Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 | 8:30 a.m.
CARSON CITY – As expected, the district courts in Clark County were judged the busiest in Nevada, a new report says.
The report also shows the Nevada Supreme Court was able to reduce its backlog of cases.
The Nevada Judiciary Report released Thursday shows that in fiscal 2010 there were 2,225 non-traffic cases filed for each of the 43 district judges in Clark County.
The report, however, doesn't show which of the 43 judges handled the most cases or made the most decisions.
In Washoe County, home to Reno, there were 1,488 non-traffic cases filed per judge.
Ron Parraguirre, chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, said “The number of cases filed per judicial position in the trial courts in Nevada continues to be among the highest in America.”
He said the courts continue to make decisions “as expeditiously as possible.”
Parraguirre said there were 2,266 appeals filed in the Supreme Court, making it one of the busiest appellate courts in the nation. The court decided 2,419 cases compared to 2,167 in fiscal 2009. And it reduced the backlog from 1,667 to 1,514.
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