 8.9%.
The number of days of court scheduled increased from 9,846
to 11,525, an increase of 17%, but the number of days actually
held increased by 1,380 days (17.8%) from 7,763 to 9,143. For
all 100 counties, the percentage of court utilization rose from
78.8% to 79.3%.
The pending ratio for the civil division of 165.0 is greater
than for last year, indicating that it would require approximately
one year and eight months for the court to dispose of all civil
cases pending. The comparable figure for the criminal division is
approximately four months, down from four and one-half months
in 1974.
The Clerk of the Superior Court has significant jurisdiction in
the administration of estates and special proceedings.
TOTAL CASES ADDED AND DISPOSED OF
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1975
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1/1/70-12/31/70 ill iiih wiiii 50,590
48,259
1/1/71-12/31/71
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47,214
1/1/72 - 12/31/72
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48,542
51,395
1/1/73 - 12/31/73
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52,533
1/1/74 - 12/31/74
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56,693
53.458
1/1/75 - 12/31/75
(in thousands) 40 s''«o «'.
64,424
61,773
TOTAL CASES PENDING
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
December 31, 1970 - December 31, 1975
12/31/70 ran^OHBHH 30,971
12/31/71 "»™» ihimiii 31,146
12/31/72 MfflMWi 28,293
12/31/73 OHHB 26,609
12/31/74 UMllliBiMi— 29,844
12/31/75 Mii^iii/mmBi 32,495
(in thousands) 25 30 35
UTILIZATION OF SCHEDULED COURT
January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1975
Days Scheduled Days Held Percentage
1/1/70 - 12/31/70 8,9401/2 7,178% 80.3
1/1/71 12/31/71 8,792 7,266% 82.6
1/1/72 - 12/31/72 9,170 7,496 81.7
1/1/73 - 12/31/73 9,542% 7,716 80.9
1/1/74 12/31/74 9,846 7,763i/2 78.8
1/1/75 - 12/31/75 11,525 9,143 79.3
SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DOCKETS
As has been indicated in this space in recent years, there
continues to be room for much improvement in the civil division
of the superior court. This year, a favorable increase in disposi-tions
of 5.2% is overshadowed by a large increase in filings of
8.5%. The number of cases pending at the end of the year
increased by 12.7%.
For the third time in the last nine years, the number of cases
filed has exceeded the number of cases disposed of and the num-ber
of cases pending at the end of the year has shown an increase
from the prior year. The relation, in percentage terms, of dispo-sitions
to filings has changed from 87.1% in 1974 to 84.4% in
1975, As has always been the case, the pending ratio for this
division is higher than for any other division of the General
Court of .Justice. The pending ratio for this year (165.0) is
greater than for last year (154.3). This ratio indicates that it
would require approximately one year and eight months for the
superior courts to dispose of all civil cases pending.
There was a substantial increase in the number of days of civil
court held this year, from 2,673 to 3,160. The percentage of court
utilization was little changed, decreasing from 73.9% to 73.1%.
Among all 100 counties, the 10 counties with the largest civil
dockets accounted for 55.3% of the total pending cases. Sixty-seven
counties had 100 or fewer cases pending and only six
counties had more than 500 pending.
CIVIL CASES ADDED AND DISPOSED OF
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1975
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1/1/70 - 12/31/70 mammmm^mtmmmmm 13,589
wmzzEmBsmzszmmsszBZMm^ 15,535
1/1/71 - 12/31/71 mmmmmmmm 8,251
vzzmzzzzzzzz^MSZZSSZZzzm 10,064
1/1/72 - 12/31/72 m—mmm—m 8,249
WZZZZ2ZZZZZZZZ2ZZZZZZ2ZZm 8,871
1/1/73 - 12/31/73 wm^mammmm 8,490
7ZZZZZZZZZZZ2ZZZ2ZZZZZ. 7,897
1/1/74 - 12/31/74 HHHnnM 10,065
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1/1/75 - 12/31/75 mmmm^mmmmmm 10,919
TzmMzzzzzzzzzzzszzszzzzzzzzzm 9,222
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CIVIL CASES PENDING
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
December 31, 1970 - December 31, 1975
12/31/70 wam—m 14,052
12/31/71 Hi 12,239
12/31/72 wm 11,617
12/31/73 Mi 12,210
12/31/74 wmmmm 13.517
12/31/75 HHHH 15,214
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DISTRIBUTION OF PENDING CIVIL CASES
AMONG THE COUNTIES
Number of
Cases
Number of
Counties
1974
1975
Less than
50 50-100 101-200 201-500
Over
500
42 25 21 7 5
37 30 18 9 6
TEN COUNTIES WITH LARGEST CIVIL DOCKETS
PENDING AT YEAR END
County
Pending
1-1-75 Added Disposed of
Pending
12-31-75
Relation (%) of
Dispositions
to Filings
Mecklenburg 2,071 1,433 783 2,721 54.6
Wake 1,221 1,052 800 1,473 76.0
Guilford 879 819 673 1,025 82.2
Forsyth 578 635 581 632 91.5
Buncombe 487 424 314 597 74.1
Durham 647 390 444 593 113.8
Henderson 317 129 63 383 48.8
Gaston 411 296 338 369 114.2
Cumberland 313 255 228 340 89.4
Orange 248 99 60 287 60.6
State Mean 135 109 92 152 84.4
All counties above were listed in this table in the 1974 Annual Report.
