The report is designed to present conclusions, not just raw data, and each section includes a thorough, straightforward discussion of major issues and findings. The data are found in a separate annual supplement, State Court Caseload Statistics . In addition to extensive tables with caseload figures, this volume include some useful features, such as the state court structure charts found in State Court Organization and tables on jurisdiction and reporting practices in each state. Figure C, for instance, lists the maximum dollar amount and procedures for small claims courts, and Figure G lists the number of judges for the various components of each state's court system. Several of the charts, however, simply focus on the methods of counting cases for statistical purposes.
More specialized statistics are also available.
An appendix lists the sources of data for each state, including a few annual reports but mostly unpublished data files. Two databases of state court cases available on the Internet from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research make it possible to perform statistical analyses based on type of case, parties, disposition, and other factors.