In addition to the Statistical Reports provided below, here are some current Fast Facts about Jackson County Circuit Court:

• In FY 2007, Jackson County Circuit Court processed 76,068 case filings and disposed 75,660 cases.
• The population distribution in Jackson county has dramatically changed in the past 20 years. Eastern Jackson County has grown from having 40% of the county’s population to having 60%.
• The county population shift has resulted in a significant increase in the number of cases that go through the Independence Courthouse. For example, for the calendar years from 2000- 2007 in Independence: circuit civil filings have risen 7%, associate circuit filings have risen 23% and domestic violence filings have risen 26%.
• But the increases in case volume are not limited to Independence, because in the entire circuit, from the fiscal years 2000- 2007, the circuit civil caseloads rose 10%, associate circuit civil caseloads increased 33% and circuit felony caseloads rose 15%.
• Jackson County judges handled an average of 3, 257 case filings per judge in 2007 significantly more than either St. Louis City and St. Louis County. Jackson County has 28 Circuit Court Judges, 3 fewer than St. Louis City, while Jackson County has 91% more population than St. Louis City.

Annual Reports
These PDF files contain annual reports of the 16th Judicial Circuit (Jackson County) for the calendar years specified.  These reports include statistical appendices of filings and dispositions of different case types for the year as well as comparisons to prior years.

• 2008 - A PDF file of the 2008 Annual Report
• 2007 - A PDF file of the 2007 Annual Report
• 2006 - A PDF file of the 2006 Annual Report

Jury Reports
These PDF files contain statistics on jury trials and juror usage for the calendar year specified:

• Jury Supervisor’s Annual Report (2007)
  
• Jury Supervisor’s Annual Report (2006)
• Jury Supervisor’s Annual Report (2005)

State Judicial Reports

• Missouri Office of State Court Administrator’s Annual Reports
  This is a link to a list of annual reports and statistical information about the financial state of the courts provided by Missouri's Office of State Courts Administrator's.