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BY JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
1975 Calendar Year
1ST DISTRICT Days Scheduled Days Held Days Unused % Used
Camden 5 4 1 80.0
Chowan 35 25 10 71.4
Currituck 15 9V2 51/2 63.3
Dare 20 15 5 75.0
Gates 5 1 4 20.0
Pasquotank 35 24% I01/2 70.0
Perquimans 5 2 3 40.0
TOTAL 120 81 39 67.5
2ND DISTRICT
Beaufort 25 14 11 56.0
Hyde 5 3 2 60.0
Martin 19 10 9 52.6
Tyrrell
Washington 10 5 5 50"6
TOTAL 59 32 27 54.2
3RD DISTRICT
Carteret 40 29i/
2 IOI/2 73.8
Craven 52 35 17 67.3
Pamlico 1 1 100.0
Pitt 65 43 22 66.2
TOTAL 158 108y2
49i/2 68.7
4TH DISTRICT
Duplin 15 6 9 40.0
Jones 10 31/2 61/2 35.0
Onslow 30 16 14 53.3
Sampson 20 12 8 60.0
TOTAL 75 37i/
2 371/2 50.0
5TH DISTRICT
New Hanover 90 671/2 221/2 75.0
Pender 15 9 6 60.0
TOTAL 105 76i/
2
28i/
2 72.9
6TH DISTRICT
Bertie 12 5 7 41.7
Halifax 25 13 12 52.0
Hertford 15 71/2 71/2 50.0
Northampton 25 . I21/2 121/2 50.0
TOTAL 77 38 39 49.4
7TH DISTRICT
Edgecombe 30 13 17 43.3
Nash 65 371/2 271/ 57.7
Wilson 45 23 22 51.1
TOTAL 140 731/2 66V2 52.5
15
8TH DISTRICT Days Scheduled Days Held Days Unused % Used
Greene
Lenoir
Wayne
TOTAL
10
30
50
90
41/2
27
44%
76
51/2
3
51/2
14
45.0
90.0
89.0
84.4
9TH DISTRICT
Franklin
Granville
Person
Vance
Warren
TOTAL
20
20
20
20
15
95
16
12V2
9
11
71/2
56
4
71/2
11
9
71/2
39
80.0
61.0
45.0
55.0
50.0
59.0
10TH DISTRICT
Wake 300 241 59 80.3
11TH DISTRICT
Harnett
Johnston
Lee
TOTAL
45
55
20
120
371/2
40
17
941/2
71/2
15
3
251/2
83.3
72.7
85.0
78.8
12TH DISTRICT
Cumberland
Hoke
TOTAL
75
5
80
48i/
2
2
501/2
26i/
2
3
29i/2
64.7
40.0
63.1
13TH DISTRICT
Bladen
Brunswick
Columbus
TOTAL
20
25
35
80
19
17
251/2
6IV2
1
8
9i/
2
I8I/2
95.0
68.0
72.9
76.9
14TH DISTRICT
Durham 135 1121/2 221/2 83.3
15TH DISTRICT
Alamance
Chatham
Orange
TOTAL
60
15
40
115
501/2
61/2
29
86
91/2
8V2
11
29
84.2
43.3
72.5
74.8
16TH DISTRICT
Robeson
Scotland
TOTAL
35
15
50
24
41/2
28i/2
11
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211/2
68.6
30.0
57.0
17TH DISTRICT
Caswell
Rockingham
Stokes
Surry
TOTAL
18
55
5
40
118
91/2
32
25i/
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71
8i/
2
23
1
141/2
47
52.8
58.2
80.0
63.8
60.2
16
18TH DISTRICT
Guilford
19TH DISTRICT
Cabarrus
Montgomery
Randolph
Rowan
TOTAL
20TH DISTRICT
Anson
Moore
Richmond
Stanly
Union
TOTAL
21ST DISTRICT
Forsyth
22ND DISTRICT
Days Scheduled Days Held
280 203
50 2314
75 55
70 48
195 126i/
2
15 12
45 3iy2
35 17
15 13%
40 28
150 102
200 173
Days Unused % Used
77 72.5
26y2 47.0
20 73.3
22 68.6
68i/
2 64.9
3 80.0
131/2 70.0
18 48.6
1% 90.0
12 70.0
48 68.0
27 86.5
Alexander 12 71/2 41/2 62.5
Davidson 70 48 22 68.6
Davie 12 8 4 66.7
Iredell 50 31 19 62.0
TOTAL 144 94i/
2 491/2 65.6
23RD DISTRICT
Alleghany 10 5 5 50.0
Ashe 2 2 100.0
WUkes 45 35i/2 91/2 78.9
Yadkin 25 171/2 71/2 70.0
TOTAL 82 60 22 73.2
24TH DISTRICT
Avery 10 6 4 60.0
Madison 50 351/2 141/2 71.0
Mitchell 10 9 1 90.0
Watauga 12 11 1 91.7
Yancey 10 3 7 30.0
TOTAL 92 64i/
2 271/2 70.1
25TH DISTRICT
Burke 55 411/2 13i/
2 75.5
Caldwell 40 27 13 67.5
Catawba 50 371/2 121/2 75.0
TOTAL 145 106 39 73.1
26TH DISTRICT
Mecklenburg
27TH DISTRICT
Cleveland
Gaston
Lincoln
TOTAL
487V2 425 62i/
2 87.2
45 31% 13i/2 70.0
105 86 19 81.9
15 61/2 8i/
2 43.3
165 124 41 75.2
17
28TH DISTRICT
Buncombe
29TH DISTRICT
Henderson
McDowell
Polk
Rutherford
Transylvania
TOTAL
30TH DISTRICT
Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Haywood
Jackson
Macon
Swain
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL 4,324i/
2 3,160 l,164i/2 73.1
Days Scheduled Days Held Days Unused % Used
220 165 55 75.0
35 21 14 60.0
20 15 5 75.0
5 3 2 60.0
35 34 1 97.1
20 I5y2
4i/
2 77.5
115 88i/
2 26% 77.0
10 10V2 105.0
7 5 2 71.4
15 13 2 86.7
30 27 3 90.0
35 25 10 71.4
21 12 9 57.1
14 11 3 78.6
132 1031/2 281/2 78.4
18
SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL DOCKETS
Filings increased in 1975 by 6,877 cases (14.7%) over the
previous year. Dispositions increased by 17.6%. Because of the
substantially improved rate of dispositions, as compared with
the previous year, the rate of increase in the number of year-end
pending cases was significantly lower—5.8% in 1975 as com-pared
with 13.4% in 1974.
The rate of dispositions (the number of dispositions relative
to the number of filings) for 1975 is 98.2% compared with
95.9% in 1974. The pending ratio (the number of cases pending
relative to the number of dispositions) dropped from 36.5 in
1974 to 32.9 in 1975, indicating (all other things being equal)
that the estimated amount of time for the court to dispose of all
criminal cases pending has decreased from almost four and one-half
months to less than four months.
The number of days of superior court scheduled increased
from 6,224 to 7,200i/
2 or 15.7%, and the number of days held
increased from 5,0861/2 to 5,983, an increase of 896% days or
17.6%. This increase compares with increases of .8% in 1974,
2.2% in 1973, and 9.3% in 1972.
For the third consecutive year since the district court has been
operating in all 100 counties of the State, misdemeanors have
constituted less than one-half of superior court filings. In prior
years, there were always more misdemeanors than felonies on
the superior court docket. This year, misdemeanors constituted
42.5% of filings (a decrease from 44.8%) and felonies made up
57.5% (an increase from 55.2%).
It continues to be the situation that a relatively small propor-tion
of the criminal cases in the superior courts are disposed of
by jury trial. Of the 52,551 cases that were disposed of in 1975,
only 3,626 (6.9%), followed a not-guilty plea for which a jury
was impaneled. This compares with 3,524 (7.9%) in 1974. The
largest percentage of cases were disposed of by guilty pleas
(26,835 or 51.1%, up from 22,379 or 50.1% in 1974) ; and the
remaining cases—22,090 or 42.0 %, up from 18,797 or 42.0% in
1974—were disposed of by other means.
The ten counties with the largest criminal dockets accounted
for 39.6% of the total cases pending at the end of the year.
Forty-six counties had 100 or fewer cases pending at the end of
the year, and only eight counties had more than 500 cases
pending.
19
In the order named, Mecklenburg, Guilford, Wake, Forsyth
and Cumberland had the largest number of cases filed in 1975.
Among all the counties that exceeded the statewide mean (535)
for filings, the following counties had the largest percentage
increases in filings between 1974 and 1975: Catawba (63.4%),
Mecklenburg (56.7%), Lenoir (46.2%) Pitt (46.2%), Cleve-land
(43.7%), Gaston (39.5%), Surry (39.3%), Randolph
(37.9%).
Mecklenburg County disposed of the most cases in 1975, fol-lowed
in order by Wake, Forsyth, Guilford and Cumberland.
Among the counties that exceeded the statewide mean for dispo-sitions,
the following counties made the most significant in-creases
over 1974: Gaston (295.5%), Cleveland (66.7%), For-syth
(47.3%), Nash (40.0%), and Catawba (38.2%).
The highest number of jury trials, 265, was held in Mecklen-burg
in 1975 ; Durham held 176, Wake held 154, New Hanover
held 126, and Cumberland held 119. Mecklenburg led the State
in the number of days of criminal court held (510), followed by
Wake (413i/
2 ), Cumberland (296%), Durham (251), and Guil-ford
(246i/
2 ).
