COURTS: Court Statistics
COURTS
The Court of Common Pleas of Chester County is a general jurisdiction trial court located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. There are eleven full time judges and one senior judge. The judges hear a wide spectrum of cases, including adult and juvenile criminal prosecutions, lawsuits involving money or property, divorce, custody disputes, child support issues, adoptions, and estates. In addition to court staff and court administration, the court supervises Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, Domestic Relations, Bail Agency, Court Reporters, and the Law Library. The Court oversees and provides administrative services to the seventeen district justice offices that comprise the District Justice system in Chester County.

 
 
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Court Statistics

New Cases
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Case Type            
Criminal 5,088 4,917 5,097 5,475 5,333 5255
Civil 3,656 3,765 3,678 4,051 4,349 5,348
Custody 775 794 832 802 852 912
Divorce 1,224 1,219 1,104 1,189 1,230 1,110
Protection
from Abuse		 356 403 311 259 311 304
Orphans 314 323 358 375 323 238
Juvenile Dependency 108 96 84 101 93 135
Juvenile Delinquency 1,331 1,616 1,431 1,350 1,145 1,186
           
           
Dispositions
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Case Type            
Criminal 5,502 6,039 5,644 5,707 6,583 6,352
Civil 1,424 1,283 1,443 1,187 1,260 1,210
Custody 598 756 760 696 735 712
Divorce 1,302 1,186 1,109 1,113 1,105 1,114
Protection
from Abuse		 371 384 288 241 288 284
Orphans 281 313 387 373 384 230
Juvenile Dependency 115 94 88 100 88 133
Juvenile Delinquency 1,343 1,547 1,784 1,358 1,134 1,163
           



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