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Published Summary Reports

The following reports summarize information collected by the State Court Administrative Office or other entities. The reports are organized into the following areas:

Caseload and Caseflow Management

Annual Report of Michigan State Courts
Statistical Supplements
Filing Trends
Clearance Rates
 Judicial Resource Recommendations Reports

Family Services

Court Improvement Program
Foster Care Review Board
Juvenile Justice and Child Protective Statistics

Finance

Court Employee Compensation Surveys
Counsel Appointments

Friend of the Court Bureau

Friend of the Court Annual Grievance Reports
Friend of the Court Statistical Supplement
Friend of the Court Customer Service Report, January 2004
Non-Custodial Parent Program: Support Collected in Fiscal Years 1998-1999 through 2001-2002

Office of Dispute Resolution

Annual Reports and Statistical Supplements
Task Force and Evaluation Reports

Other

Audit of Probate Courts
JIS Advisory Commission
Summary of Race/Ethnic and Gender Issues Task Force Reports
Task Force on Gender Issues
Task Force on Guardianships and Conservatorships
Task Force on Race/Ethnic Issues

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Annual Report of Michigan State Courts

Each Annual Report of Michigan State Courts contains highlights of the judiciary and judicial caseload for that year. The statistical supplements provide additional statewide, regional, and trial court caseload statistics. To access annual reports and statistical supplements for years prior to 1999, please contact the Library of Michigan at (517) 373-1300.
  • 2007 (1,521K PDF file)
  • 2006 (3,672K PDF file)
  • 2005 (2,387K PDF file)
  • 2004 (1,692K PDF file)
  • 2003 (1,480K PDF file)
  • 2002 (1,144K PDF file)
  • 2001 (,2287K PDF file)
  • 2000 (2,156K PDF file)
  • 1999 (605K PDF file) (this publication is dated 2000, but the data is for 1999)

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Statistical Supplements

Each Annual Report of Michigan State Courts contains highlights of the judiciary and judicial caseload for that year. The statistical supplements provide additional statewide, regional, and trial court caseload statistics. The reports are either summary reports, providing statistics for groups of cases, or detail reports, providing statistics for each case-type code. In addition to these resources, court users have access to an automated system which can be used to generate additional caseload reports. See case type code lists for more information about the two-letter case types used in the statistical supplements. To access annual reports and statistical supplements for years prior to 1999, please contact the Library of Michigan at (517) 373-1300. For more information about the statistical supplements, contact Trial Court Services.

Circuit Court Caseload Statistics
District and Municipal Court Caseload Statistics
Probate Court Caseload Statistics

Circuit Court Statistical Supplements

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District and Municipal Court Statistical Supplements

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Probate Court Statistical Supplements

  • 2007 Probate Statistical Supplement
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select a region click here.
            Statewide (454K PDF file)
            Region 1 (466K PDF file)
            Region 2 (579K PDF file)
            Region 3 (720K PDF file)
            Region 4 (759K PDF file)
  • 2006 Probate Statistical Supplement
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select a region click here.
            Statewide (150K PDF file)
            Region 1 (227K PDF file)
            Region 2 (284K PDF file)
            Region 3 (352K PDF file)
            Region 4 (374K PDF file)
  • 2005 Probate Statistical Supplement
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select a region click here.
            Statewide (160K PDF file)
            Region 1 (274K PDF file)
            Region 2 (394K PDF file)
            Region 3 (494K PDF file)
            Region 4 (460K PDF file)
  • 2004 Probate Statistical Supplement
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select a region click here.
            Statewide (182K PDF file)
            Region 1 (293K PDF file)
            Region 2 (418K PDF file)
            Region 3 (519K PDF file)
            Region 4 (562K PDF file)
  • 2003 Probate Statistical Supplement
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select a region click here.
            Statewide (1245K PDF file)
            Region 1 (437K PDF file)
            Region 2 (601K PDF file)
            Region 3 (731K PDF file)
            Region 4 (656K PDF file)
  • 2002 Probate Statistical Supplement
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select a region click here.
            Statewide (23K PDF file)
            Region 1 (191K PDF file)
            Region 2 (368K PDF file)
            Region 3 (494K PDF file)
            Region 4 (582K PDF file)
  • 2001 Statistical Supplement (182K PDF file)

  • 2000 Statistical Supplement (181K PDF file)
  • 1999 Statistical Supplement (172K PDF file)

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Filing Trends

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Clearance Rates

Clearance rates are one measure of caseflow management and indicate the extent to which a court is keeping up with incoming caseload. Clearance rates are calculated by dividing the number of outgoing cases (cases disposed or made inactive) by the number of incoming cases (cases filed or reopened) during a specific time period. Because there is a lag in time between when cases are filed and when they are disposed, clearance rates naturally fluctuate to a small extent above and below 100%.