The 1971 Annual Report utilized pending ratios as a baro-meter
of court performance for the first time. As already indi-cated,
the pending ratio for 1975 is 32.9, suggesting that it would
require about four months to dispose of all cases pending. The
pending ratio, of course, varies from county to county, and it is
useful to apply that test to each county. The table at page 23
lists the ten counties with the highest pending ratios.
20
CRIMINAL CASES ADDED AND DISPOSED OF
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
January 1, 1970 - December 31 ,1975
Added
1/1/70 - 12/31/70
1/1/71 - 12/31/71
1/1/72 - 12/31/72
1/1/73 - 12/31/73
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37,150
40,293
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44,636
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44,700
53,505
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12/31/71
12/31/72
12/31/73
12/31/74
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CRIMINAL CASES PENDING
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December 31, 1970 - December 31, 1975
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16,919
18,907
16,676
14,399
16,327
17,281
20
21
DISTRIBUTION OF PENDING CRIMINAL CASES
AMONG THE COUNTIES
Number of
Cases
Number of
Counties
1974
1975
Less than
50 50-100 101-200 201-500
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500
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23 23 31 15 8
TEN COUNTIES WITH LARGEST CRIMINAL DOCKETS
PENDING AT YEAR END
County
Pending
1-1-75 Added Disposed of
Pending
12-31-75
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Dispositions
to Filings
*Mecklenburg 920 3,357 2,909 1,368 86.6
*Wake 988 2,687 2,788 887 103.7
*Guilford 621 2,931 2,694 858 91.9
*Alamance 710 1,148 1,224 634 106.6
Catawba 300 1,069 792 577 74.1
Forsyth 702 2,656 2,784 574 104.8
*Cumberland 603 2,126 2,180 549 102.5
*New Hanover 524 1,947 1,970 501 101.2
*Robeson 415 1,054 982 487 93.2
Cabarrus 207 1,018 808 417 79.4
STATE MEAN 163 535 525 173 98.2
* Counties that were listed in this table in the 1974 Annual Report.
TEN COUNTIES WITH GREATEST RATIO OF CRIMINAL
CASES PENDING IN RELATION TO DISPOSITIONS 1
County
Disposed of
in 1975
Pending
12-31-75 Ratio
Scotland 214 258 120.5
Person 216 209 96.7
Vance 410 386 94.1
Catawba 792 577 72.8
Franklin 430 268 62.3
Randolph 471 283 60.0
Granville 334 195 58.3
*Alamance 1,224 634 51.7
Cabarrus 808 417 51.6
Robeson 982 487 49.5
STATE MEAN 525 173 32.9
iExcluding counties with less than the statewide average of 173 cases pend-ing
on December 31, 1975.
Counties that were listed in this table in the 1974 Annual Report.
PERCENT OF CRIMINAL CASES TRIED
IN THE DISTRICT COURT WHICH WERE APPEALED
TO THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR TRIAL DE NOVO
Total number of cases tried in the District Court 395,963
(Includes only cases actually tried; excludes cases disposed of
by waiver, preliminary hearing, nol pros or otherwise.)
Total number of cases appealed from the District Court for
trial de novo in the Superior Court 22,743
Percent of cases tried in the District Court which were
appealed to the Superior Court for trial de novo 5.74%
PERCENT OF SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL FILINGS
WHICH ARE CASES APPEALED FROM THE
DISTRICT COURT FOR TRIAL DE NOVO
Total number of cases filed in Superior Court within its
original jurisdiction 30,762
Total number of cases filed in Superior Court upon appeal
from District Court for trial de novo 22,743
Total number of cases filed in Superior Court 53,505
Percent of Superior Court Filings consisting of cases
appealed from District Court for trial de novo 42.51%
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UTILIZATION OF CRIMINAL SUPERIOR COURT TERMS
BY JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
1975 Calendar Year
1ST DISTRICT Days Scheduled Days Held Days Unused % Used
Camden 10 8 2 80.0
Chowan 20 19 1 95.0
Currituck 25 21 4 84.0
Dare 40 30 10 75.0
Gates 20 14 6 70.0
Pasquotank 50 38 12 76.0
Perquimans 20 14 6 70.0
TOTAL 185 144 41 77.8
2ND DISTRICT
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Beaufort 95 86 9 90.5
Hyde 10 10 100.0
Martin 31 24 7 77.4
Tyrrell 10 3% 61/2 35.0
Washington 25 17 8 68.0
TOTAL 171 I4OV2 301/2 82.2
3RD DISTRICT
Carteret 50 351/2 141/2 71.0
Craven 113 74i/
2
38i/
2 65.9
Pamlico 9 7 2 77.8
Pitt 110 85 25 77.3
TOTAL 282 202 80 71.6
4TH DISTRICT
Duplin 30 241/2 5i/
2 81.7
Jones 25 131/2 IIV2 54.0
Onslow 135 112i/
2 221/2 83.3
Sampson 55 42 13 76.4
TOTAL 245 192i/
2 521/2 78.6
5TH DISTRICT
New Hanover 215 170 45 79.1
Pender 20 I21/2 7i/
2 62.5
TOTAL 235 182i/
2
52i/
2 77.7
6TH DISTRICT
Bertie 23 16 7 69.6
Halifax 45 39 6 86.7
Hertford 25 19 6 76.0
Northampton 15 91/2 51/2 63.3
TOTAL 108 83i/2
24i/
2 77.3
7TH DISTRICT
Edgecombe 55 43i/
2 IIV2 79.1
Nash 70 61 9 87.1
Wilson 100 88 12 88.0
TOTAL 225 192i/2
32i/
2 85.6
31
8TH DISTRICT Days Scheduled Days Held Days Unused % Used
Greene
Lenoir
Wayne
TOTAL
20
80
135
235
7
62
112V2
i8iy2
13
18
22i/
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53i/2
35.0
77.5
83.3
77.2
9TH DISTRICT
35
30
30
30
15
140
28U
2oy2
26
25
11
111
6i/
2
9i/2
4
5
4
29
Franklin
Granville
Person
Vance
Warren
TOTAL
81.4
68.3
86.7
83.3
73.3
79.3
10TH DISTRICT
Wake 460 413i/
2
46i/
2 89.9
11TH DISTRICT
Harnett
Johnston
Lee
TOTAL
35
65
40
140
33
59V2
29V2
122
2
51/2
IOI/2
18
94.3
91.5
73.8
87.1
12TH DISTRICT
Cumberland
Hoke
TOTAL
355
35
390
296V2
31
3271/z
58i/
2
4
62i/
2
83.5
88.6
84.0
13TH DISTRICT
Bladen
Brunswick
Columbus
TOTAL
35
30
60
125
311/2
27
511/2
110
3y2
3
81/
15
90.0
90.0
85.8
88.0
14TH DISTRICT
Durham 275 251 24 91.3
15TH DISTRICT
Alamance
Chatham
Orange
TOTAL
135
30
70
235
128
241/2
59
21H/2
7
5i/
2
11
23i/
2
94.8
81.7
84.3
90.0
16TH DISTRICT
Robeson
Scotland
TOTAL
170
15
185
150
14
164
20
1
21
88.2
93.3
88.7
17TH DISTRICT
Caswell
Rockingham
Stokes
Surry
TOTAL
22
85
35
50
192
131/2
691/2
37
35
155
8V2
151/2
15
37
61.4
81.8
105.7
70.0
80.7
18TH DISTRICT
Guilford 300 246i/
2 53% 82.2
19TH DISTRICT Days Scheduled Days Held Days Unused % Used
Cabarrus
Montgomery
Randolph
Rowan
TOTAL
75
40
70
80
265
58
32
531/2
67
210%
17
8
I61/2
13
54i/
2
77.3
80.0
76.4
83.8
79.4
20TH DISTRICT
Anson
Moore
Richmond
Stanly
Union
TOTAL
40
45
55
35
75
250
31
40
45
28
61
205
9
5
10
7
14
45
77.5
88.9
81.8
80.0
81.3
82.0
21ST DISTRICT
Forsyth 265 245 20 92.5
22ND DISTRICT
Alexander
Davidson
Davie
Iredell
TOTAL
13
80
