AABAMA: yes, are New filings District Court New filings AASKA: Superior Court District Court NA ARIZONA: Superior Court New filings Justice of the Peace Court New filings ARKANSAS: CAIFORNIA: Superior Court COORADO: District Court Water Court County Court Retried cases CONNECTICUT: Superior Court NC DEAWARE: Pending caseload is adjusted if heard separately (rarely occurs) Court of Chancery N/Applicable Superior Court NA Justice of the Peace Court N/Applicable Family Court New filings are heard separately if rehearing of total case If part of original proceeding Court of Common Pleas N/Applicable DISTRICT OF COUMBIA: Superior Court Yes FORIDA: Yes/ Yes/ County Court Yes/ Yes/ EORIA: Superior Court New filings Yes Civil Court NC NC NC State Court New filings Yes Probate Court New filings NC NC Magistrate Court New filings Yes Municipal Court NC NC NC
HAWAI I: t reported Yes/Yes Special proceedings yes, are Yes/Yes : Special proceedings Family Court t reported Yes/ District Court IDAHO: Yes/ (included as new case filing) District Court Yes/ Magistrates Division Yes/ IINOIS: INDIANA: Superior Court Redocketed Redocketed City Court NA NA NA N/Applicable Small Claims Court of Marion County IOWA: NA NA NA NA District Court New filings Yes/Yes KANSAS: District Court Yes/ KENTUCKY: Yes/Yes Family Court Yes/Yes District Court Yes/Yes OUISIANA: District Court New filings Yes/ Yes/ Juvenile Court New filings Yes/ Family Court City & Parish Courts New filings Yes/Yes MAINE: Superior Court NC Yes/ District Court NC Yes/Yes Probate Court NC MARYAND:, but included with new filings District Court NA NA Yes/ MASSACHUSETTS: Superior Court NC NA Yes/ District Court NC Yes/Yes NA Boston Municipal Court NC Yes/Yes NA Housing Court NC Yes/Yes NA and Court NC N/Applicable NA NA
MICHIAN: yes, are Court of Claims District Court NA NA Municipal Court NA NA Probate Court MINNESOTA: District Court MISSISSIPPI: Identified separately Yes Yes/ Chancery Court Yes Yes/ County Court Yes/ Justice Court MISSOURI: New filings MONTANA: disposition Yes/ Yes/Yes District Court New filings Yes/Yes Yes/ Justice s Court NA NA NA City Court NA NA NA NEBRASKA: District Court County Court NEVADA: District Court Justice Court Municipal Court NEW HAMPSHIRE: / / / Superior Court Yes/ District Court NC Family Division NEW JERSEY: Superior Court: Family Division Civil, eneral Equity, Yes/Yes Yes/ and Criminal Divisions NEW MEXICO: District Court Yes/Yes Magistrate Court Metropolitan Court of Bernalillo County
NEW YORK: yes, are Supreme Court Yes/ Yes/ County Court NC Court of Claims NC Family Court Yes/ NEW YORK (continued): District Court NC City Court NC Civil Court of the City of New York Town & Village Justice Court NORTH CAROINA: NC NC Superior Court NC District Court NC Yes/ NORTH DAKOTA: District Court Yes/Yes Yes/Yes OHIO: Court of Common Pleas Yes/ (are counted separately in domestic relations cases) Municipal Court Yes Yes County Court Yes Yes Court of Claims NA NA NA OKAHOMA: District Court OREON:, not counted Yes/ Justice Court NA NA NA PENNSYVANIA: Court of Common Pleas Magisterial District Judges New filings NA NA PUERTO RICO: Yes/ Yes/ Court of First Instance Yes/ Yes/ RHODE ISAND: Superior Court Yes/ District Court Yes/ Family Court Yes/ Probate Court NA NA NA SOUTH CAROINA: (Permanent Family Court injunctions are Magistrate Court counted as Probate Court new filings)
SOUTH DAKOTA: yes, are New Filings Yes/ TENNESSEE: Chancery Court TENNESSEE (continued): eneral Sessions Court TEXAS: District Court Constitutional County Court County Court at aw Justice Court New filings UTAH: District Court NC Yes/ Justice Court NC Yes/ VERMONT: Superior Court Yes/ District Court Yes/ Family Court Yes/ Probate Court N/Applicable VIRINIA: Reinstated cases District Court New filings Yes/ WASHINTON: Superior Court (but not separately) Municipal Court New filings NA NA District Court New filings NA WEST VIRINIA: Yes/ NC Yes/ Magistrate Court NC N/Applicable Family Court NC N/Applicable WISCONSIN: WYOMIN: Identified with R(reopened) suffix District Court NA Yes/ JURISDICTION CODES: = eneral Court = imited Court NA = Information is not available NC = Information is not collected/counted N/Applicable = Civil case types heard by this court are not applicable to this figure. Source: State administrative offices of the courts.