Ages of Disposed Cases
Using the Trial Court Judicial Data Management System, I have created yet another chart. This one shows the number of felony cases that were finalized between October 2007 and October 2008 in each of the Texas counties listed, and then it shows how old each case was at the time it was disposed of:
| County | Total Cases | <=60 Days | 61-90 Days | 91-120 Days | 120+ Days |
| Williamson | 2,173 | 44% | 15% | 9% | 32% |
| Nueces | 5,077 | 40% | 14% | 9% | 37% |
| Brazoria | 3,151 | 19% | 13% | 11% | 57% |
| Galveston | 4,068 | 21% | 10% | 10% | 59% |
| Bell | 2,216 | 13% | 7% | 5% | 74% |
| Lubbock | 3,832 | 8% | 6% | 8% | 78% |
| Jefferson | 3,877 | 34% | 10% | 9% | 48% |
| Webb | 1,305 | 6% | 6% | 13% | 75% |
| McLennan | 2,364 | 23% | 15% | 12% | 50% |
| TEXAS | 252,907 | 32% | 10% | 8% | 50% |
About the only interesting thing that jumps out at me is the fact that Webb County takes just as long as Bell County does to resolve felony cases. That’s interesting because Webb County has a pretty generous flat-fee rate for court appointed attorneys. I would have thought that meant those court appointed attorneys would plead their cases out super fast (in order to maximize their profit on a flat fee case). That doesn’t appear to be true, though. I guess flat fees don’t promote a “plead ‘em quick” mentality.
Bell County | jeffparker | 
October 9, 2008 7:41 am | 
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