18
75
186
10
58i/
2
12%
56
137
3
211/2
51/2
19
49
76.9
73.1
69.4
74.7
73.7
23RD DISTRICT
Alleghany
Ashe
Wilkes
Yadkin
TOTAL
10
18
60
20
108
6
14
55
13V2
88%
4
4
5
6i/
2
19i/
2
60.0
77.8
91.7
67.5
81.9
24TH DISTRICT
Avery
Madison
Mitchell
Watauga
Yancey
TOTAL
15
35
20
38
25
133
14
291/2
16
33
13
IO51/2
1
5%
4
5
12
27i/
2
93.3
84.3
80.0
86.8
52.0
79.3
25TH DISTRICT
Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
TOTAL
100
90
125
315
83
76
100
259
17
14
25
56
83.0
84.4
80.0
82.2
26TH DISTRICT
Mecklenburg 592% 510 82i/
2 86.1
27TH DISTRICT
Cleveland
Gaston
Lincoln
TOTAL
90
240
75
405
77
2071/2
631/2
348
13
32y2
11%
57
85.6
86.5
84.7
85.9
28TH DISTRICT
Buncombe 245 187 58 76.3
33
29TH DISTRICT Days Scheduled Days Held Days Unused % Used
Henderson 45 4oy2 4y2 90.0
McDowell 55 45 10 81.8
Polk 10 8 2 80.0
Rutherford 45 41 4 91.1
Transylvania 25 2iy2 3% 86.0
TOTAL 180 156 24 86.7
30TH DISTRICT
Cherokee 15 8 7 53.3
Clay 8 3 5 37.5
Graham 10 7 3 70.0
Haywood 45 43 2 95.6
Jackson 25 22y2 2y2 90.0
Macon 14 10y2 3y2 75.0
Swain 11 6y2 4y2 59.1
TOTAL 128 100^ 27y2 78.5
GRAND TOTAL 7,200y2 5,983 l,217y2 83.1
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THE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
The total of civil and criminal filings in this division increased
by 3.6% and total dispositions increased by 5.2%. The larger
increases were experienced in the civil division. There has been
an increase from last year in the ratio between criminal cases
pending at the end of the year and dispositions for the year.
The ratio for criminal cases is 11.0 indicating that it would
require about 6 weeks for the district court to dispose of its
criminal docket (up from 5 weeks last year) . The ratio for civil
cases decreased from 35.9 to 35.2, the estimated time needed to
dispose of all civil cases decreasing from about four months and
three weeks to about four months and two weeks.
The total number of days of district court held in 1975 in-creased
by 8.4% over 1974, the number of civil days increasing
from 6,0181/0 to 6,6731/2 and the number of criminal days in-creasing
from 11,193 to 11,979. Upon assignment by the Chief
Justice district court judges held 237% days of court in judicial
districts other than their own, down from 244 such days in 1974.
The tables relating to juvenile proceedings are found on pages
65 and 78. The number of new cases opened (children be-fore
the court for the first time) decreased from 15,504 to
13,190 or 14.9%. The number of adjudicatory hearings decreased
from 28,830 to 27,131 or 6.3 %. The composition of the caseload
varies little from year to year: delinquency accounted for 59.6%,
undisciplined for 21.3%, dependency for 9.3%, and neglect for
9.8%. The bulk of delinquency charges were for misdemeanors
(59.0%), 23.7% were for non-capital felonies, 17.1% were for
violations of probation, and .2% were for capital felonies. The
only increase from last year was in the dependent category.
Allegations of dependency increased 4.5% and dependency hear-ings
increased by 8.4%. On the other hand, allegations of neglect
decreased by 4.5% while neglect hearings increased by 12.3%.
DISTRICT COURT CIVIL DOCKETS
Civil filings have again increased, 7.6% compared with an
18.9% increase last year. The change in the small claim juris-diction
of magistrates from $300 to $500 (effective July 1, 1974)
resulted in an 8.5% increase in small claim filings, whereas
domestic filings increased by only 17% and other civil actions
decreased by .9%. The rate of disposition was 96.9% (fewer
cases were disposed of than were filed).
Among all 100 counties, the 10 counties with the largest civil
dockets accounted for 59.2% of the total civil cases pending.
Forty-nine counties had 300 or fewer cases pending at the end
of the year and 14 counties had more than 1,000 pending. As
stated above, the ratio of pending cases to the year's dispo-sitions
is 35.2, indicating that the docket could be disposed of
in about four and one-half months.
Of the 219,428 cases filed in 1975, 68.0% were small claims,
14.0% were domestic cases, and 18.0% were regular civil actions
in which a hearing before a district court judge was requested.
Of the 212,600 cases which were disposed of, 18.0% were han-dled
by a judge without a jury, a jury was impaneled in .29%
of the cases, magistrates disposed of 66.0%, and the remaining
14.71% were disposed of by other means. It is notable that jury
cases dropped by more than one-third from 1974. In 1974, a
jury was impaneled in 962 cases; this year a jury was impaneled
in only 608 cases.
When the plaintiff so requests, claims for $500 or less are
subject to assignment to a magistrate. Magistrates continue
to dispose of almost all of these small claims. In 1975, magis-trates
disposed of 95.8% of such claims.
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CIVIL CASES ADDED AND DISPOSED OF
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
January 1, 1972 - December 31, 1975
Added snoonn Disposed of y/////////////////zzzzl
1/1/72 - 12/31/72 w 148,739
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1/1/73 - 12/31/73 wmmm—m 171,368
WZZZZZZ2Z222. 161,342
1/1/74 - 12/31/74 BHBHnHHnHi 203,824
mzzzmszszsEzmzzzzm 189,798
1/1/75 - 12/31/75 in nmmmimiu im n jmmihi 219,428
^v/v/y/yvy/v/y^^^^ 212,600
(in thousands) 140 160 180 200 220
CIVIL CASES PENDING IN THE DISTRICT COURT
December 31, 1972 - December 31, 1975
12/31/72 mm 43,989
12/31/73 -—'"- —"ffl 54,015
12/31/74 '"" *»"'«^»-*iiiiwihiiii hii 68,041
12/31/75 iniii—^fTHHfr iiJ iiMii bu— 74,869
(in thousands) 40 50 60 70 80
DISTRIBUTION OF PENDING CIVIL CASES
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Number of
Cases
Number of
Counties
1974
1975
Less than
100 101-300 301-500 501-1000
Over
1000
24 23 19 19 15
23 26 19 18 14
TEN COUNTIES WITH LARGEST CIVIL DOCKETS
PENDING AT YEAR END
County
Pending
1/1/75 Added Disposed of
Pending
12/31/75
Relation (%) of
Dispositions
to Filings
Mecklenburg 12,503 24,495 19,798 17,200 80.8
Guilford 4,991 20,467 18,866 6,592 92.2
*Wake 5,131 12,782 12,167 5,746 95.2
*New Hanover 1,998 5,272 4,011 3,259 76.1
Durham 2,244 9,701 9,973 1,972 102.8
Robeson 1,696 4,099 3,890 1,905 94.9
Buncombe 1,458 4,136 3,742 1,852 90.5
Cumberland 1,625 8,014 7,823 1,816 97.6
Person 1,673 1,185 1,214 1,644 102.4
Onslow 1,127 3,807 3,308 1,626 86.9
STATE MEAN 680 2,194 2,126 749 96.9
Counties that were listed in this table in the 1974 Annual Report.