  • If a clearance rate is more than 100%, more cases were disposed
        than were filed or reopened during the year or years measured.
  • If a clearance rate is 100%, the number of cases disposed equals
        the number of cases filed or reopened during the year or years
        measured.
  • If a clearance rate is less than 100%, fewer cases were disposed
        than were filed or reopened during the year or years measured.


    • Circuit Court Clearance Rates
    District and Municipal Court Clearance Rates
    Probate Court Clearance Rates

    Circuit Court Clearance Rates

  • 2005-2007 Circuit Clearance Rates
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select the appropriate region click here.

    • District and Municipal Court Clearance Rates

  • 2005-2007 District and Municipal Clearance Rates
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select the appropriate region click here.

    • Probate Court Clearance Rates

  • 2005-2007 Probate Clearance Rates
    Individual court reports are published by region. To select the appropriate region click here.

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    Judicial Resources Recommendations Report

    These reports document the recommendations of the Supreme Court concerning changes in the number of judgeships in circuit, probate, and district court jurisdictions. It is published every two years.
  • 2007

    • Judicial Resources Recommendations Report
    (368 K PDF file)

    Concurring statement of Justice Robert P. Young, Jr. that attaches the 2005 Court of Appeals Long Range Planning document. To view click here.

    Dissenting statement of Justice Michael F. Cavanagh. To view click here.

    Dissenting statement of Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver that attaches the Court of Appeals majority position statement that also included Chief Judge Whitbeck’s analysis of the SCAO report. To view click here.

    Dissenting position statement of the Court of Appeals. To view click here.

    State Court Administrative Office Response to
    Court of Appeals majority position statement and Chief Judge Whitbeck’s analysis of the SCAO report. (08-20-07). To view click here.   

    Chief Justice Taylor's remarks from the 4/23/07 Judicial Conference. To view click here.

    Recommendations of the Michigan Supreme Court (9/11/07). To view click here.

  • 2005


    • Judicial Resources Recommendations Report
    (396 K PDF file)

  • 2003


    •       Summary (189K PDF file)
          Addendum (201K PDF file)

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    Juvenile Justice and Child Protective Statistics

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    Court Improvement Program

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    Foster Care Review Board

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    Friend of the Court Annual Grievance Reports

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    Friend of the Court Statistical Supplement

    • 2003 (813K PDF file)
    • 2002 (550K PDF file)
    • 2001 (271K PDF file)
    • 2000 (202K PDF file)

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    Friend of the Court Customer Service Report, January 2004

    In her January 15, 2003, letter to the Governor, the Attorney General, and all legislators, former Chief Justice Corrigan acknowledged that the ever-increasing volume of family court litigation had triggered a waive of complaints about the Friend of the Court (FOC). Justice Corrigan promised that she would study the problem and then take steps to improve FOC customer service and reduce the number of complaints received by state officeholders. She asked the others to help by forwarding every FOC complaint to the Friend of the Court Bureau (FOCB) for analysis.

    The FOCB reviewed 434 complaint letters. About half were addressed directly to the FOCB. The remainder was forwarded by other state officials. The letters in both groups were substantively similar. The charts at the end of this report show where the letters came from and what issues they raised. This report summarizes the problems revealed by those letters and recommends solutions. See the report.

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    Noncustodial Parent Program: Support Collected in Fiscal Years 1998-1999 through 2001-2002

    The Noncustodial Parent Program allows courts and friends of the court to refer parents to a Michigan Workfirst! agency for assistance in becoming employed or improving employment. See the charts which demonstrate the improvement in collections that has resulted from referrals to the Non-Custodial Parent Program.

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    Court Employee Compensation Survey

    This 2001 survey is the last available survey of court employee compensation. It provides pay and fringe benefit information for court employees. Courts typically use this information as a reference document to establish salaries and fringe benefits, particularly during an annual budget planning process. The State Court Administrative Office uses the information when conducting management assistance projects that include making classification and salary recommendations, analyzing staffing levels, providing fringe benefit information, and related activities.

    See the Introduction (59K PDF file)
    See the Pay Information, Pay Practices, and Benefits for:
       Circuit Court (104K PDF file)
       Circuit Court Family Division Friend of the Court (112K PDF file)
       Circuit Court Family Division Juvenile (127K PDF file)
       Probate Court (105K PDF file)
       District Court (173K PDF file)
    See the Cost-of-Living Plans (25K PDF file)
    See the Job Description Summaries (74K PDF file)

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    Counsel Appointments

    Trial courts can appoint attorneys to represent indigent defendants in criminal matters and juveniles in delinquency cases, and all parties in child protective cases. Courts can also appoint counsel for certain individuals in mental competency, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings. The trial court's funding unit, which is generally a county or city, compensates these court-appointed attorneys. Under Michigan Court Rule 8.123, each trial court must compile an annual report of the total public funds paid to each court-appointed attorney. Trial courts must make that information available for public inspection, without charge.

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    Office of Dispute Resolution Annual Reports and Statistical Supplements

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    Office of Dispute Resolution Task Force and Evaluation Reports

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    Other

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    Office Services Division, Publications Section
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