The Supreme Court of Ohio - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio - Supreme Court - State of Ohio
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Original Actions<br />
Days from filing to final disposition<br />
2008 CASE STATISTICS<br />
time to disposition<br />
<strong>The</strong> mean disposition time for original actions in 2008 was 74 days. <strong>The</strong> median number<br />
<strong>of</strong> days remained steady over the past five years, ranging from 58 to 68 days.<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
2004<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
2008<br />
2004 - 148 cases<br />
62-day median<br />
73-day mean<br />
2005 - 175 cases<br />
65-day median<br />
73-day mean<br />
2006 - 217 cases<br />
58-day median<br />
73-day mean<br />
2007 - 194 cases<br />
68-day median<br />
85-day mean<br />
2008 - 199 cases<br />
68-day median<br />
74-day mean<br />
All Cases Decided with an Opinion<br />
Days from submission to <strong>Court</strong> to issuance <strong>of</strong> opinion<br />
In 2008, the <strong>Court</strong> decided 340 cases with an opinion. <strong>The</strong> mean number <strong>of</strong> days to<br />
decide these cases was 104. Since 2006, the mean declined from 155 to 104 days in 2008.<br />
<strong>The</strong> electronic release <strong>of</strong> opinions contributed to this reduction.<br />
160<br />
140<br />
2004 - 342 cases<br />
100-day median<br />
120-day mean<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
2004<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
2008<br />
2005 - 191 cases<br />
121-day median<br />
135-day mean<br />
2006 - 391 cases<br />
140-day median<br />
155-day mean<br />
2007 - 335 cases<br />
106-day median<br />
112-day mean<br />
2008 - 340 cases<br />
100-day median<br />
104-day mean<br />
2008 Annual Report • <strong>The</strong> <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Court</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ohio</strong><br />
47<br />
Clerk's division<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> the Clerk<br />
Case Mediation Section