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DISTRICT COURT CRIMINAL DOCKETS
Criminal filings were up from 1,089,512 in 1974 to 1,121,028
in 1975, an increase of 5.9%. Dispositions increased from
1,066,712 to 1,109,759, up 4.2%. The number of cases pending
at the end of the year increased by 11,269 to 122,701, up
10.1%.
For the third year, both filings and dispositions in the crim-inal
division have exceeded one million cases. Thirty-six of the
100 counties had more than 1,000 cases pending at the end of
the year and 29 counties had 300 or fewer pending. The 10
counties with the largest criminal dockets accounted for 46.7%
of the total number of criminal cases pending. The rate of
disposition was 99.0%.
From year to year, the percentage breakdown for the types
of cases handled and the manner of dispositions remains fairly
constant. In 1974, 64.0% (717,208) of all criminal cases filed
were for violations of the traffic laws. Other criminal offenses
made up the remaining 36.0% (403,820). Only 9.4% of the
cases disposed of were contested, requiring a full-fledged trial
before a district court judge. A judge or magistrate disposed of
26.3% upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, and 43.2% were
disposed of by a written appearance waiving trial and pleading
guilty before a magistrate or clerk. Preliminary hearings con-stituted
2.6% of the criminal docket and the remaining 18.6%
of total dispositions were terminated by other means.
Since mid-1971 the uniform traffic ticket and complaint has
been in use by all law enforcement officials; the ticket contains
detailed instructions on the use of the waiver procedure. In
1970, 63.0% of motor vehicle cases were disposed of by waiver;
in 1971, 65.7% ; in 1972, 69.4% ; in 1973, 69.6% ; in 1974, 67.7% ;
and in 1975, 66.8%?.
All statistical measures continue to indicate overall satisfac-tory
performance with criminal cases by the district court divi-sion.
As already indicated, the ratio of criminal cases pending
at the end of the year to dispositions for the year is 11.0. This
ratio indicates that it would require about 6 weeks for the
district courts to dispose of pending criminal cases.
54
CRIMINAL CASES ADDED AND DISPOSED OF
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
January 1, 1972 - December 31, 1975
Added BGonBanai Disposed of tzzzzzezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzl
1/1/72 - 12/31/72 i 1,000,893
-ZEZZZzm 998,389
1/1/73 - 12/31/73 otHun 1,028,532
zmmsBtamsm 1,023,310
1/1/74 - 12/31/74 onnHHHHHHBsnHi 1,089,512
1/1/75 - 12/31/75 msssaassBSSOBBSsammBB^ 1,121,028
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(in thousands) 950 1,000 1,050 1,100 1,150
CRIMINAL CASES PENDING IN THE DISTRICT COURT
December 31, 1972 - December 31, 1975
12/31/72 m 83,410
12/31/73 mam 88,632
12/31/74 Mill iiiibi nil—! 111,432
12/31/75 nraanBHHHBM 122,701
(in thousands) 80 90 100 110 120 130
65
DISTRIBUTION OF PENDING CRIMINAL CASES
AMONG THE COUNTIES
Number of
Cases
Number of
Counties
1974
1975
Less than
100 101-300 301-500 501-1000
Over
1000
9 23 11 23 34
6 23 10 25 36
TEN COUNTIES WITH LARGEST CRIMINAL DOCKETS
PENDING AT YEAR END
County
Pending
1/1/75 Added Disposed of
Pending
12/31/75
Relation (%) of
Dispositions
to Filings
*Wake 13,158 75,388 74,948 13,598 99.4
Guilford 11,344 87,953 86,979 12,318 98.9
Mecklenburg 5,244 79,658 78,093 6,809 98.0
* Forsyth 4,209 49,645 49,220 4,634 99.1
*New Hanover 3,935 18,737 18,150 4,522 96.9
Cumberland 3,947 42,470 42,015 4,402 98.9
Duplin 1,602 10,193 8,225 3,570 80.7
Caldwell 2,113 10,863 10,454 2,522 96.2
Stanly 1,647 7,303 6,490 2,460 88.9
Gaston 3,131 28,579 29,265 2,445 102.4
STATE MEAN 1,114 11,210 11,097 1,227
Counties that were listed in this table in the 1974 Annual Report.
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78
DISTRICT COURT ACTIVITY IN MOTOR VEHICLE
AND SMALL CLAIMS CASES*
January 1, 1975 — December 31, 1975
Percent of Motor Vehicle Cases
Disposed of by Waiver1
Motor
Vehicle
Case Filed
Cases Percent
Disposed of Disposed of
by Waiver by Waiver
Percent of Small Claims Cases
Disposed of by Magistrate1
Percent
Small Disposed Disposed
Claims of by of by
Filed Magistrate Magistrate
1ST DISTRICT
Camden
Chowan
Currituck
Dare
Gates
Pasquotank
Perquimans
1,186
1,476
1,547
2,092
1,023
2,566
1,436
741
866
896
1,435
781
1,658
1,051
62.5
58.7
57.9
68.6
76.3
64.6
73.2
146
245
171
186
203
895
129
149
166
200
189
192
886
164
102.0
67.7
116.9
101.6
94.6
99.0
127.1
TOTAL 11,326 7,428 65.6 1,975 1,946 98.5
2ND DISTRICT
Beaufort
Hyde
Martin
Tyrrell
Washington
5,274
430
3,411
796
1,377
3,412
275
2,375
605
1,572
64.7
63.9
69.6
76.0
114.2
1,465
55
802
115
339
1,453
57
845
134
327
99.2
103.6
105.4
116.5
96.5
TOTAL 11,288 8,239 73.0 2,776 2,816 101.4
3RD DISTRICT
Carteret
Craven
Pamlico
Pitt
5,822
8,933
1,688
11,603
3,229
5,556
1,061
7,687
55.5
62.2
62.8
66.2
750
984
170
1,943
700
899
159
2,115
93.3
91.4
93.5
108.8
TOTAL 28,046 17,533 62.5 3,847 3,873 100.7
4TH DISTRICJi
Duplin
Jones
Onslow
Sampson
8,305
1,697
12,264
6,921
4,397
1,004
3,830
5,580
52.9
59.2
31.2
80.6
843
174
2,799
1,546
866
169
2,435
1,584
102.7
97.1
87.0
102.4
TOTAL 29,187 14,811 50.7 5,362 5,054 94.2
5TH DISTRICT
New Hanover
Pender
9,680
3,557
7,491
1,995
77.4
56.1
3,297
448
2,608
430
79.1
96.0
TOTAL 13,237 9,486 71.7 3,745 3,038 81.1
In some counties, the percent of cases disposed of exceeds one hundred percent
because cases pending January 1, 1975 are not included in the "filed" column.
The figures in both the "filed" and "disposed of" columns are for the calendar
year 1975. Some of the cases filed in 1975 will not be disposed of until 1976 and
some of the cases disposed of in 1975 were filed in 1974. Assuming a fairly con-stant
rate of filing and disposition, the percentages are relatively accurate.
These two tables are combined for convenience of format; they are not otherwise
related.
