Opinion ID: 1788578
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: 1992 Caseload/Workload for the Second District Court of Appeal Tenth Circuit

Text: During calendar year 1992, there were seventeen attorneys assigned exclusively to noncapital appeals. The total number of briefs filed by these attorneys during that period was 1,067. The average per attorney was 62.7 briefs. All Tenth Circuit attorneys who testified stated they considered the caseload excessive. For purposes of this analysis, the word brief included initial briefs, answer briefs in state appeals, Anders briefs, dispositive motions, and Florida Supreme Court merit briefs. Not included in the definition of brief were reply briefs, supplemental briefs, extraordinary writs, Supreme Court jurisdictional briefs, oral arguments, or motions for rehearing. The Tenth Judicial Circuit's overall productivity in noncapital appeals in 1992 was as follows: 885 initial briefs 53 answer briefs in state appeals 242 Anders briefs 82 reply briefs 49 Florida Supreme Court jurisdictional appeals 30 Florida Supreme Court merit briefs 79 dispositive documents 250 other case actions such as motions for rehearing, supplemental briefs, and extraordinary writs 53 oral arguments Included in the totals listed above are briefs filed by attorneys normally assigned to capital appeals as follows: 77 initial briefs 9 Anders briefs 13 reply briefs 1 dispositive document