79
Percent of Motor Vehicle Cases
Disposed of by Waiver1
Motor
Vehicle
Case Filed
Cases Percent
Disposed of Disposed of
by Waiver by Waiver
Percent of Small Claims Cases
Disposed of by Magistrate1
Percent
Small Disposed Disposed
Claims of by of by
Filed Magistrate Magistrate
6TH DISTRICT
Bertie 2,852
Halifax 8,792
Hertford 3,888
Northampton 3,512
1,719
5,718
2,588
1,990
60.3
65.0
66.6
56.7
435
1,446
447
547
415
1,453
455
635
95.4
100.5
101.8
116.1
TOTAL 19,044 12,015 63.1 2,902 2,958 101.9
7TH DISTRICT
Edgecombe 8,020
Nash 9,387
Wilson 6,203
5,693
6,486
5,273
71.0
69.1
85.0
2,336
1,607
2,273
2,354
1,622
2,260
100.8
100.9
99.4
TOTAL 23,610 17,452 73.9 6,216 6,236 100.3
8TH DISTRICT
Greene 2,514
Lenoir 7,776
Wayne 9,341
1,740
5,217
6,481
69.2
67.1
69.4
272
2,460
2,186
301
2,252
2,153
110.7
91.5
98.5
TOTAL 19,631 13,438 68.4 4,918 4,706 95.7
9TH DISTRICT
Franklin 4,976
Granville 4,766
Person 3,139
Vance 4,520
Warren 2,386
3,257
3,443
2,107
3,159
1,907
65.4
72.2
67.1
70.2
79.9
851
1,108
976
1,804
436
769
1,115
963
1,797
441
90.4
100.6
98.7
99.6
101.1
TOTAL 19,787 13,873 70.1 5,175 5,085 98.3
10TH DISTRICT
Wake 44,811 32,718 73.0 7,383 6,636 89.9
11TH DISTRICT
Harnett 7,176
Johnston 8,356
Lee 3,327
4,367
6,120
3,444
60.8
73.2
103.5
1,542
1,552
934
1,441
1,560
918
93.4
100.5
98.3
TOTAL 18,859 13,931 73.9 4,028 3,919 97.3
12TH DISTRICT &
Cumberland 25,089
Hoke 3,399
15,450
2,155
61.6
63.4
5,087
460
4,729
490
93.0
106.5
TOTAL 28,488 17,605 61.8 5,547 5,219 94.1
In some counties, the percent of cases disposed of exceeds one hundred percent
because cases pending January 1, 1975 are not included in the "filed" column.
The figures in both the "filed" and "disposed of" columns are for the calendar
year 1975. Some of the cases filed in 1975 will not be disposed of until 1976 and
some of the cases disposed of in 1975 were filed in 1974. Assuming a fairly con-stant
rate of filing and disposition, the percentages are relatively accurate.
These two tables are combined for convenience of format; they are not otherwise
related.
80
Percent of Motor Vehicle Cases
Disposed of by Waiver1
Percent of Small Claims Cases
Disposed of by Magistrate1
Motor
Vehicle
Case Filed
Cases Percent
Disposed of Disposed of
by Waiver by Waiver
Small
Claims
Filed
Percent
Disposed Disposed
of by of by
Magistrate Magistrate
13TH DISTRICT
Bladen
Brunswick
Columbus
6,517
4,199
6,720
3,772
3,035
3,631
57.9
72.3
54.0
534
904
1,298
537
902
1,477
100.6
99.8
113.8
TOTAL 17,436 10,438 59.9 2,736 2,916 106.6
14TH DISTRICT
Durham 19,159 10,557 55.1 7,696 6,792 88.2
15TH DISTRICT
Alamance 12,733
Chatham 5,740
Orange 8,739
8,965
3,205
6,264
70.4
55.8
71.7
2,014
992
950
2,086
990
847
103.6
99.8
89.2
TOTAL 27,212 18,434 67.7 3,956 3,923 99.2
16TH DISTRICT
Robeson 12,411
Scotland 4,062
6,615
2,627
53.3
64.5
2,897
984
2,700
836
93.2
84.9
TOTAL 16,473 9,242 56.1 3,881 3,536 91.1
17TH DISTRICT
Caswell 1,707
Rockingham 8,653
Stokes 3,055
Surry 5,654
1,221
5,542
1,960
4,099
71.5
64.0
64.1
72.5
511
1,764
613
3,492
512
1,851
637
3,492
100.2
104.9
103.9
100.0
TOTAL 19,069 12,822 67.2 6,380 6,492 101.7
18TH DISTRICT
Guilford 61,726 40,746 66.0 13,468 13,234 98.3
19TH DISTRICT
Cabarrus
Montgomery
Randolph
Rowan
11,462
3,893
10,620
12,090
8,584
3,165
8,052
8,921
74.9
81.3
75.8
73.8
1,431
1,729
1,162
1,771
1,372
1,673
1,123
1,709
95.9
96.8
96.6
96.5
TOTAL 38,065 28,722 75.4 6,093 5,877 96.4
In some counties, the percent of cases disposed of exceeds one hundred percent
because cases pending January 1, 1975 are not included in the "filed" column.
The figures in both the "filed" and "disposed of" columns are for the calendar
year 1975. Some of the cases filed in 1975 will not be disposed of until 1976 and
some of the cases disposed of in 1975 were filed in 1974. Assuming a fairly con-stant
rate of filing and disposition, the percentages are relatively accurate.
These two tables are combined for convenience of format; they are not otherwise
related.
81
Percent of Motor Vehicle Cases
Disposed of by Waiver1
Percent of Small Claims Cases
Disposed of by Magistrate1
Motor
Vehicle
Case Filed
20TH DISTRICT
Cases Percent
Disposed of Disposed of
by Waiver by Waiver
Small
Claims
Filed
Percent
Disposed Disposed
of by of by
Magistrate Magistrate
Anson
Moore
Richmond
Stanly
Union
TOTAL
4,301
5,304
4,469
4,768
6,30'8
25,150
3,330
4,118
2,530
3,106
3,705
16,789
77.4
77.6
56.6
65.1
58.7
66.7
403
995
963
1,114
1,817
5,292
419
853
957
1,144
2,094
5,467
104.0
85.7
99.4
102.7
115.2
103.3
21ST DISTRICT
Forsyth 34,886 25,086 71.9 5,648 5,641 99.9
22ND DISTRICT
Alexander
Davidson
Davie
Iredell
TOTAL
1,757
12,085
4,018
8,569
26,429
1,475
8,362
3,187
5.287
18,311
83.9
69.2
79.3
61.2
69.3
336
1,461
170
1,916
3,883
371
1,530
177
2,231
4,309
110.4
104.7
104.1
116.4
111.0
23RD DISTRICT
Alleghany
Ashe
Wilkes
Yadkin
TOTAL
461
1,756
5,665
2,712
10,594
374
1,094
3,830
2,092
7,390
81.1
62.3
67.6
77.1
69.7
165
311
846
506
1,828
153
271
628
506
1,558
92.7
87.1
74.2
100.0
85.2
24TH DISTRICT
Avery
Madison
Mitchell
Watauga
Yancey
TOTAL
2,338
1,398
1,545
3,085
1,178
9,544
1,777
983
1,115
2,039
1,361
7,275
76.0
70.3
72.2
66.1
115.5
76.2
261
83
173
281
222
1,020
246
87
144
186
218
881
94.2
104.8
83.2
66.2
98.2
86.4
25TH DISTRICT
Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
TOTAL
7,387
7,075
8,423
22,885
4,791
4,448
5,504
14,743
64.8
62.9
65.3
64.4
836
1,467
1,753
4,056
821
1,513
1,607
3,941
98.2
103.1
91.7
97.2
26TH DISTRICT
Mecklenburg 38,484 26,789 69.6 16,534 14,280 86.4
In some counties, the percent of cases disposed of exceeds one hundred percent
because cases pending January 1, 1975 are not included in the "filed" column.
The figures in both the "filed" and "disposed of" columns are for the calendar
year 1975. Some of the cases filed in 1975 will not be disposed of until 1976 and
some of the cases disposed of in 1975 were filed in 1974. Assuming a fairly con-stant
rate of filing and disposition, the percentages are relatively accurate.
These two tables are combined for convenience of format; they are not otherwise
related.
82
Percent of Motor Vehicle Cases
Disposed of by Waiver1
Percent of Small Claims Cases
Disposed of by Magistrate1
Motor
Vehicle
Case Filed
Cases Percent
Disposed of Disposed of
by Waiver by Waiver
Small
Claims
FUed
Percent
Disposed Disposed
of by of by
Magistrate Magistrate
27TH DISTRICT
Cleveland 8,307
Gaston 15,221
Lincoln 4,212
5,559 66.9
8,139 53.8
2,256 53.6
1,502
2,877
686
1,458
2,954
672
97.1
102.7
97.9
TOTAL 27,740 15,954 57.5 5,065 5,084 100.4
28TH DISTRICT
Buncombe 16,665 12,163 73.0 2,133 1,972 92.4
29TH DISTRICT
Henderson 6,310 4,002 63.4
McDowell 4,883 2,969 60.8
Polk 2,486 1,820 73.2
Rutherford 4,057 2,813 69.3
Transylvania 2,647 2,027 76.6
TOTAL 20,383 13,631 66.9
30TH DISTRICT
Cherokee 2,798 1,861 66.5
Clay 1,158 923 79.7
Graham 939 758 80.7
Haywood 5,576 2,767 49.6
Jackson 3,115 2,178 69.9
Macon 3,087 2,025 65.6
Swain 1,321 1,040 78.7
TOTAL 17,994 11,552 64.2
GRAND
TOTAL 717,208 479,173 66.8
632 577 91.3
415 417 100.5
133 137 103.1
789 924 117.1
346 330 95.4
2,315 2,385 103.0
263 205 77.9
60 76 126.6
75 90 120.0
527 487 92.4
223 246 110.3
199 196 98.5
164 179 109.1
1,511 1,479 97.9
147,369 141,253 95.8
In some counties, the percent of cases disposed of exceeds one hundred percent
because cases pending January 1, 1975 are not included in the "filed" column.
The figures in both the "filed" and "disposed of" columns are for the calendar
year 1975. Some of the cases filed in 1975 will not be disposed of until 1976 and
some of the cases disposed of in 1975 were fUed in 1974. Assuming a fairly con-stant
rate of filing and disposition, the percentages are relatively accurate.
These two tables are combined for convenience of format; they are not otherwise
related.
83
DAYS OF COURT HELD AT EACH SEAT
OF THE DISTRICT COURT*
1975 Calendar Year
1ST DISTRICT (2 Judges) Civil Criminal Total
Camden—Camden 4 21 25
Chowan—Edenton 33y2 47 8oy2
Currituck—Currituck 9 25i/
2
34i/
2
Dare—Manteo 5 37 42
Gates—Gatesville 31/2 20 231/2
Pasquotank—Elizabeth City 40 50 90
Perquimans—Hertford 4i/
2 211/2 26
TOTAL 99i/
2 222 3211/2
2ND DISTRICT (2 Judges)
Beaufort—Washington 141/2 1161/2 131
Hyde—Swan Quarter 1% 19i/
2 21
Martin—Williamson 191/2 641/a 84
Tyrrell—Columbia % 141/2 15
Washington—Plymouth 81/2 38 46%
TOTAL 44i/2 253 2971/2
3RD DISTRICT (4 Judges)
Carteret—Beaufort 551/2 140 195i/
2
Craven—New Bern 1131/2 182 295i/
2
Pamlico—Bayboro 5 22 27
Pitt—Greenville 96i/
2 177 2731/2
Farmville 27 27
Ayden 22 22
TOTAL 270i/2 570 840i/2
4TH DISTRICT (4 Judges)
Duplin—Kenansville 10 75i/
2 851/2
Jones—Trenton 61/ 221/2 29
Onslow—Jacksonville 55 3551/2 410i/
2
Sampson—Clinton 26 75 101
TOTAL 971/2 528i/2 626
5TH DISTRICT (3 Judges)
New Hanover—Wilmington 120 238 358
Pender—Burgaw 20 571/2 7714
TOTAL 140 2951/2 4351/2
6TH DISTRICT (3 Judges)
Bertie—Windsor 21/2 59 6II/2
Halifax—Halifax 401/s 93 1331/2
Roanoke Rapids 6i/
2 4oy2 47
Hertford—Winton 14 61 1/ 751/
Northampton—Jackson 8 421/2 50y2
TOTAL 711/2 2961/2 368
All days of court at each seat were not necessarily held by a judge assigned to the
designated judicial district. In 1975 District Court Judges held a total of 237V2 days
of court in judicial districts other than their own. A day of court is defined as at
least a two hour session before lunch and at least a two hour session after lunch.
Judicial hospitalization, juvenile and domestic relations are counted as civil court.
84
7TH DISTRICT (4 Judges) civil Criminal Total
Edgecombe—Tarboro 25 82*/2 107y2
Rocky Mount 10 72
i/2 82y2
Nash—Nashville 48 69 117
Wilson—Wilson 35*/2 97y2 133
TOTAL 118i/
2 32li/2 440
8TH DISTRICT (5 Judges)
Greene—Snow Hill 7% 36y2 44
Lenoir—Kinston 87y2 157y2 245
Wayne—Gold&boro 123 180 303
Mount Olive 26 26
TOTAL 218 400 618
9TH DISTRICT (3 Judges)
Franklin—Louisburg 14y2 48y2 63
Granville—Oxford 28y2 53y2 82
Person—Roxboro 30 50 80
Vance—Henderson 33y2 86y2 120
Warren—Warrenton 7 25 32
TOTAL 113^ 26314 377
10TH DISTRICT (6 Judges)
Wake—Raleigh 466y2 59iy2 1,058
Fuquay-Varina 14 14
Wendell 15y2 15y2
TOTAL 4661/2 621 l,087y2
11TH DISTRICT (4 Judges)
Harnett—Lillington 30 109 139
Dunn 42 42
Johnston—Smithfield 60y2 90y2 151
Benson 40y2 40y2
Selma 39y2 39y2
Lee—Sanford 17 114y2 131y2
TOTAL 1071/2 436 543y2
12TH DISTRICT (5 Judges)
Cumberland—Fayetteville 407 415 822
Hoke—Raeford 40y2 40y2
TOTAL 407 455i/2 862i/2
13TH DISTRICT (3 Judges)
Bladen—Elizabethtown 33 69y2 102y2
Brunswick—Southpoxt 24 70 94
Shallotte 44 44
Columbus—Whiteville 85y2 108y2 194
Tabor City 32 32
TOTAL 14214 324 466y2
14TH DISTRICT (3 Judges)
Durham—Durham 169 229 398
85
15TH DISTRICT (4 Judges) civil Criminal Total
Alamance—Graham 194 191 385
Chatham—Pittsboro 24 30 54
Siler City 5 31% 36%
Orange—Hillsborough 44 55 99
Chapel Hill 10% 70 80%
TOTAL 277% 377i/
2 655
16TH DISTRICT (3 Judges)
Robeson—Lumberton 124y2
198i/
2 323
Fairmont 26i/
2 26%
Maxton 4Qi/
2 40%
Red Springs 27 27
Rowland 22% 22%
Saint Pauls 27% 27%
Scotland—Laurinburg 49i/
2 99 148%
TOTAL 174 441% 615%
17TH DISTRICT (4 Judges)
Caswell—Yanceyville 10% 37 47%
Rockingham—Wentworth 74 74
Reidsville 83 83
Eden 69% 69%
Madison 45% 45%
Stokes—Danbury 70% 70%
Surry—Dobsom 27i/
2 114% 142
TOTAL 112 420 532
18TH DISTRICT (7 Judges)
Guilford—Greensboro 338 451% 789%
High Point 140% 165 305%
TOTAL 478i/2 616% 1,095
19TH DISTRICT (5 Judges)
Cabarrus—Concord 68 96% 164%
Kannapolis % 49 49%
Montgomery—Troy 26i/
2 68 94%
Randolph—-Asheboro 61 101 162
Liberty 2 2
Rowan—Salisbury 80 124 204
TOTAL 236 440% 676%
20TH DISTRICT (4 Judges)
Anson—Wadesboro 24 61 85 Moore—Carthage 27 44 71
Southern Pines 1 18% 19%
Richmond—Rockingham 33 62 95
Stanly—Albemarle 27 107 134
Union—Monroe 52 99 151
TOTAL 164 391% 555%
21ST DISTRICT (5 Judges)
Forsyth—Winston-Salem 285% 377 662%
Kernersville 13% 13%
TOTAL 285% 390% 676
86
22ND DISTRICT (4 Judges) Civil Criminal Total
Alexander—Taylorsville
Davidson—Lexington
Thomasville
Davie—Mocksville
Iredell—Statesville
Mooresville
TOTAL
151/2
127i/
2
5
23i/
2
103
274i/2
35
88
61
34i/
2
1101/2
33
362
sou
2151/2
66
58
2131/2
33
636i/2
23RD DISTRICT (2 Judges)
Alleghany—Sparta
Ashe—Jefferson
Wilkes—Wilkesboro
Yadkin—Yadkinville
TOTAL
I6I/2
15
129
151/2
176
20
47
104
451/2
2161/2
361/2
62
233
61
3921/2
24TH DISTRICT (2 Judges)
Avery—Newland
Madison—Marshall
Mitchell—Bakersville
Watauga—Boone
Yancey—Burnsville
TOTAL
37i/
2
221/2
I8I/2
27
28
13314
361/2
19
24
74
20
1731/2
74
411/2
42i/
2
101
48
307
25TH DISTRICT (5 Judges)
Burke—Morganton 148 148
Caldwell—Lenoir 59 130i/
2 189%
Catawba—Newton 65 79y2 144%
Hickory 72 123% 195%
TOTAL 196 481i/2 677i/2
26TH DISTRICT (8 Judges)
Mecklenburg—Charlotte 793% 782% 1,576
27TH DISTRICT (5 Judges)
Cleveland—Shelby 49 149 198
Gaston—Gastonia 1451/2 474% 620
Lincoln—Lincolnton 45 71 116
TOTAL 239% 694% 934
28TH DISTRICT (4 Judges)
Buncombe—Asheville 440 457% 897%
29TH DISTRICT (3 Judges)
Henderson—Henders-onville 46% 72% 119
McDowell—Marion 26 79 105
Polk—Columbus 8 30 38
Rutherford—Rutherfordton 29 64% 93%
Transylvania—Brevard 27 46% 73%
TOTAL 136% 292% 429
87
30TH DISTRICT (2 Judges)
Cherokee—Murphy
Clay—Hayesville
Graham—Robbinsville
Haywood—Waynesville
Canton
Jackson—Sylva
Macon—Franklin
Swain—Bryson City
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL 6,673% 11,979% 18,653
Civil Criminal Total
7 25 32
% 12 12%
6 16 22
39 67 106
18% 18%
12 36 48
4% 25% 30
21% 25 46%
90% 225 315%
FISCAL OPERATIONS
1974-75
State expenditures for the Judicial Department exceeded
State and local receipts from court operations by more than six
million dollars in the 1974-75 fiscal year.
State Expenditures for the
Judicial Department $39,392,525.39
State and Local Receipts from
Court Operations $32,472,672.83
Receipts by classification and governmental unit receiving funds:
Superior and District
Court Fees (State) $10,478,675.67
Supreme Court Fees (State) 13 331.75
Court of Appeals Fees (State) 20,347.45
Sale of Appellate Reports (State) 84,805.45
Law Enforcement Officers Benefit
and Retirement Fund (State) 2,409,782.75
Total State Receipts $13,006,943.07
Facilities Fees (Counties) $ 2,390,507.56
Officer Fees (Counties) 1,325,101.37
Jail Fees (Counties) 387,756.38
Fines and Forfeitures (Counties) 14,518,105.35
Total County Receipts $18,621,470.66
Facilities Fees (Municipalities) $ 131,227.00
Officer Fees (Municipalities) 671,399.60
Jail Fees (Municipalities) 41,632.50
Total Municipal Receipts $ 844.259.10
Total Receipts $32,472,672.83
Of the total Judicial Department receipts, $10,597,160.32 or
32.6% went into the State General Fund. The balance was dis-tributed
to the Law Enforcement Officers Benefit and Retirement
Fund (7.4%) and the counties (57.4%) and municipalities
(2.6%) of the State.
Receipts deposited in the State General Fund amounted to
26.9% of the State's expenditures for the Judicial Department.
Total State receipts (General Fund and LEOB&RF) equaled
33.0% of Judicial Department expenditures.
The table which follows shows a breakdown of the fees for
each county and the municipalities within each county.
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REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTS
In 27 of the State's judicial districts, indigent defendants were
represented exclusively by appointed private counsel. In three
districts, the 12th, 18th, and 28th (Cumberland and Hoke, Guil-ford,
and Buncombe Counties), indigents were usually repre-sented
by a public defender's office.*
The costs of the entire program rose from $3,838,832.27 in the
1973-74 fiscal year to $5,029,018.62 in the 1974-75 fiscal year, an
increase of 31.0%. The program constituted 12.8% of total judi-cial
Department expenditures in 1974-75. The cost of the pro-gram
in 1974-75 is summarized as follows:
Assigned Counsel in Criminal Cases $3,763,697.78
Assigned Counsel in Commitment Cases .... 368,747.24
Assigned Counsel in Juvenile Cases 149,180.05
Total $4,281,625.07
Public Counsel, Mental Hospitals 96,534.08
Public Defender's Office
12th Judicial District 142,216.56
18th Judicial District 213,354.71
28th Judicial District 98,967.79
Total 454,539.06
Transcripts, Records and Briefs 194,707.61
Expert Witness Fees 1,612.80
TOTAL $4,932,484.54
The table at the end of this section compares the assigned
counsel program in 1973-74 and 1974-75. The total number of
cases rose from 29,117 to 32,423 or 11.3%, and expenditures
rose from $3,307,340 to $4,281,625, or 29.4%. The largest
portion of this increase was for assigned counsel in criminal
cases. An additional 6,166 criminal cases were handled under
this program at an additional cost of $1,105,865.98, or an in-crease
of 41.6% over the previous year. The cost increase for
assigned counsel in juvenile cases was considerably more modest,
$15,134.53 (11.3%). There was a signific